3.6Ghz temps, I might have cracked it!

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So I have been at 3.2Ghz for ages as my temps for 3.6Ghz were just always too high (85'c on cores). I purchased a second Apache Black, some MX-4 and had a clean out of the case and I might have cracked 3.6Ghz!

Core0 - 77
Core1 - 77
Core2 - 71
Core3 - 71

Thats after 20 IBT runs. Now before as stated at 3.6Ghz that was in the 80s. Obviously IBT pushes PCs further then most users ever would, so am I safe with these temps now? Idle temps are very good too, 33, 33, 31, 31.

Setup is Q6600 @ 3.6Ghz
400Mhz x 9
+0.200V to Vcore
+0.050V to DDR
+0.050V to NB
Memory 1:1 (800Mhz)

Thoughts?
 
I would say if you never reach those temps day to day and if the overclock is stable then yup you will have cracked it.

You may however want to do a long prime blend test just to make sure, that the memory, mobo volts are all ok aswell. Blend will stress everything, not just cpu.

But congrats on reaching your goal.
 
Yea tonight I am going to start a prime95 and leave it over night for about 8-10hours (maybe more, I am a student!). On prime95 right now, after 15mins, core0 is 61, core1 is 59 and the others are 55. Thats the max they have reached right now. This is looking good I think.

Thanks for the congrats on reaching my goal.
 
Just make sure its the Blend test though, not the small or large fft's.

A good over night run is enough really, unless u want to go for more that is lol. I just hope it passes that well, so u can go on and enjoy the pc at the speed u wanted it at.

Good luck with the further testing, and nice temps after 15 mins, lets hope they don't raise to much more then that.
 
Well after just under 1hour, they stand at:

Core0 - 66
Core1 - 66
Core2 - 61
Core3 - 61

I am going to stop prime95 now and wait for an overnight test, but I hope, really hope, really really really hope I have 3.6Ghz now. Like you say, thats the speed I wanted since I had this chip.
 
Well at 3.2Ghz, it only just broke 60'c on IBT. Its just I hike from +0.025V to +0.200V for 3.6Ghz. The CPU itself hit 65'c once, but usually was around 62-63'c under IBT. Under normal use I doubt it will breach 55'c even at 3.6Ghz. I do render on my computer for Uni work but I will just have to keep an eye on the temps when I do so.
 
Normal use it will barely touch 50c on temps, by that i mean day to day random stuff, web browsing, office work and such, heck will be hard pushed to hit 40c doing that lol.

Gaming will take it to 50c+ depending on game and how much it pushes the cpu, the only things iv seen that even come close to prime temps is stuff like F@H, rendering (if uses all cores).

In all Honesty anything under 70c on the old 65nm quad cpu's is a good temp, so i totally would'nt worry about that at all.

For info purposes the cores can go a lot higher then 70c, upto 90/100c can't remember exactly for that cpu.

IF you are running any monitoring software that shows the overall cpu temp, the max on that would be B3=62.2°C; G0=71°C (depending on stepping).

But aslong as thermal monitoring/control is on in the bios, there will be no issue as it will shut down if it exceeds that.

Please note that the thermal control goes more by the overal cpu temp, this is the temp that the bios would tell you.

A very good all in one bit of software is this http://openhardwaremonitor.org/
 
bifday2k said:
IF you are running any monitoring software that shows the overall cpu temp, the max on that would be B3=62.2°C; G0=71°C (depending on stepping).
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Yea I have a G0 stepping and I didnt see the CPU go over 65'c at any point.

Thanks for the information though. Very useful. I am about to start my 8-10hour P95 run.
 
70 ? up to 90/100c ??

It's not i7 ;-), you really want to keep this at around 60-66tops when stress testing.
Best to keep them around 50-55 for everyday use, even on gaming or encoding.
 
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Just completed a 12hr Prime95 run. Completed itself with no errors at all and didnt crash. So its IBT stable and is happy to do 12hours Prime95.

