My First Overclock Results

nicktay2605 · 4 May 2007 at 22:19

Just finished overclocking my CPU for the first time, an E6600. Got it to 3.4GHz stable on orthos, should I try pushing it a bit further?

Temps on idle are:

CPU - 41 degrees
Core 0 - 33 degrees
Core 1 - 33 degrees

This goes up when in Orthos to:

CPU - 63-67 degrees
Core 0 - 61 degrees
Core 1 - 61 degrees

Is this too high? Should I think about dropping it a little bit or is it ok at the current level?

Thanks

Dan221081 · 4 May 2007 at 22:30

Is that cooled by air or water ?

nicktay2605 · 4 May 2007 at 22:41

Air, a Noctua NH-U12F.

R B Customs · 5 May 2007 at 00:21

What Vcore voltage are you using?
and how long is it stable on orthos ?

nicktay2605 · 5 May 2007 at 21:15

Vcore is 1.42v, and was stable for 6 hours on Orthos (I stopped it manually, would have kept on going ok). Just to be on the safe side, and because the summer is almost upon us, I've dropped it to 3.2GHz, temps down to 32degrees idle which is more like it, doesn't go above 60degrees even when running Orthos now so am happy with it as it is.