Q6600 Overclock Settings Check

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Afternoon all,

I have been running this overclock since the end of 2007 and it's been fine, temps are around the mid to high 40s on idle (cooled via air - from this fan) and runs clean through 24 hours of prime 95.

Anyway the reason I am posting is that the settings for this overclock were provided to me by a colleague who also has a Q6600. However mine is the GO version and I just wanted to check to see if these settings where the most efficient I could be running?


Rob Auto
CPU 9X
CPUH Enabled
CPUMHZ 333
PCIE Auto
CIA2 Disabled
SysMem 2.50 or 2.40
Mem Freq 833 or about 800
HSOption Option 1
Dram selct Manual
Cas 4
RAS to CAS 4
RAS Prech 4
Prech Delay 12
Act to Act Auto
Rank Write Auto
Write to Prech Auto
Refresh to Act 0
Read to Prech Auto
Memory Perf Normal
System V Manual
DDR2 +0.400v
PCI-E +0.10v
(G)MCH +0.10v
FSB +0.10v
CPU 1.40000V
Normal CPU 1.32000V

Many thanks.
 
What are temps at load?
Try 400 x 8 and see if it works

If your temps are below 70 at load then you will be able to increase your vcore. By how much depends on how much vdrop/vdroop you have.

Another one for Diggsy me thinks!!
 
settings look fine although as suggested you may want to run 400 * 8 to keep your RAM at 800mhz on a X2 divider

you don't state load temps which are important you need to keep under 75c.. assuming it is then your set
 
Yeah the reason I didn't mention the load temps is I can't remember :D, I will check tonight.
 
Ok I am about to run 95 while I take the dog out to get some temps.

However I must first say the information presented in the first post is only semi accurate. That information was from the initial email of values to enter, however they have been tweaked/changed a bit since. Current values listed below:

Rob Auto
CPU 9X
CPUH Enabled
CPUMHZ 333
PCIE 100mhz
CIA2 Disabled
SysMem 2.40
Mem Freq 800
HSOption Option 1
Dram selct Manual
Cas 4
RAS to CAS 4
RAS Prech 4
Prech Delay 12
Act to Act Auto
Rank Write Auto
Write to Prech Auto
Refresh to Act 0
Read to Prech Auto
Memory Perf Normal
System V Manual
DDR2 +0.400v
PCI-E +0.10v
(G)MCH +0.10v
FSB +0.10v
CPU 1.3750V
Normal CPU 1.32000V
 
Ok temps, from Everest.

CPU - 83
Core 1 - 71
Core 2 - 72
Core 3 - 70
Core 4 - 70

Anything I need to be worried about there? I notice the overall temp is above 75.

That's with 95 running for 30 minutes.

I can knock my case fan up a bit.
 
Another 30 minutes (with my posted overclock not the one suggested yet) but this time with the case fan on high instead of medium.

CPU - 80
Core 1 - 70
Core 2 - 69
Core 3 - 65
Core 4 - 65

I may take my case to work and run the air compressor over it as the cooler has a bit of dust on the fins, I suppose it will only help.
 
Hmmm maybe the location for my PC is wrong at home. I have brought my PC into work and it's running a damn sight cooler (before the clean).
 
Can we have your full system spec please?...

Motherboard
RAM (Make and type)
Graphics Card
Hard Disk
Power Supply (Make and wattage)

One thing that stands out to me is you have listed the temps in Everest as 80 for the CPU, yet cores are 70,69,65,65.

If that is the case, then either Everest is not reading correctly, you have noted it incorrectly, or something else is wrong, as the CPU temp should always be LOWER than the individual cores.

Try HW Monitor (free) and see what values it lists.
 
Motherboard: Gigbyte P35
RAM: Crucial Blastix 4GB (2x2 sticks)
Graphics Card - Usually a BFG 8800 GT OC2 but it's away getting fixed so I am borrowing an Asus 8800 Ultra
Hard disk - Several C drive is a Samsung Spinpoint 500GB Sata, Storage is a Western Dig Black 1TB.
PSU - ANTEC Smart Power 450 (what came in the case basically)

I have blown the dust out the case and the temps (in everest) were:

CPU - 60 and all cores bouncing around 45 while under load from 95 and after running for about an hour. Considerably better!