Temps are 12hours are:

CPU: 56'c
Core0: 68'c
Core1: 68'c
Core2: 63'c
Core3: 63'c

How is that looking? For normal use it doesnt seem to go much above 40-45'c really. At the moment with firefox running and only having stopped prime a few moments ago its already back down too 32-30'c idle across all cores.
 
PhoenixUK said:
70 ? up to 90/100c ??

It's not i7 ;-), you really want to keep this at around 60-66tops when stress testing.
Best to keep them around 50-55 for everyday use, even on gaming or encoding.
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Yes the cores can happly go upto those temps, not that you would want them to that is, i was just letting him know how high they could go, so if he is in the mid 60's on the cores, and mid 60;s on overall cpu temp, he is well within the limits quite comfortably.

smeaney said:
Just completed a 12hr Prime95 run. Completed itself with no errors at all and didnt crash. So its IBT stable and is happy to do 12hours Prime95.

Temps are 12hours are:

CPU: 56'c
Core0: 68'c
Core1: 68'c
Core2: 63'c
Core3: 63'c

How is that looking? For normal use it doesnt seem to go much above 40-45'c really. At the moment with firefox running and only having stopped prime a few moments ago its already back down too 32-30'c idle across all cores.
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Congrats, all be it we can't say its 100% stable, not even after doing that time of testing, i wouldn't worry to much so nicely done. Temps are not bad either, so no need to worry there either, not many things will reach Prime temps.

Your a good 15c under intels limit on overal cpu temp, so i would not worry at all, now off you go and enjoy your new clock speed lol.
 
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bifday2k said:
Congrats, all be it we can't say its 100% stable, not even after doing that time of testing, i wouldn't worry to much so nicely done. Temps are not bad either, so no need to worry there either, not many things will reach Prime temps.
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I agree, but what could I use to test true stability? It passes IBT fine, I could lenghten the blend prime95 test but I am unsure what that would prove?
 
Would'nt prove much really, so id just enjoy it, BSOD's are not always overclock related, can just be a OS issue, but if your overclock can pass 12 hours straight of Prime blend then id be more then happy to call that safe to use 24/7.

Some on here are just anal in there testing, and go on and on and on with it, for me personally if it can pass 12hours of anything stressfull, then its fine. So i'll leave that one up to you to decide, if u want to test further.

But in all honesty i would'nt worry, now just enjoy the new speed you have, and smile as you have reached your goal.
 
OP what is your Q6600 VID and what cpu cooler are you using? I am planning to overclock my Q6600 to 3.4GHz with a new cpu cooler as it is on stock speed atm lol.
 
Can be a real pain in the ass to get 3.6 on a q6600 at decent temps. I can get it but 2 cores load in the late 70's with the other 2 cores loading around 8-9c lower. Thats using a corsair h50...might redo the thermal goop soon and see if i can improve the temps any.
 
WingZero30 said:
OP what is your Q6600 VID and what cpu cooler are you using? I am planning to overclock my Q6600 to 3.4GHz with a new cpu cooler as it is on stock speed atm lol.
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Megahalems with 2 x Apache Black 120mm using MX4 thermal paste. I have a CM-690 II Adv. case too with 3 x Fractal 140mm and 1 x Fractal 120mm.

Gerard said:
Can be a real pain in the ass to get 3.6 on a q6600 at decent temps. I can get it but 2 cores load in the late 70's with the other 2 cores loading around 8-9c lower. Thats using a corsair h50...might redo the thermal goop soon and see if i can improve the temps any.
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Tell me about it. As mentioned, the hike from 3.2Ghz to 3.6Ghz was insane. I could get 3.6Ghz stable before but didnt like the temps. Under IBT my temps do go into the 70s, but under prime they dont.
 
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Really need to try redoing this thermal paste. At the minute 2 are at 79 and 2 at 70.
 
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