P5B

Atomik · 29 Jan 2007 at 13:29

Hi Guys.

Just built a new rig:

Asus P5B Deluxe
Intel Core 2 DUO E6600
Arctic Cooling Freezer 7 Pro
2 x Corsair 1GB DDR2 XMS2-6400C5
Corsair HX 520W PSU
Thermaltake Xaser III case

Any opinions on what to expect from the E6600? What can I expect to clock it to with minimal effort? How far can it realistically be pushed in this rig? Any advice on configs for the first attempt?

Cheers.

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Apologies for the less-than-descriptive thread title. Note to self: composing threads in multiple tabs is a bad idea! :rolleyes:

Atomik · 29 Jan 2007 at 23:13

Been running it at 3.2ghz tonight simply by pushing the FSB upwards. Orthos is peaking its temp under load at around 62 degrees. Is it worth enabling q-fan in the bios? I tried it, but it didn't appear to make much difference. If anything it was running slightly hotter, which seemed kinda odd.

Atomik · 29 Jan 2007 at 23:40

1.38v.

Atomik · 30 Jan 2007 at 12:28

Cheers for the pointers guys. I think I'm gonna try and get it up to 3.5ghz. Any recommendations on what voltage I'm likely to need? I could really use an answer on the q-fan question as well... enable or disable? And what should I regard as a safe temperature under stress when running Orthos?