Q6600 o/c

stinka · 16 Dec 2008 at 19:15

just installed a q6600 i bought from mm

it has a Vid of 1.3

ive got it to 3.6 ghz with 1.472v going through it acording to cpu-z

ive had it stable under prime95 for 45 mins now but the temps are reading 74 67 67 75 on core temp

now this is a little high for my water set up dont you think ? (thermochill 120.2, ddc, apogee gtx)

i'd put the two reading over 70 down to the fact i'm using the larger o ring in my apooge gtx

so my question is, will the 74 odd degrees c hurt it and is this high for water ?

i fancy an EK supreem as ive heard good things about them

cheers

Cob · 16 Dec 2008 at 19:20

Can't see the EK being any better. The odd temp reading (two @ 74-75c and two @ 67c) would seem to say that contact with the higher two is bad. Try different O rings to see whether it's the block or the chip that's not flat.

stinka · 16 Dec 2008 at 19:34

yeh i would, but ive lost the smaller o ring

would you say that, 75 is gonna hurt a quad tho ?

cheers

Cob · 16 Dec 2008 at 19:36

IMO it's on the upper limit, but I've run them far hotter without any issues.

Check to see if the IHS is bowed or dished using a credit card or similar. If it isn't then it's probably your block.

setter · 16 Dec 2008 at 19:37

Id say 75'c in prime95 load should be fine, youll never likely hit those sort of temps in normal day to day use.

stinka · 16 Dec 2008 at 19:43

the voltage drop on my ds3r is ludicrous

its at 1.5850 in the bios and its reading 1.472 in core temp ffs

theres two more steps until 1.6 v then it jumps to 1.8 then 2.0 iirc

crap tbh

Cob · 16 Dec 2008 at 19:47

Well it's not really a board designed for high quad clocks tbf. The DS3P would have been better.