Q6600 overclocking..

njj1046 · 1 Dec 2007 at 21:54

I'm planning a new build atm, and was originally gonna get an E6850, but I noticed that the energy efficient Q6600 is around the same price.

I'd hope to clock it to 3GHz speed. If I got it at that speed, then I would have double the amount of cores as the E6850, but at the same speed, correct?

I just wondered if anyone knew the success rate of overclocking these particular chips.

TIA

ramsden · 1 Dec 2007 at 21:57

Hi there,

Getting the Q6600 G0 chip to 3 GHz is no problem at all as long as you have a decent MB and HSF

see here http://forums.overclockers.co.uk/showthread.php?t=17757702
some people are getting up to 3.6 GHz on air

njj1046 · 1 Dec 2007 at 22:34

Thx

Getting it to 3GHz seems no problem at all, even at stock voltage for some ppl

scott wilcox · 2 Dec 2007 at 15:27

I have just built a normal air cooled system with a Q6600.
Normal temp with default settings is 28C for the cores. There are quite
a few fans in the system.

For an air cooled system what speed could i get to. e.g what should i easilly get to and what might i get to ?

Oh just read the above - 3.6 on air. Any other offers out there?

also what temperature is safe - any ideas ?

86daviesjk · 4 Dec 2007 at 11:27

Just managed to get my Q6600 clocked at 3.72 using air. Load temps are quite toasty at 71 though. :eek:

Admiral Huddy · 4 Dec 2007 at 11:29

njj1046 said:
Thx

Getting it to 3GHz seems no problem at all, even at stock voltage for some ppl

on stock voltages.. :eek:

I'm running mine at 1.4 v

86daviesjk · 4 Dec 2007 at 11:33

Admiral Huddy said:
on stock voltages.. I'm running mine at 1.4 v

Had my Q6600 up to 3.0ghz on stock voltage. Currently at 1.45 v for 3.7ghz