Q6600 VID which one to believe?

[reygjabla]

My VID is 1.1625 currently at 3.6

That's the lowest VID i've seen so far. Lucky you. 4Ghz should be easy on that chip.

 

[Abitar]

That's the lowest VID i've seen so far. Lucky you. 4Ghz should be easy on that chip.

I may well go for 4ghz currently using 1.425 volts for 3.6ghz temps in the high 50's running prime95 for a few hours. Using a H50 cooler which for me has been the best cooler I've ever used.

 

[!TIMMY!]

I had my Q6600 with a vid of 1.2250 @3.6ghz. Just replaced it with a Q9550 which I am currently testing.

 

[djkav]

My VID is 1.300 so i guess thats average.

 

[Impy77]

Comparing to above scrennie, Stock, 3.2 OC, 3.5 OC and this last one, 3.6 OC, the VID stays the same in Core Temp.

Just to clarify cos you've said it a couple of times now, about the VID not changing - the VID will never change. It is basically a voltage value 'burnt' into the chip - it is the voltage the manufacturer has deemed needed to run the chip at its stock speed (2.4Ghz in this instance).



It will never change no matter what speed you overclock to. However the Vcore value does change, as this is the amount of voltage you are giving the chip, usually by altering the value in the BIOS. This value will fluctuate depending on
1. The value you have set in BIOS
2. The load the chip is under and how much 'vdroop' there is. Vdroop is the drop in actual voltage supplied to the chip when it (and more importantly) the motherboard are under load.

Impy

 

[MiNxYyY]

What VID is this CPU mate?

it is 1.225

 

[reygjabla]

my q6600 with 1.2250 vid is overclocked @3.6 with 1.4v in bios but everest shows 1.31v idle & 1.28v while playing games.

I have been running my spare Q6600 @ 4GHz using a H50 @ 1.375 volts on a P5q Pro

it is 1.225

My VID is 1.1625 currently at 3.6

I may well go for 4ghz currently using 1.425 volts for 3.6ghz temps in the high 50's running prime95 for a few hours. Using a H50 cooler which for me has been the best cooler I've ever used.

Now this is getting interesting. Did anyone noticed that a lower VID chip requires more voltage running a 3.6 OC than a bit higher VID chip which requres only a minimal voltage to run a 4.0 OC. Could this be caused by motherboard/RAM combo?

 

[cobhc]

I've got a 1.2250 VID Q6600 which will do 3.2ghz at 1.28V, and on a coolish day won't hit over 50c under Prime with a NH-U12P and 2 x Apache Blacks, however what's stopping me getting higher clocks is the PWM temps on my IP35-E (or at least I think it's that).

Edit: That's 1.28v set in the bios, not sure what it is reported as during load.

 

[BoyGTA]

Reygjaba you have same vid like me I'm actually at 3.2Ghz 1.35vcore, I didn't try to oc more.

 

[philip j fry]

My q6600 has a vid of 1.2750 and have it now running @ 3.6 with voltage @ 1.4 , had it @ 3.8 with 1.5 volts but i never run them @ max 24/7

 

[reygjabla]

What temps are you getting on 3.8?