quick question about the q6600

[manymatt]

Hi, this is my first proper foray at overclocking. I read around the forums and followed all the guides to try and get an idea in my mind about how it all works and I'm pretty sure I've got it sorted. The only thing that is bothering me however is this...

...I'm running a G0 Q6600 on an ASUS P5E mobo, with a Zalman CNPS9700 in an Antec P182 with four 120mm case fans. I've OC'ed to 3.2. But my temps are right on the fringe of the maximum (69 - 70 on load). Whilst the technical specs say that it can go to 71 and I'm hardly ever likely to max out all four cores causing it to reach those temps, I've seen other's claim they have OC'ed their Q6600's to 3.2 and higher with much lower temps. All I'm really asking is for more experienced overclockers to take a look and tell me if what I have done is okay, and should I change anything to reduce those temps, or even if I need to. Just after a little bit of confirmation that it's okay really.

these pictures illustrate my max and idle temps and the settings im currently using.

thanks.
matt

 

[Space Monkey]

Are you able to reduce the voltage on the CPU?

Can you increase the fan speed on the heatsink?

Also, you can get better heatsinks & fans that'll nicely reduce your temps on the quad, like a Tuniq Tower, Thermalright Ultra 120 eXtreme or Ultima 90i etc....

 

[IAmATeaf]

If you want to lower the temps then you really need to lower the vCore or get a better HSF. Does it really need 1.4 (CPU-Z reported) to get to 3.2. I have my quad running at 3.2 with 1.3 BIOS, 1.26 CPU-Z reported, temps peak at 63 when priming.

 

[mk17]

7c difference between cores on load isn't the worst I've seen, but you would very likely benefit from lapping at least the cpu. Dunno about zalman cooler baseplates but various others need to be lapped for best results.
Temps are a *little* high for 3.2GHz imo, but if you can't drop the volts as recommended above I wouldn't worry about it too much.

 

[Brizzles]

Install " Core Temp "and post a screen.

This will show a " VID " of the chip.

Not all chips are equal , some run hot , some cooler.

Mark