GO Q6600 - Seems to easy?

[Matlough]

Just finished upgrading my system and have found that I can OC to 3.6 quite happily with only changing the FSB to 400.

As I'm using just the stock cooler, I am only running this in windows for a short time as my temps are about 65-68 at idle.

I have 2 questions (being new to OC)

1. Is it that easy to OC - I thought you would have to change things like Vcore & memory etc.?

2. What air cooler would you recommend for me to use this OC on a permanent basis (thinking about PRO 7 or T Tower)?

 

[Matlough]

sounds like you've left all the volts on Auto, if you have, your computer has done all the overclocking for you, however, it is strongly recommended that you set the voltages yourself, as that way you can determine the absolute minimum you need for a stable overclock.

Also, its sounds as though you havn't tested for stability, which is the main part of overclocking. anyone can crank their overclock to something like 3.6+, but to run their computer at that speed, it needs to be stable, and cool. Which your isnt.

Go to the beginners guide to overclocking, a sticky at the top of this forum page, and read how to overclock properly. You risk damaging your computer if you simply just whack up the overclock without knowing what your doing

When I OC'd to 2.6 I ran 2 Orthos for about 40 mins and temps were about 70ish.
I know that you have to test, I just found it strange that all I had to do was change the FSB.
I also need a good HSF before I test at anything like 3.6.

 

[Matlough]

Please, don't panic! - I know that I'm not to run OC'd with the stock HSF.
As I said

As I'm using just the stock cooler, I am only running this in windows for a short time as my temps are about 65-68 at idle.

I was just interested to see how easy it was to OC.
I DO plan to get either the TT or the Arc PRO 7 BEFORE I get into running 6-8 hour tests.

Do you think the Switech H20 water cooling would do a better job than either of the 2 Air HSF?