Overclocking help e6600

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I'm ready to overclock but have never tried it. Main componants are

Abit pro IP35 mb
Core2duo Conroe e6600 2.4 stock.
Geoforce 8800 gtx 768
4gb (2x2GB) PC2-5400Cf dual channel

For cooling I have the Cosair H50

What could I easily achieve when I OC? what should I expect if pushed? I have read the guides above and printed them out what else do I need to know or what should I look out for.

My core temps are currently 30 at stock whats classed as safe 50? 60? or higher.

thanks in advance.
 
First of all is your E6600 SL9S8 or SL9ZL. Afaik the SL9ZL is the later version and more efficient. Secondly what is the VID (stock voltage ) of your cpu?
 
wnb said:
How do I find out which version my cpu is?

My VID is 1.1625v
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The code is written on the cpu but the main difference seems to be that SL9S8 has c1e of 22W whereas SL9ZL has c1e of 10W at idle.

Check what is your Vcore or Core voltage in bios. That will be your VID. The 1.1625v is usually obtained from coretemp and such a low value is usually the result of EIST and C1E enabled.:)
 
WingZero30 said:
Check what is your Vcore or Core voltage in bios. That will be your VID. The 1.1625v is usually obtained from coretemp and such a low value is usually the result of EIST and C1E enabled.:)
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Nah the VID is the rated vcore of your chip for its rated clock speed, CPU-z should be able to pull the VID for him, BIOS vcore is what he's putting through the chip currently i.e my Q6600 has a 1.325vid, I'm putting 1.45v through it in the BIOS.
 
I guess the best way to find out what your chip will do is by trying it, vid isn't the be all and end all, make sure you don't go above ~1.5v and about 72c fully loaded. Personally I'd drop the multiplier to 8, bump the FSB to 400, put vcore on 1.3, boost VTT a notch and up the MCH a notch or two and then work my way down the vcore to find the lowest stable voltage to run the chip at 3.2 and work from there.
 
wnb said:
My core via the bios is 1.2250
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I think that will be the true VID if your cpu is currently at stock speed. I must say it is excellent value and you should be able to hit 3.4-3.6GHz easily provided you have good cpu cooler:). Make sure you disable C1E and EIST in bios before overclocking.

Hairybudda said:
Nah the VID is the rated vcore of your chip for its rated clock speed, CPU-z should be able to pull the VID for him, BIOS vcore is what he's putting through the chip currently i.e my Q6600 has a 1.325vid, I'm putting 1.45v through it in the BIOS.
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Well my Q6600 VID is 1.2625v as reported in bios and coretemp. However when C1E and EIST is enabled in bios, sometimes I get instances of coretemp showing 1.1625v VID.
OP it is best to turn off C1E and EIST and then run coretemp and you should see 1.225v as your VID:).

Read through this thread as the person had similar issue with '1.1625v' VID and his true VID turned out to be 1.3250v;).

http://forums.overclockers.co.uk/showthread.php?p=17725539#post17725539
 
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