Hey guys, Just looking for some advice regarding my new Oc, my systems in the sig, i was running my e6600 at 3.2ghz no prob but yesterday i thought i would try for 3.6ghz for an extra boost, its currently running fine but not sure about these volts, there cpu=1.6 mch=1.7 ram=2.3 and my memory timings are 5-5-5-15 does this seem to be about right? i ran 3dmark and my score (11577) is about the same as the score i got when i was running at 3.2ghz? what i want to know is are the volts im running ok and should i be running different settings for the ram? is the ram settings keeping my score down? any help is appreciated........
Fresh Oc Advice?
- Thread starter Tigz79
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What are you using to cool your CPU as @ 1.6v with anything other than water its gonna cook! 
Mine maxed out at about 3.4 with 1.45v and temps will hit around 65c. Without water or a very good clocker your probably gonna struggle to hit much over 3.4v
Mine maxed out at about 3.4 with 1.45v and temps will hit around 65c. Without water or a very good clocker your probably gonna struggle to hit much over 3.4vHey thanks for the advice i had the vCore at 1.5 to get the 3.2oc stable but wouldnt post at that for 3.6oc so thought i would try it a little higher but i will revert back to to 1.5. as for the ram its recommended rating is 2.2v but thought it could handle a little more? is there anything i can try to keep it at 3.6ghz or should i just stick to 3.2? will i see any real difference at the higher clock? thanks again for the info guys.........
It may not necessarily need more volts to boot at a higher clockspeed. It might need more NB voltage, for example.
1.5V seems high for a 3.2 clock, have you tried it with a lesser vcore and higher NB voltage?
What are you using to cool your CPU as @ 1.6v with anything other than water its gonna cook!
Im using an Antec 900 case with 4 main fans for cool air and an artic freezer pro cooler for the cpu which keeps temps low on core temp app so air cooling isnt to much of a prob, i dont know much bout water cooling so not tryd that route........
mmm i didnt try a higher NB Volt just focused more on the cpu, i mite try again tomoz after getting some tips from you guys, see what options to try, like a said was happy enough with 3.2ghz but curiosity is getting the better of me to see what i could get stable....... what kind of settings am i looking to apply for a 3.4ghz clock? thanks again
Ok been getting some progress this morning 
got the cpu volts back to 1.5 and have the NB running at 1.65 and everything seems stable enough over the last 3hours, everything is booting ok and temps under load are max 57 degrees on the core, so what i want to know is can i relax with these settings as they are? cheers.........
got the cpu volts back to 1.5 and have the NB running at 1.65 and everything seems stable enough over the last 3hours, everything is booting ok and temps under load are max 57 degrees on the core, so what i want to know is can i relax with these settings as they are? cheers.........1.65v is pretty high for the NB! What is its default value? Have you any sort or active cooling on it or just a eatpipe configuration? Its going to be geting pretty toasty.
How did you go about setting your voltages btw? Did you start low and work up until you got it stable? Or did you just whack in a higher value and see if it worked.
If its running stable now I would sart stepping back the voltages bit by bit until it becomes unstable. When it does just increase it to the last stable voltage. Do each Voltage separately until you have lowest voltages which give you a stable system. Its a lot of trial and errorbut worth it to make sure you dont dramatically reduce components lifespan.
How did you go about setting your voltages btw? Did you start low and work up until you got it stable? Or did you just whack in a higher value and see if it worked.
If its running stable now I would sart stepping back the voltages bit by bit until it becomes unstable. When it does just increase it to the last stable voltage. Do each Voltage separately until you have lowest voltages which give you a stable system. Its a lot of trial and errorbut worth it to make sure you dont dramatically reduce components lifespan.
Im sure its 1.5v standard but would have to check spec, its running standard configuration at moment but might be looking into a newer cooling solution at some point in the future
i started the right way by increasing gradually and running stability tests all was good up till 3.2ghz and was quite happy with the performance increase but the more i read about these c2d chips and from other peoples configs i realised it was worth trying to get to 3.6ghz
Ive had this setup bout 14 months at 3.2ghz with no probs at all but your right, now that im trying for higher clocks i will re-test now that i know its possible for 3.6oc try and keep the temps low and reliability up there
thanks again for the advice m8.................