Need a tad bit of help

[Plec]

Unfortunately, that's the reality, you can stress test for hours but you may still get unexpected crashes/freezes/BSODs during every day use – until you get a stable setting/voltage.

But, you're doing the right thing - incremental voltage increases, until it proves itself stable (stress testing and everyday usage.) - and hopefully, lower temps.

 

[Evil^]

i got anoyed seeing my temps idle at around 45 however i put a fan at the back of my cooler that i had from an old jeantech case, its like a jet but my temps are:

i was watching my cpu cooler and once my temps start to raise to about 44 the fan comes on however if its below that the fan stays still, anyway i can stop this? so the fan spins say a low rpm even when its that low sort of thing

 

[Plec]

What are your load temps? (idles are not that important).

i got anoyed seeing my temps idle at around 45 however i put a fan at the back of my cooler that i had from an old jeantech case, its like a jet but my temps are:

That's not ideal - and, hopefully, wont be necessary.

Could you take a pic of the inside of your case - and do a crude 'paint shop' diagram in showing me where your fans are and what brand/speed thay are.

You shouldn't have to sacrifice *relative* silence to get a system cool at stock settings in case you size.

I'm hoping your load temps are still lower...

 

[Evil^]

my load temps are around 50 odd now, the without that fan in ive seen it hit 53
keep an eye on this thread for the next few mins ill stick a pic up
ok done here we go:

To the right just above my hard drives are where ive ffeded the cards power cords the fan in the front come in just at my first hard drive and covers the bottom 2

i cleaned my cooler as i didnt realise the layer of dust coating it lol

ive noticed soemthing with this case, if i took the front off and theres the fan then theres the usual metal wall then the cage for the hard drives but this is pretty much solid and i cant see how that supports good air flow so at the end of it the sides drawing in and the back fans pretty much doing all the work "/

And here are my immense paint skills:

both the front and the back fan are both on full according to my speed controller

 

[Plec]

I would re-install your old fan and give your ears a break – noise should never be a compromise for a cool system (especially one that’s already within tolerance.).

my load temps are around 50 odd now, the without that fan in ive seen it hit 53

That's a perfectly reasonable load temp, and if you were achieving that with a quieter and slower fan, then so much the better.

ive noticed soemthing with this case, if i took the front off and theres the fan then theres the usual metal wall then the cage for the hard drives but this is pretty much solid and i cant see how that supports good air flow so at the end of it the sides drawing in and the back fans pretty much doing all the work

Agreed, behind the front inlet fan is very congested with: case segregation, HDD's and cables - but your load temps are fine, even with the slower fan. There are some things that can be done to limit these affects (moving some HDDs to the 5.25 bays) but they are unnecessary at the moment if your temps/voltages (~)remain as they are.

You need to remember, you were hitting 60C+, under load, before and now you're touching 53C - if we can get it stable between 1.1v – 1.2v then we will have knocked off ~8C bringing your load temps down to a respectable value.

 

[Evil^]

Couldnt get it stable at all, was a bit of a shame tbh its ended up back to normal volts and even then not 100%....
ive had random restarts, crashes (not blue screens) bit of a shame really thinking of maybe buying a E5300 or something to replace this not got the money to get a new system unfortunatly

 

[Plec]

If you're running at stock and back up to 1.3250v, which is 0.025v-0.175v below the highest recommended voltage for the E6600, and still getting stability issues then your problems may not be 'CPU-voltage' specific.

Unfortunately, this could signify that there may well be another underlying problem which needs troubleshooting.

I would begin with stress testing your memory overnight. Get the latest version of memtest and stick it on 10 minutes before you go to bed tonight. Watch the first complete run through and if you don't see any errors leave it to simmer over night.

Could you list your key core voltages and settings that you're now using.