Do I have the worst clocking Q6600 GO ever?

andymac · 16 Dec 2007 at 20:38

I am miffed, my lovely Q6600 is doing my nut.

It tops out at 380MHz FSB giving 3.4 GHz on 1.32 core volts

It refuses point blank to go any higher, additional juice isn't helping the matter at all!

What am I doing wrong here?

My 4GB of DDR2 800 on 4 x 1Gb sticks is clocking at just over 800MHz.

The temps are fine and top out at 35 deg C idle, and 48 deg C cooking on a huge Zalman copper flower jobbie.

I haven't changed anything else in the BIOS which is the stock shipping BIOS.

I'm Miffed!

Any ideas?

Ta

Andy

Ben M · 16 Dec 2007 at 20:40

could be the mobo?

iraiguana · 16 Dec 2007 at 20:42

Have you tried increasing voltage on nb and ram ?

HeX · 16 Dec 2007 at 20:44

Have you tried dropping the mem multi as it might be topping the mem out with 4 sticks.

andymac · 16 Dec 2007 at 20:45

Nope, don't wanna fry anything. I have been looking on the net for examples of my config. and the kind of results that other people are getting. Many will go to 500MHz FSB with nothing but added core voltage!

I'm fine with it, I intended to find the maximum it would go to then run it at half way between max speed and stock for long life.

Andy

andymac · 16 Dec 2007 at 20:46

I'll giove it a try on lower Memory multiplier at 760MHz
If I'm not back soon, I've broken it!

tres · 16 Dec 2007 at 20:46

i wouldn't worry about it mate
somehow my Q6600 is stuck at....

2.3ghz

andymac · 16 Dec 2007 at 20:58

Yep, 380 MHz is it, no added voltage to memory or NB/SB has helped!

In fact, when I put it all back to how it was before, it didn't fancy 380 and only booted up at 375MHz!

Now I know that maximum, I'll set it to about the 320MHz zone area for now!

That'll give a nice tidy 2.9GHz on base+.8core V

On a X38 Quad GT board with a supposedly excellent clocking CPU I'm gutted!

I should have bought an off the shelf guaranteed overclocker instead!

Irritated/Miffed!

Andy

Cob · 16 Dec 2007 at 21:02

Have you tried dropping the CPU multiplier to see if you can push the FSB past 380mhz?

andymac · 16 Dec 2007 at 21:03

Not yet, is that going to help make the PC faster, or perform better in real terms?

Pneumonic · 16 Dec 2007 at 21:04

Do you have the latest BIOS for the board?

Did you ensure your RAM was set to the correct voltage?

andymac · 16 Dec 2007 at 21:06

I have the shipping BIOS which ABit tell me is the current one.

I have run the RAM at all voltages from 1.8-2.2Volts, makes not a bit of difference!

Cob · 16 Dec 2007 at 21:10

andymac said:
Not yet, is that going to help make the PC faster, or perform better in real terms?

No it won't make it faster, but it will determine if the CPU has a FSB wall at 380mhz.

andymac · 16 Dec 2007 at 21:10

Fair enough, will give it a try, back soon! I hope!

Shash · 16 Dec 2007 at 21:15

mine is topping out at 380mhz fsb without tweaking too many things too, I also have 4x1gb sticks and I think its just the extra ram thats limiting it.

andymac · 16 Dec 2007 at 21:16

Righty ho, 400MHz FSB, memory running auto-detect voltages, CPU core standard with +.1volts offset!

All lovely on a x7 multiplier!

So, why is that working, but a 9x multi isn't!

Andy

andymac · 16 Dec 2007 at 21:18

To be honest, would I see any REAL WORLD application/games improvements by getting it to running faster than it is?

Am I better off having the extra bandwidth of 400MHz on a 7x multi, or faster core speed at say 350MHz on a x9 multi?

Getting a sore head from all this!

Andy

Cob · 16 Dec 2007 at 21:24

Well 350 x 9 is faster.

Pneumonic · 16 Dec 2007 at 21:28

could run 400 * 8

andymac · 16 Dec 2007 at 22:07

Might give that a try tomorrow night, had enough of it for tonight though!

Andy