OC'ing e6600 [newbie]

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Hi. I'm after some assistance with my first overclock. Asked some of this on a thread in General Hardware (when I ordered the stuff) but that's now buried on page 3/4 and thought it best if I created a specific thread for my OC questions on the OC forum.

I have the following:
-Gigabyte GA_965P_DS3P (Socket 775) PCI-Express DDR2 Motherboard
-Intel Core 2 Duo E6600 "LGA775 Conroe" 2.40GHz (1066FSB)
-Crucial Ballistix 2GB (2x1GB) DDR2 PC2-5300C3 667MHz Dual Channel Kit (BL2KIT12864AA663)
-Noctua NH-U12F (Socket LGA775/754/939/940/AM2) Heatsink

As soon as I got it I had the e6600 running 3 gig @ 333*9. After some advice I changed it to 400*8 for 3.2gig and it's looking good. Memory is multiplied by 2 so they are currently running at 800 MHz - timings of 5-4-4-18. I haven't changed any voltage at all yet (all set on 'normal' in BIOS).

Temps are 43-45 under load (23-25ish idle). Only managed to run Orthus for an hour (will do an overnight one soon) but everything seems stable so far.


What can I do now to improve the memory and it's timings? and what ratings should I be expecting from this RAM? should I be worried that I've not changed the voltage at all?

Also I only received this stuff on Saturday from OC.uk but a slight downer was that the DS3P was rev 2.0 and not 3.3. Will this have much impact on OCing potential?

Regards, Mark.
 
Looking good.

Nope no difference in overclocking between the DS3 revs. Tho I'm not sure if the DS3P has reached 3.3 yet. The normal DS3 has.

The Ballistix should be happy to run at 4-4-4-12 all the way upto 1000mhz with its recommended 2.2v.
 
Cob said:
Looking good.

Nope no difference in overclocking between the DS3 revs. Tho I'm not sure if the DS3P has reached 3.3 yet. The normal DS3 has.

The Ballistix should be happy to run at 4-4-4-12 all the way upto 1000mhz with its recommended 2.2v.
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was typing out a post but its pretty much what Cob said ^^ :cool:
 
the cpu should go comfortably to 3.4gig but not sure what voltage will be required to do that and if you'll be comfortable with the temerature that that voltage produces...

my e6600 with the same mobo, cooler, and ram (did have cellshock now have ballistix) does 3.4gig (378x9) @ 1.5125v but i have from what i can tell an exceptionally voltage hungry cpu... but theres something to go off...

the ram like everyone says should be quite happy at 1000MHz & 4-4-4-12 but having the DS3P you can't "unlink" the fsb from the memory clock meaning if (and i'm only making assumptions here) you do want to get the 3.4gig overclock, you'll be looking at either a 756MHz (x2) memory clock, or a 945MHz (x2.5) memory clock... the next one up at x3 is 1134 which i think is pushing your luck so i think an excellent and achievable target for you with that setup is:

• CPU: 3.4GHz (378x9) @ around 1.45 - 1.5v (you'll have to see)

• Mem: 945MHz 4-4-4-12 @ stock volts (hopefully, but a smidgin more wont hurt)

go for it! and out of interest post what volts you need to get there (dont forget as it is now, the auto setting on the motherboard is not 1.325v like you may think its whatever the mobo deems as necessary so voltage and heat is no doubt rising with every overclock ;))

have fun!
 
QuiKsiLVeR said:
my e6600 with the same mobo, cooler, and ram (did have cellshock now have ballistix) does 3.4gig (378x9) @ 1.5125v but i have from what i can tell an exceptionally voltage hungry cpu... but theres something to go off...
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What is the sSpec code of your chip please?

SL9S8

or

SL9ZL
 
Big.Wayne said:
It tells me you should have a good E6600 :)

0.850V-1.3525V

vs

1.187V-1.325V
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thats interesting in a theoretical sense but it doesn't change the fact that i need 1.5125v to run 3.4gig, most people are using 1.45v tops...

Big.Wayne, since you obviously know what ure talkin about with all the codes and all that... my FPO number is L632F022, which is the number people talk about when discussing stepping right? but in cpuid the pc reports the stepping as B2... its all confusing i just wanna know what my stepping is and if mine is any good :)
 
32F
People call it the 'stepping' which is a throwback to the AMD codes, its actually FPO/Batch no#.
They (F batch) aint the best overclockers I'm afraid.
 
w3bbo said:
They (F batch) aint the best overclockers I'm afraid.
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Which ones are good then? or is it only the early chips?

I'm off to paw through a batch of E6600's tomorrow, what should I be looking for apart from the sSpec code?
 
I have an f batch chip , seems to be ok at overclocking , goes up to 3.4ghz before a volt increase is needed , currently got it at 3.2ghz at 1.312volts (8x400) with geil 6400 ram 2.1 volts 4-4-4-12, cores 0/1 runs idle at about 20c goes to 28-30 underload, thats watercooled.
 
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