However I am now running (at idle) Everest, HW Monitor and RealTemps and the temps are a bit random.

Everest:

CPU - 40
Core 1 - 30
Core 2 - 29
Core 3 - 27
Core 4 - 28

HW Monitor:

CPU - 39
Core 1 - 39
Core 2 - 39
Core 3 - 37
Core 4 - 38

RealTemps:

CPU - Not displayed EDIT: It does, just on the task bar, it was about 38.
Core 1 - 38
Core 2 - 39
Core 3 - 37
Core 4 - 38

These temps were taken from looking between them, so with them bouncing around a bit it's not quite accurate to the single digit, however as you can see Everest is a bit off the others.

I am going to load it up with 95 now.

EDIT: by bouncing around I meant they would go up or down by one or two degrees, nothing more.
 
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Moving up or down 1 or 2 degrees is normal.

Your board must report the CPU temp as the highest core temp, so that would explain it being the same.

Everest I can only assume is setting your tjmax to 90c, hence the big difference. You can check this in File>Preferences>Hardware Monitoring. Intel once stated this should be 90c for a G0, but there are conflicting reports all over the place anything from 90c-100c. For safety sake I would set it at 95c or even 100. Better to report your temps higher than they actually are and have a safety net, rather than lower.

EDIT - with that current hardware you are probably right on the limit with your PSU.
 
Diggsy,

I am not after getting anymore MHz out of it (well I wouldn't mind :) ) but I was more after making sure I had the most suitable OC for my chip/hardware because the settings I have are from a none GO chip.

Everest was set to auto, setting it to 100 has brought it's temps inline with the other two softwares.

So what would be your recomended OC settings, or should I just leave it alone?

Running 95 for over 30 minutes is displaying these temps:

CPU around 60 cores around 58.

If I was to get a better PSU (which is on the cards along with a new case I can cool better (currently using a Sonata 2 case)) what might I be able to push it too with the current cooling?
 
Would need to see all of your current bios settings to check them for you.

Can you take pics and post them up?

Regarding your current cooling, you will probably be good to max of about 3.2, but you'd be better off with a decent cooler for much above 3ghz.
 
Post 5 has all the settings I have changed I think.

Do you need anymore than that?

What cooler would you recomend? I am not currently running stock.
 
DTWD said:
Post 5 has all the settings I have changed I think.

Do you need anymore than that?

What cooler would you recomend? I am not currently running stock.
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Yeah I need all of your voltages. Basically a snap of the initial bios screen containing the voltages and strap settings etc would be handy.

Regarding a cooler. Depends on budget and size of case. Air coolers can go up to and well over £50, but they are pretty big too.

If you don't mind the cost, then the Corsair H-50 water cooler would be great. Its a no hassle, maintenance free entry into water cooling and will be as good if not a little better than most if not all high end air coolers.

I currently have a Thermalright Ultra Extreme (TRUE) with a Noctua NF-P12 Vortex fan, and its a great comination. Good cooling with very little noise, especially running the fan at 900RPM, which I do until its needed.

Other good air coolers....

Prolimatech Megahelms, Noctua NHU12P, Titan Fenrir (can be noisy at full speed), Tuniq Tower 120, Akasa Nero, to name but a few.
 
Check this thread for setting Diggsy might need (post 1)

http://forums.overclockers.co.uk/showthread.php?t=18116220

I am running H50 cooling and mine gets around 67c @ 3.2ghz. Having a higher RPM fan lowerst temps to 59c max but makes it sound like a desk fan on high, which i dont like

I also have the same case as you. Sonata 2 with H50 in push pull config (fan blowing into the radiator from the inside, then the usual 120mm fan exhausting from the case/radiator)
 
Ah ok, so it seems your board gives options to overvolt most settings, but not the actual voltages themselves. I will have a look for the manual for your board and post back again.

Do you know the exact model?
 
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