overclocking q6600 please help

Cew27

Cew27

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hey i just oced my q6600 g0 stepping to 3.2 on an 780i motherboard at stock voltages i was idling about 37 and load about 55, now im idling about 45 and load about 67 the core voltage is set to auto on my motherboard and i think its about 1.37
how can i lower the temps? lower the voltage?
i have a tuniq tower 120 on at the moment with some mx-2, when i take the case off the temps drop by a good 8-10 degrees
cheers
i hope you can help a n00b in need
 
also windows seems to think my cpu is running at 3.6 but i set the fsb to 1600 and the multiplier to 8 and the bios says 3.2
 
Dropping the multiplier always confuses Windows and a lot of other software.

Have you got good airflow through your case? 8-10c of a difference when you take the side of your case kinda means that airflow isn't too great.

And is your cooler blowing the warm air towards the back of the case?
 
Windows will use your default multiplier which is 9 and not the current multiplier.
Only way to lower temps would be to increase case cooling ie more fans or add a bay adapter from Scythe, lowering the voltage a little might help but you will need to check for stability.

Rob
 
tat bay adapter sounds interesting can you link me?
also is the cpu voltage fine and would i see better stability if i changed the setup from 1600 fsb and 8 multiplier to fsb at 1423 and multiplier to 9
 
Stability should be about the same at either setting. The x8 one may need a touch more northbridge/MCH voltage, tho a 1600mhz FSB shouldn't present any problems with a 780i board.

I would really try to take the CPU voltage off Auto and set it manually. It let you tweak it far easier.
 
^^^ wows that really cool. Might grab one for my Raptor. Cew27: Did you have any luck lowering temps? Have you tried to clean up your cables?
 
yeh i cleaned up cables but not around harddrive bay (where the intake is ) im getting a new case if i do well in my exams
 
If the intake fan is directly behind your hard drives then the heat from the hard drives will obviously warm up the cool air coming in from outside. Try reversing the fans so the exhaust becomes the intake and vice versa.
 
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