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E8600 E0 Overclocks

jbstans said:
That's more than I do! I can make it boot and run very easily at 4.5 using pretty well anything but I can't for the life of me make it prime stable :mad:
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Its probably down to temps, your chip has the lowest VID possible with one of these so that means the hottest. Great for high end water or phase users but AIR might struggle. My chip had a VID of 1.1625 and that was very hot and would fail prime until i managed to get a couple of deg off load temps with my water setup. Mine ran hotter than my Q9650 quad core with same vcore. If you had one with a VID around 1.2 maybe your temps wouldnt be so high.
 
Guys can I just double check what the TJ max should be set to for these?

Core Temp says 100, but Real Temp is set to 95... I guess it's 100 as Speedfan reads the same temps as Core Temp?
 
what is better, a lower multiplayer and higher FSB?

I am currently running orthos on 480x9 which gives me 4320Ghz

Would I be better off leaving the Multiplyer at 10 and increasing the FSB from there? only asking as a noticed a lot of the posts in this thread dont really have the multiplyer below 9.5 and most are left at 10.
 
adams901 said:
what is better, a lower multiplayer and higher FSB?

I am currently running orthos on 480x9 which gives me 4320Ghz

Would I be better off leaving the Multiplyer at 10 and increasing the FSB from there? only asking as a noticed a lot of the posts in this thread dont really have the multiplyer below 9.5 and most are left at 10.
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It won't make much difference in real world terms. I prefer a higher multi and a lower fsb so I don't have to faff with raising and worrying about NB voltage and temps.
 
Had the 8600 installed since Friday night,

initial tests.

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this run is @4700 super PI

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Troop, would I be right in saying that fans on the rad are pulling air into the case? Because if it isn't then there would be a lot of backdraft coming from the floor with it being so close.
 
[timko];12832305 said:
Troop, would I be right in saying that fans on the rad are pulling air into the case? Because if it isn't then there would be a lot of backdraft coming from the floor with it being so close.
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Yes, the fans are pulling the cold air off the tiled floor, through the rad, into the case, made it like this so I get the cooler air off the floor, and it works very well :)
 
Hi chaps,

Thought I'd join the party - was getting bored of E6600 @ 3.15ghz!

Little disappointed with my initial temps, almost hoping the paste supplied with the Arctic Xtreme is at fault (and I did have to yank it off a couple of times, fiddly thing to fit).

Sits about 48c idle and 64c on load @ 4.0ghz and 1.34v (1.3v FSB). Obviously I'm itching to ramp it up more but 64c is what I used to get way back when on the E6600 and stock cooler - so am somewhat reluctant.

Should I reseat or drop voltages?

(if it's reseat would you be horrified if I used ASII from 2001? Forgot to buy some in case :D)

Edit: Saying that, CPU-Z reports it at 3.8ghz, damn MCP is reducing it. Tried a low multiplier and MCP falls over above 1600fsb so it's not the E8600. Had a feeling this 680i was limiting the old E6600 :s
 
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Think it's 7-day return time, it even locks up at stock & 1.26v now and still hits 65c on load. Haven't gone anywhere near 1.4v either.

Wish I'd stuck to my trusty E6600 :(
 
Arctic Xtreme, which is monster sized - surely this beast can do better than 60c at factory clock.

Way back in this thread I noticed a few mentions of particularly hot models, maybe I've been unlucky and got one?
 
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