Overclocking QX6700

Philio · 17 May 2007 at 21:00

mofnet said:
in peoples opinion, what would be the "best" motherboard for doing FSB overclock of a qx6700 cpu

I hope so, I wasn't really planning on buying 2 mobo's, I've got a very stable overclock to 3025 at the moment with 11x and 1100 FSB however I was getting better benchmark results with FSB only overclock at 2980 and it seams to be running hotter with the multiplier increased.

Cob · 17 May 2007 at 22:03

SiriusB said:
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.

The P5B D is hitting about 400mhz with the Quads. Certainly one of the better P965 Quad boards.

PinkFloyd · 18 May 2007 at 01:10

On my current cooler temps are stopping me before my P5B is. Seems to be rock solid, behaving much better than it did with my e6600.

Philio · 18 May 2007 at 13:36

The A1 board just arrived, installing it now so hopefully will get some decent overclocks now! Must say the AR board packaging was a lot nicer, also the A1 didn't even have a manual with it!

The Asgard · 18 May 2007 at 16:17

Will be able let you know how my QX6700 performs on water with P5N32 SLI I also have a new P5B Delux in reserve.

Managed to get one for £315 pounds :eek:

I would have thought the unlocked multiplier would make the FSB issue redundant ?

gt_junkie · 18 May 2007 at 16:20

The Asgard said:
Managed to get one for £315 pounds

Wow!!! Where from!

Nice price! :cool:

gt

The Asgard · 18 May 2007 at 16:29

Whats the batch number of the QX6700 m8?

Philio · 18 May 2007 at 17:37

The Asgard said:
I would have thought the unlocked multiplier would make the FSB issue redundant ?

I found I was getting better performance on benchmarks and better temps clocking the FSB up rather than raising the multiplier.

I've been messing a bit with the A1 board for about half an hour and the FSB overclock is working great now!

Philio · 18 May 2007 at 18:29

Well I seam to be getting some quite different results now with temps:

AR board @ 3025 with 11x multiplier / 275 FSB - Idle 43C Load 58C
A1 board @ 3200 with 10x multiplier / 320 FSB - Idle 35C Load 49C

I did notice there was a little too much thermal grease on when I swapped the boards but kinda weird there is such a big difference, I didn't write down the temps I was getting with the AR and 10x multiplier, I know it was a bit lower than the 11x