q6600 versions and vid

setter · 17 Apr 2008 at 20:25

just recieved my new q6600 today, (vid 1.35) out of curiosity i was wondering, are the guaranteed overclocking versions that ocuk sell selected versions with a lower vid.

crazyDAJT · 17 Apr 2008 at 20:51

no, all Q6600 G0's will get to guaranteed speed

EDIT: 1.35 is a very high one, mines 1.3125 and thats high

Dougiebabe2003 · 17 Apr 2008 at 21:01

I gots a 1.3125v one as well but it still clocked upto 3551MHz so your 1.35v should be good for 3.3GHZ at least which is all the OC overclocked one's are worth anywho.

The VID's do seem to be higher nowadays tho..... or is that just me noticing that?

setter · 17 Apr 2008 at 21:04

thanks for reply, the 1.35 for mine is whats printed on the side of the box, im unfortunately without a motherboard at the minute so i cant try the cpu out and see how it clocks

Cob · 17 Apr 2008 at 21:22

They all have 1.35v on the box.

Devil_Spawn · 17 Apr 2008 at 21:27

mine has 1.35v max printed on the box, but the actual vid is 1.325

setter · 17 Apr 2008 at 21:44

Cob said:
They all have 1.35v on the box.

thanks for that, something i wasnt aware of

cant wait to have a play with this new chip, laptop just isnt the same

killer_uk · 17 Apr 2008 at 21:48

Yup, mine states 1.35 on the box but it's really 1.225v. It depends on the motherboard as well I believe, some don't read the correct VID and just use the standard 1.35.

IAmATeaf · 18 Apr 2008 at 13:41

You need to get the CPU installed and then run up CoreTemp to get the actual VID, mine is 1.2625 and the box reports the max possible VID of a Q6600 G0 by the way

kevpuk · 18 Apr 2008 at 19:06

IAmATeaf said:
You need to get the CPU installed and then run up CoreTemp to get the actual VID, mine is 1.2625 and the box reports the max possible VID of a Q6600 G0 by the way

Is there CoreTemp for Vista x64 yet ? Last time I looked it didn't work

but that was some time ago..... :rolleyes:

schumi84 · 18 Apr 2008 at 19:10

I have got Coretemp working fine on Business 64 bit, think it is 0.97 version.

Cob · 18 Apr 2008 at 19:18

Yeah the current version has a signed driver.

kevpuk · 18 Apr 2008 at 19:25

schumi84 said:
I have got Coretemp working fine on Business 64 bit, think it is 0.97 version.

Splendid

will resolve when I get home - reading this thread has given me the urge to discover my Q6600's VID !

DigitalReaper · 18 Apr 2008 at 20:01

Just got my Q6600 today... 1.325v :eek:

Is this gonna seriously limit my overclocking?

Dark_Angel · 18 Apr 2008 at 22:35

Hmmm. My Core temp (version 0.97.1) says that my VID is 1.2250V... is that very good or very bad ?

Cob · 18 Apr 2008 at 22:45

It's about as low as they come, so it's a bonus.

Dark_Angel · 18 Apr 2008 at 22:55

Cob said:
It's about as low as they come, so it's a bonus.

and here is me stuck on a P5N-E SLI which only allows me to clock it to 3GHZ!

Need to decide on a new board, one that allows very high FSB for quads (which the P5N-E doesn't do!)

kevpuk · 18 Apr 2008 at 23:35

1.2750v for me......so I think this is good ? So is VID the 'potential' indicator of a given chip, then - for a thickie like me to digest :confused:

Cob · 18 Apr 2008 at 23:39

Well the lower the voltage needed to run at 2.4ghz, then in theory the better the chip may overclock.

But it's not always the case.

Dark_Angel · 19 Apr 2008 at 01:54

Seems like my Q6600 can run at stock volts 1.2250 at 3.1GHZ... which isn't to shaby really...

I did actually have more voltage than that through it earlier, but decided to drop it really low to see how much stability difference there is. Far as I can see, seems rock stable still