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Q6700 OEM

danielhufton

danielhufton

danielhufton

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Hi all,

Ive bought a Q6700 OEM cpu from the states for £120 as my cousin is living out there and here is coming to visit soon.

Will I be able to overclock this A LOT more than my Q6600 which is currently at 3.2ghz as it has a 10x multiplier?

Cheers

Daniel
 
No




However, your q6600 doesn't seem a good clocker since it only hits 3.2Ghz so your q6700 might clock higher.
 
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It'll probably do more than 3.2ghz, but then most Q6600's will do more than 3.2ghz too.

The Q6700's extra multi usually offers no advantage as the 65nm quad-core chips aren't FSB limited.
 
Well I'm gonna swap it when I get it and see how far I can push it. I just thought the price was decent and thought I maybe able to push it more than the 6600.

I mean if I was able to achieve 400*9 on my Q6600 = 3.6, would it make the Q6700 400*10 = 4Ghz
 
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At the moment I run the multiplier @ 9 and FSB @ 355 = 3195

If I do this on the Q6700 with the multiplier @ 10 and FSB @ 355 wouldn't it be much faster = 3550

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As cob says, fsb is rarely the limit on a q66xx overclocking (take mine for example running at 475fsb.

Yes 10 x 355 will be quicker than 3.2Ghz but, unless you have already tried and failed, your q6600 has a much chance of running at 9 x 394 = 3550 as well.

The cpu in q6xxx series is usually the limit of your overclock. Some great q6600 chips are capable of 4Ghz, others 3.6-3.8 and 99% will do 3.3 - 3.5Ghz.
 
danielhufton said:
Well I'm gonna swap it when I get it and see how far I can push it. I just thought the price was decent and thought I maybe able to push it more than the 6600.

I mean if I was able to achieve 400*9 on my Q6600 = 3.6, would it make the Q6700 400*10 = 4Ghz
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Only if the q6700 can handle 4Ghz which it might if your very,very lucky.

Your q6600 might do 4Ghz anyway.
 
danielhufton said:
Well I'm gonna swap it when I get it and see how far I can push it. I just thought the price was decent and thought I maybe able to push it more than the 6600.

I mean if I was able to achieve 400*9 on my Q6600 = 3.6, would it make the Q6700 400*10 = 4Ghz
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Not quite.

As I said, the extra multi will not let you clock the Q6700 further than the Q6600. The chances of getting a Q6700 to 4ghz are the exact same as the chances of getting a Q6600 to 4ghz (ie - virtually nil because they are the exact same chip, and a stable 4ghz quad-core is very hard to come by).

It just sounds like your Q6600 is a bad clocker, and swapping it for another chip is a sensible idea. Usually swapping it for another Q6600 would do the trick, but I see the sense of getting a Q6700 if it's only going to cost you £120. But does not have a better chance of being a good clocker than another Q6600.
 
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You've not looked into this properly, have you?
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lol - Obviously not :)

I just thought with the 10x multy and a cheap enough chip, I thought it could be pushed further.

Anyway, once I get it, I'll keep you guys updated and see how far I can push it.
 
danielhufton said:
lol - Obviously not :)

I just thought with the 10x multy and a cheap enough chip, I thought it could be pushed further.

Anyway, once I get it, I'll keep you guys updated and see how far I can push it.
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No harm done though especially at the price you got it for. It may well be a better clocker than you have already and if not then you will certainly get your money back on it.
 
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