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Q6600 differences

Well my Q6600 is a greedy little bugger. VID is 1.325v. 1.45v is needed in BIOS just to get stable at 3.2ghz :( Seems to get really hot too even under a tunic. I just run it at stock with 1.2v, keeps a lot cooler and seems to handle everything I can throw at it, I don't notice any drop in FPS even in Crysis which seems to be the most CPU as well as graphical game at the mo. Dissapointed I didn't get a better one, but not unhappy ;)
 
I picked up the
"Intel Core 2 Quad Pro Q6600 "Energy Efficient SLACR 95W Edition" 2.40GHz (1066FSB) - Retail" from here a few months ago and it sits quite happily at 3.4 with no problems on air.
 
Billzz said:
Well my Q6600 is a greedy little bugger. VID is 1.325v. 1.45v is needed in BIOS just to get stable at 3.2ghz :( Seems to get really hot too even under a tunic. I just run it at stock with 1.2v, keeps a lot cooler and seems to handle everything I can throw at it, I don't notice any drop in FPS even in Crysis which seems to be the most CPU as well as graphical game at the mo. Dissapointed I didn't get a better one, but not unhappy ;)
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Sounds unlucky.
 
I purchased 4 Q6600 chips around a month ago, not from OCUK but the VIDs were a bit of a disappointment, 3 were 1.3250 with 1 being 1.3150, was going to swap if any of the VIDs were lower but I ended up sticking with my 1.2625 which happily runs at 3.3 with a vcore in the BIOS of 1.3v
 
I decided to be adventurous and put my Q6600 to 3.6GHz on 1.53v - sucky VID (1.3) and sucky batch I guess. It has allowed me to get to 400/1:1 though with RAM, plus who can complain about a 50% overclock ;). I know its not a healthy voltage but I feel it should be fine with speedstep when idle/just browsing.

I'll be upgrading soon anyway :) The cheaper those 45nm quads get the more they look inviting. Core i7 should even further push the prices down
 
i currently tried 3.4ghz at 1.45 in cpuz and got stable in small ffts for 8hours, but failed in blend due to my memory being above stock timings 5-5-5-18, need to adjust timings to stock and then ill have a stable 3.4ghz @ 68c max :D
 
Just a quick question, Ive been reading this thred about this VID business and would like to know what its all about. My Q6600 chip has a VID of 1.16 (Edit: just checked Core Temp it is actually 1.2125) but current voltage under full load is 1.16. what does this VID mean in reality?
 
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VID is the voltage required to get the stock speed of 2.4Ghz. What are you testing with to get a full load? Prime? Mine was 1.16 on idle before i started overclocking, and went up to around 1.26v when using prime.

Now have mine at 3.42Ghz at 1.37v, max temp was 68, but should go down once i change the cooler orientation and lap the cpu + cooler :D Look forward to trying for 3.6Ghz afterwards!
 
I could probably lower it alittle, but as ive got it stable at this, im happy, especially as the temps arent to bad (lapping to come soon). Once i've lapped the CPU and cooler, will see what else i can squeeze out of it at 1.37v. VID is 1.1625v, so not a bad chip :)
 
projects14a said:
VID is the voltage required to get the stock speed of 2.4Ghz. What are you testing with to get a full load? Prime? Mine was 1.16 on idle before i started overclocking, and went up to around 1.26v when using prime.

Now have mine at 3.42Ghz at 1.37v, max temp was 68, but should go down once i change the cooler orientation and lap the cpu + cooler :D Look forward to trying for 3.6Ghz afterwards!
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I am currently running Boinc which is running all cores at 100%, I am using stock cooling and 3 days running boinc at 3ghz shows cpu voltage at 1.16.



Must admit the only reason I am not ramping up the clock speeds is because I am running stock cooling, I have had the chip at 3.4 on stock volts but 75deg under load is not my idea of fun.

How far will these things go on an intel 975x chipset, anybody know?
 
If it can do 3Ghz at less than 1.2v stabily, then I don't know why you have 75C temps at 3.4. You should be able to go well past 3.6 :confused:

You must have a poor case/bad cooler :(
 
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If it can do 3Ghz at less than 1.2v stabily, then I don't know why you have 75C temps at 3.4. You should be able to go well past 3.6 :confused:

You must have a poor case/bad cooler :(
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I am on the stock cooler and also have 2 gfx cards in the machine. I will when I get round to it, buy a new cooler.
 
Have you tried using prime to test? I must admit, ive never used boinic (or heard of it), mainly as people on here seem recommend the Prime FFTs test for stability and temps, or if your really brave then intel burn. I take it you have not increased the voltage in BIOS?
I'd be suprised if it was stable at 3.4Ghz with stock voltage. Mine needed a small bump for 3Ghz.
 
projects14a said:
Have you tried using prime to test? I must admit, ive never used boinic (or heard of it), mainly as people on here seem recommend the Prime FFTs test for stability and temps, or if your really brave then intel burn. I take it you have not increased the voltage in BIOS?
I'd be suprised if it was stable at 3.4Ghz with stock voltage. Mine needed a small bump for 3Ghz.
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I have run intel burn which passes running the cpu at 3ghz with stock volts, I haven't however run the same tests while running at 3.4.

I must admit I am happy with the cpu and have yesterday ordered some new case cooling and a Arctic Cooling Freezer 7 to replace the stock heatsink off the back of this thread. I will update with the kind of clocks I can get with some screenshots and more details on my CPU.

I am interested to see what other q6600's can do and the differences between them in terms of VID and what clockspeeds they can reach at stock and increased voltage. Is there a database here somewhere?
 
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