Core 2 Quad refuses OC above 3GHz

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Got an old core 2 quad Q6600 and wanted to overclock it, but it refuses to go above 3.0GHz. if i stick it at 3.2GHz, it doesn't like it, and BIOS sets it back to 2.4GHz (default). i have an Asus P5G41T-M LX motherboard. wanted to ask why i cant go above 3.0GHz and if this issue can be resolved
 
You need to increase the various subsystems gradually and test at each stage to find out where and what the limitation is (ie FSB, ram, or cpu's capability). There are many good oc guides out there, including these forums (check out many q6600 threads). Out of interest what are the bios setting you are using/are available?

q6600's are power hungry and the board is a G41 with fewer power circuits than more expensive models with overclocking in mind, so a high oc might be detrimental to your boards health in the longterm. Additionally the fewer power phases mean it wont be as capable at provinding stable power at higher voltages/power draw especially as they heat up due to increase draw.

A 3ghz oc might be reasonable with speedstep enabled and some cooling on the mosfets however. No guarantees though.
 
basically as eddr has already said,
there is more to it than just raising the fsb, you will also have to raise vcore (cpu voltage) and adjust ram frequency.

read this guide. http://forums.overclockers.co.uk/showthread.php?t=17612922

once u understand the basics, set vcore to 1.4v.
set fsb to 344 (344 x 9 = 3100mhz or 3.1ghz)
make sure ram is at stock speed or just under it.
save and exit.

boot into windows and stress test.
PLEASE have proper cooling, a stock intel cooler will only get u to 3ghz ish.
a proper third party cooler will get u higher
max temp is 80.C

if it fails, drop fsb to 333 and test again
also your mobo will limit u to around 3-3.1ghz as its not great for overclocking
 
How much RAM do you have? I found my Q6600 was very picky with 4 sticks of RAM but worked great with 2 sticks.

Otherwise the advice the others gave you was spot on.
 
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