Overclocking Q6600!
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or keep doin 5 n boot up n again n again until it doent
Yes.
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you should manage 334mhz without any problems or need for extra volts so aim for that at first, start at 300 and work up
Once it stops posting into windows just drop the FSB a little bit, then you have your first part of the overclock done 
Also download prime95 or something simlar, once you get it posting into windows with the new clock you need to test its doing the calculations correctly else the system will be unstable.
Post once you got this far, and tell us what sort of clock speed your getting. Next we can work on tweaking the volts to get the FSB even higher.
Also download prime95 or something simlar, once you get it posting into windows with the new clock you need to test its doing the calculations correctly else the system will be unstable.
Post once you got this far, and tell us what sort of clock speed your getting. Next we can work on tweaking the volts to get the FSB even higher.
FSB to 419, 8x Multiplier, VCore to 1.385 and a DDR2 overvolt to +0.15 works well for me. PCI-E locked to 100Mhz and the memory multiplier to 2 (i think) so your DDR2 runs at 872 then it should run well at 3.35Ghz. You will need a decent cooler though.
Check here mate: http://pc-guides.net/guides/q6600_oc_X38.html . I got mine to overclock at 3Ghz. Am just asking about my next step in my thread (Have same CPU and similar mobo to you).
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what shall i go upto? or keep doin 5 n boot up n again n again until it doent
yes, but may aswell jump straight to 2.8ghz at least tbh.
set memory to same speed as FSB as well, well twice as fast but you know what I mean.
temps while on prime 95 (44,40,38,42)
Same questions here. Got the same Mb / CPU got it @3.4 but when I got into Prime it just shuts down after a while. Not quite right I expect?
BIOS F8
q6600 Stepping B, Revision GO
FSB = 378
1.35 volts
Core Temp says 23-25c (idle). How do I get the reading when stressed? 26-28 after running 3DMark06?
Memory = x 2.00 (can't remember if A,B,C or D - not at all sure what that means)
Haven't touched the timings
3DMark06 = 17602 for what it's worth
What steps to take?
BIOS F8
q6600 Stepping B, Revision GO
FSB = 378
1.35 volts
Core Temp says 23-25c (idle). How do I get the reading when stressed? 26-28 after running 3DMark06?
Memory = x 2.00 (can't remember if A,B,C or D - not at all sure what that means)
Haven't touched the timings
3DMark06 = 17602 for what it's worth
What steps to take?
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Still @ 3.4 as per above, I ran OCCT and it crashed straightaway. However, when I looked at the pretty graphs it produces I saw the 1.35 volts dropped off immediately to 1.25-6? I presume I have a ***** PSU?
I upped the vcore to 1.4 and OCCT is running OK now. The vcore it is showing is 1.31. Is that another indication that my PSU is rubbish?
After 25 minutes the temperatures seem to hover around 50c (46 up to 53 fluctuating). Is that normal?
Is the vcore dropping off like that normal? Do I have a rubbish PSU, or do I have a CPU that needs more "juice"?
What is the safe limits for the vcore?
I upped the vcore to 1.4 and OCCT is running OK now. The vcore it is showing is 1.31. Is that another indication that my PSU is rubbish?
After 25 minutes the temperatures seem to hover around 50c (46 up to 53 fluctuating). Is that normal?
Is the vcore dropping off like that normal? Do I have a rubbish PSU, or do I have a CPU that needs more "juice"?
What is the safe limits for the vcore?