Just a check on my OC please

[Digit]

Hi all,

Anyway i just wanted some peace of mind in regards to my overclock and just to check with the great tech-heads on here if this is all ok.


So first off my system specs:-
Asus P5Q-E
Intel C2Q Q6600 (With Tunic Tower 120)
4 x 1 GB Corsair DDR2 XMS2 800 MHz 5-5-5-18 (Rated 1.9V)
NVidia GTX 260 896Mb (At stock speeds)
Coolermaster 700W PSU
Windows 7 x64 Ultimate

Well when i decided i would be doing some OC'ing and basically my goal was 3GHz (Don't really need any more) i started with this
guide http://wccftech.com/forum/overclock...guide-and-results-for-q6600-and-asus-p5q.html Which got me the basic settings and i got easily to the magic 3GHz. Did all the usual stress tests with Prime95
and such and everything went well.

The only thing i noticed was that my PC was taking it's time getting in to Windows. Apart from that, once i was in the OS it was
all running great. Now the next morning i got up, booted my PC and got a message from my Bios instantly reporting that "The
overclock has failed". To which it defaulted everything within the bios. I thought ok fine at least it's letting me know and not
just BSOD'ing etc all the time.

So after this i found these amazing forums and started reading through lots of threads that were kind of relevant to my setup.
What i come up with that it seems that my NB wasn't getting enough juice at the specified 1.16v so that was upped to 1.26v. Also i
set the FSB Termination voltage to 1.26v from Auto. From the guide that i originally used (Which i linked further up ^) i have
changed these two setting and also left CPU TM Function enabled within the bios advanced options. Everything else is from that
guide. Oh! And of course i set my RAM voltage to 1.90v which is recommended for my specific modules.

So basically i am just asking those in the know if everything seems ok from the supplied pictures below and from the original
guide i used. And seeing that CoreTemp is reporting my VID of 1.3250v (But CPU-z reporting an idle voltage of 1.264v. Which is
also what my Bios reports it as) and i have mine currently set to 1.3000v in my bios. Would it be recommended for me to up that to
1.3600v just to be safe or leave it alone?

So thank you in advance for taking the time to look and supply me with any further advice

 

[Digit]

So 50 views and no replies

All i wanted was a bit of feedback from someone in the know and just to check over my settings and if it all seems ok and within limits.

 

[Nocky24]

Really need your load temps after prime and also how long you primed for ideally Just check the intel spec concerning the max volts.

 

[Digit]

Hi and sorry i did do a Prime95 stress test yesterday and left it for most of the day running (About 12 hours in total). This was all done with my Tunic Tower 120 fan running at minimal speed of 1000 RPM and also silent profile set up for my front and back 120mm case fans.

Here are the temps...

And like i said in my other posts my main concern was whether or not to up the CPU voltage to 1.36000v from 1.3000v seeing as CoreTemp is reporting a VID of 1.3250v?

After that said though everything has been rock solid stable. I'm just very nervous about these things and like to be sure with a bit of reassurance from the people in the know

Thank you for your reply

 

[pob9]

vid is what intel say ur chip shud run at on stock volts afaik. as long as your temps are fine which urs are ur good to go. looking at ur temps id try for 3.2g u mite want to up the vcore a little more to get it. intel say the max voltage u should put through a q6600 is 1.5v but it all comes down to what temps your getting. im running my q6600 on 1.44v for a 3.3g overclock. just remember to take small steps as you push ur system further and keep an eye on temps as you stress test it. and if its stable it doesnt need any more volts

 

[Digit]

I'll stick with the 3.0GHz for now i think. It's more than enough anyway for what i do and need.

Thank you for your reply and i can rest easy now

 

[pob9]

ur welcome. 12hrs of prime and decent temps deffo no need to make an more adjustments