Q6600 @ 3.8ghz - But plenty BSOD's

Hehe well you can start by getting rid of that quote in your last post as your not really meant to quote an entire post and especially from a message just above yours! :o

What you should do is publish some readable stability screens, something like IBT is a good start, 5 loops at max, then 10 loops etc etc. You just need to be really really sure the system is uBer rock solid at a certain configuration before you move on. Prime and IBT is all well and good but actually just running the computer normally (gaming, crunching etc) is a really good form of stability testing . . . . this real world testing is the icing on the stability cake! ;)
 
What temps are you getting at idle and under load at what vcore settings?

On that subject I did read somewhere that the temp readings youget fdorm Core Temp (recommended on this site) out of the box are misleading. Apparently, they report higher than temps than are really the case? You need to go in and adjust the TJ Max -10. So your temps may not be as high as you think?

Then again, I'd get confirmation from some of the (much) more knowledgeable peeps on these boards on that one.
 
Dont be scared to put volts high, the way i see it (on my setup). Sooner it burns out sooner i upgrade :p

You seem to be getting good temps for the amount of volts your running through it so it should still last a pritty long time.

My temps keep kreeping over 70 at 3.5 (3.6 is ok on the extra cold days lol), so i cant really push mine as high as yours :(
 
I know i have pretty good temps, but as ive been reccomended im scared going over 1.55v now, but i have to hit 1.6v for 3.8ghz which is what i want. Maybe big wayne can help me get a higher overclock with less vcore ;)

Ok pics as requested by Big Wayne: (ive dropped down to 3.4ghz as a stepping stone point)

My PC - Custom built by me, Purple cathodes to go in soon :D : http://img136.imageshack.us/img136/7051/dsc00338gr5.jpg
uGuru Main: http://img293.imageshack.us/img293/7375/dsc00343lf6.jpg
uGuru Voltage Setup: http://img293.imageshack.us/img293/883/dsc00344dt1.jpg
uGuru Temps: http://img293.imageshack.us/img293/7281/dsc00345ke2.jpg
Memory Timings: http://img293.imageshack.us/img293/4828/dsc00346ik9.jpg
CPU Feature Setup: http://img293.imageshack.us/img293/1847/dsc00347so2.jpg
 
the light is pretty bad in my room - dam energy saver bulbs!

Here some more - Also in the last pics, i had to raise the vcore up one more 1.4050v i think it was

And no, you cant zoom in on my bank card, i tried already ;)

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Another: http://img393.imageshack.us/img393/3534/dsc00348zn0.jpg

camera phone is ****(No Swearing Please.) , its a k850i 5mp cybershot - my ass it is!
 
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run intel burntest 64bit to do some proper stress testing on your cpu. i doubt its going to be stable at that 3.8ghz speed since the q6600 does run hot even with a true on it.
 
tjmax for q6600 is probably 100c, my q6600 is clocked to 3.2ghz on stock voltage of 1.2875v and in hot weather under the freezer 7 pro it gets up to 75c (variable fan speed, at 75c fan speed goes to max rpm) tested during a 12hour intel burntest run and peak temps recorded by realtemp.

right now the idle temps are 40, 37, 34, 36c the system has been on all day and speed step is enabled so its clocked down to 2.4ghz using its lower vid voltage, arctic cooler fan speed is at 1050rpm right now.
 
When did Q6600's start suffering from electron migration? I've had a Q6600 at 3.8GHz with 1.575V through it for the thick end of a year now and it's totally stable. The E8x00 and Q9x00 CPUs have been known to fail with high volts, but as far as I know 1.6V+ is fine with Q6600's.
 
i hope someone else can confirm this WJA96, i mean i bought my psu off here last week mainly for my new gtx when i get it, but for safer overclocking. i can hit 3.8ghz with my true easy, but for the high vcore - which i could probably get 3.7ghz-3.75ghz with roughly the vcore you are on now.

update: ive got to 3.6ghz with cpu-z reporting my vcore as 1.460v (2hr prime stable for now). i had to up the vtt a bit and gtlref %, its still possible i can get it back to 3.8ghz which is the sweet spot for me :)
 
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Cyber-Mav said:
tjmax for q6600 is probably 100c
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The tjmax value seems to vary between 90-100 depending on source.

Here's something I found at http://forums.tweaktown.com/f69/q6600-g0-stepping-tjmax-28997/

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With tjmax set to 90, my 'GO' stepping Q6600 idles about 5-6 degrees C above ambient with the fans set to min on my Antec 1200 and hte cpu fan at 1200 rpm on my Arctic Cooler Freezer 7. Does that sound right? Or should there be a greater difference? (Have only just checked so don't have any more temp comparisons at mo)
 
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Gibbo_GTI said:
The tjmax value seems to vary between 90-100 depending on source.

Here's something I found at http://forums.tweaktown.com/f69/q6600-g0-stepping-tjmax-28997/

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With tjmax set to 90, my 'GO' stepping Q6600 idles about 5-6 degrees C above ambient with the fans set to min on my Antec 1200 and hte cpu fan at 1200 rpm on my Arctic Cooler Freezer 7. Does that sound right? Or should there be a greater difference? (Have only just checked so don't have any more temp comparisons at mo)
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Yep, ther Intel dev Forum is the source I've seen too. which gives a TjMax of 90c for GO Q6600s.

What temps are you getting exactly though? Rads are off in my office so +5 is still cold!
 
with tjmax 90 i just booted up, pc been off for a few hours and each core is around 15c going by realtemp, it still doesnt seem right to have a quad @ 3.6ghz idle around 15c-25c:eek:
 
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