Overclocking QX6700

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First off I've got a Rev 1 EVGA 680 board so I know I am probably going to be running into problems because of this.

With the initial BIOS 1200FSB+ = crash at BIOS screen.
With P28 BIOS 1200FSB+ = BSoD on boot.
Anything under 1200FSB = Stable.

I'm running nicely @ 2.95GHz at the moment on 1180FSB. I assume the magic 1200 mark is down to the board, does anyone have any experience with this setup?
 
As far I have heard, all 680i chipsets are limited to 300MHz FSB with quad core processors (1200 effective)
 
matja said:
As far I have heard, all 680i chipsets are limited to 300MHz FSB with quad core processors (1200 effective)
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I was under the impression with the A1 (Rev 2) board this 'cap' is removed.
 
I can get higher clocks if I up the multiplier, can anyone tell me which gives the best result - upping the FSB, upping the multiplier or a combination of both?
 
I have the A1 revised edition of the evga board, and it allows me to get up to atleast 1400fsb with my X3210. That is the furthest i have tried it but i'm sure it would go further than that aswell. But i've got it back down to 1066 at the moment, and keeping it there until i get a decent cooler :p

If you go to the evga website and fill out all the forms etc, you can get your old revision board replaced with the A1 version, free of charge. evga even cover the cost of shipping the new board to you, and then having the old board collected and shipped back to evga. i got my replacement the other day, amazing service if you ask me.
 
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d34d_m34t said:
If you go to the evga website and fill out all the forms etc, you can get your old revision board replaced with the A1 version, free of charge. evga even cover the cost of shipping the new board to you, and then having the old board collected and shipped back to evga. i got my replacement the other day, amazing service if you ask me.
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Unfortunately they stopped that on 30th April for some reason :(

Can anyone tell me what is considered an acceptable temperature for a quad at load? I've hit around 50 running stress tests.
 
Jokester said:
60C is probably a conservative max.
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Thats pretty cool... I should be able to clock it a fair bit higher without having to worry about the temps!

Jokester said:
You can only have 4 lines in your sig by the way.
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Didn't realised - Modified :)
 
hey d34d m34t, was just wondering about a few things to do with returning the board. How do I do it once I have got on to the EVGA website, is it the advanced RMA feature? And do they send you a new board then collect the old one or the other way around? I would like to get the new rev board but don't want to be without a computer.

Thanks
 
I guess this is a good target to hit for this CPU... http://www.legitreviews.com/article/395/4/ (first result on Google for 'QX6700 overclocking')

nicktay2605 - I read up on this, unfortunately as they have stopped the special RMA thing they had going on the 30th April it is a standard RMA to get your board swapped now. You send them the board, you pay the postage, they send you a new board. Other threads on this forum suggested there is about a 10 day turn around. Considering I spent 6 weeks messing around building my PC, spent a **** load of money on it, now it is finally up and running 10 days without it is just too much! I am probably just going to buy a new board, RMA the existing board and sell it or give it away, a better option than no PC :)
 
nicktay2605 said:
hey d34d m34t, was just wondering about a few things to do with returning the board. How do I do it once I have got on to the EVGA website, is it the advanced RMA feature? And do they send you a new board then collect the old one or the other way around? I would like to get the new rev board but don't want to be without a computer.

Thanks
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Well the following is how it went for me...

You first have to register the product on their website. Once you have signed up with an account on evga.com, you can register new products from the 'member home' section.

Once you have registered it you can view your products and begin the RMA procedure from there. Here is the thread from EVGA's support forums that gives the information about it. http://www.evga.com/community/messageboard/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=28369

The cross shipping RMA means they send you the new board, then arrange for the old board to be collected and shipped back to them, so you should not be without a motherboard for any time. To get my RMA request approved I had to upload a jpg of my invoice to their website, aswell as a credit card number. But once they approved it they contact the evga europe headquarters, who then got in contact with me.

However to my surprise it does indeed look like they are not offering the free crosshipping service anymore...http://www.evga.com/support/680i_fsb.asp
 
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I don't wish to hijack the thread but I may be getting myself a QX6700 after Intels July price drop and I am wondering if clocking a quaddie is any different to my E6600?
 
It's no different apart from being hotter and motherboard selection is more important if you're looking to clock using the FSB.

Jokester
 
I've found that a multiplier overclock runs hotter and is less effective than a FSB overclock. I ordered an EVGA 680i A1 today so hopefully tomorrow I can try some decent FSB overclocks without hanging/BSoDs :)
 
in peoples opinion, what would be the "best" motherboard for doing FSB overclock of a qx6700 cpu... i have successfully done an overclock to 3.2 using only the multiplier on an Abit AB9 standard... it doesnt seem to like fsb overclocking much at all..

cheers
mof
 
Jokester said:
It's no different apart from being hotter and motherboard selection is more important if you're looking to clock using the FSB.

Jokester
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Heat isn't a problem as I will be water cooled soon. I am wondering if my P5B Deluxe is OK for quad core clocking.
 
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