My first overclock

[ukxenon]

I have been trying to find out how to overclock and after giving myself headach reading i decided to try, now you guys could and most likely do a hell of allot better but for me i am happy as hell and was worried but it all seems stable.

thanks to the forums and advice in them /bow

 

[randal]

Q6600 at 3.0ghz?

You can do better than that

Are those load temps btw?

 

[ukxenon]

no load went up to 67/66/'ish across the board

 

[randal]

What cooler are you using? Case/airflow etc..? RAM dialed in properly, or all on auto?

 

[ukxenon]

I have the thermalright 120 with 2 fans one pushing air the other pulling it out of the back of the case the ram i am using is unlinked in bios kingston 1066 stolen of my brother till my ocz comes from OC the case is just some cheap case but air flow seems ok but when i have the cash i will buy the antec 1200 also have a 650 watt psu and using the evga 750i

what would you consider a good overclock with that cpu? any tips very much welcome

 

[BIGBC]

I got a Q6600 upto 3.4GHz without too much hassle, didnt stress test it that extensively though.
Ive only pushed my Q9550 to 3.2GHz cause i really dont need it going any further atm.

 

[ukxenon]

So 3ghz is not too hard of a push for the q6600 (GO) i take it

 

[Method]

all gotta start somewhere, nice one chum

 

[PaulyD]

So 3ghz is not too hard of a push for the q6600 (GO) i take it

Yep, get it up to 3.4ghz+ though temps at 66/67c aint gonna help you too much tbh

Flat Heatsink and chip? Use a lot of paste?? would have hoped for better temps from your combo

 

[ukxenon]

Yep, get it up to 3.4ghz+ though temps at 66/67c aint gonna help you too much tbh

Flat Heatsink and chip? Use a lot of paste?? would have hoped for better temps from your combo

the true is as flat as a pancake but i did use the thermal paste what came with it, could that be my problem for temps maybe?

dare not lapp my q6600 i am not that confident just yet.

 

[PaulyD]

Not sure what paste it ships with but decent thermal paste is a must

 

[EdAllonby]

Ive only pushed my Q9550 to 3.2GHz cause i really dont need it going any further atm

Is it supposedly hard to overclock a Q9550? I had no problem getting it to 4GHz, is there something I am not aware of?

 

[bobbydigital]

Yep, get it up to 3.4ghz+ though temps at 66/67c aint gonna help you too much tbh

Flat Heatsink and chip? Use a lot of paste?? would have hoped for better temps from your combo

About the load temps bit, remember he is using intelburntest so even if he clocks up further the temps will probably remain much the same.

Possibly should try another stress test to get different load temps which would resemble more realistic temps when your computer is maxed out when gaming/benching.

 

[ukxenon]

what would you recommend to test the cpu temps?

 

[Big.Wayne]

Hey ukxenon!

Looks like your moving in the right direction!

If you wouldn't mind can I ask you to download these apps and include them in your future screenshots please!

Prime 95
The Three torture tests are very useful, if your using IBT to test for CPU stability then make sure you run the Prime in-place large FFTs test or Blend test, this will catch any chipset/memory related errors that IBT misses

Core Temp
Latest version shows current/idle/load temps and is a must have app for overclockers!

Memset
Another useful app that shows extended memory and chipset related info, it may seem complicated at first but the info shown is very useful for any advanced users trying to help you. Over time you will understand a fair few of the readouts shown!

[optional]
HWMonitor
A nice app that displays as much temperature and fan speed info as possible, not really needed for basic overclocking if using CoreTemp!

 

[ukxenon]

will do it now thanks for the advice /bow

 

[bifday2k]

I would'nt advise using Intel burn test, even intel themselves have stated it adds far to much stress to there cpu's..

my rig below fails intel burn test after test 2, cpu goes over 72c, with Occt linpack never goes over 65c max, and prime highest temp iv ever had was 55c. Gaming, which is the most stressfull thing my comp does temps never go over 50.

if your overclock can withstand prime for a few hours, then OCCT linpack for another few hours then u have a stable overclock.

Nothing i throw at my computer makes it unstable, so real life day to day its stable, but if i test with Intel burn test it says my computer is instable.

So take what that test says with a pinch of salt, run your own tests for the kind of thing you do daily, and keep an eye on temps.

 

[ukxenon]

 

[Big.Wayne]

Hey ukxenon,

I can see a bit better now!

I'm thinking there are a small and fairly easy steps to take from where you are now, the first is I reckon you can lower the processor voltage and keep the chip stable at 3.0GHz, once you done that you should be able to adjust the memory timings so they read 5-5-5-18 (or 5-5-5-15) in the BIOS. Also if its possible can you open a second copy of CPU-z and have it showing the [Memory] tab as memset is still Beta and sometimes gives randon info!

Don't forget to update your CoreTemp to the latest version linked above!

If IBT is fine for 10 loops or so then thats a good sign, once that is done run the Prime large in-place FFTs test for as many hours as possible to verify the chipset and memory is a1

[edit] what did you do to Prime95, the layout is all funny? it should be showing 4-5 tiled windows?

 

[hawker1986]

Tjmax for your G0 is actually 95 so you need to lower that in coretemp mate, I would say at that voltage you should push your chip some more, it should do more speed with that.

Hawker