***The Official Q6600 Overclocking Thread ***

[easyrider]

b3 stepping on air here, 1.35v 3.2 ghz overclock prime 95 stable....

So not too bad

Ill be getting my mates G0 later this week and hes basically said we can swap cpus if his overclocks more since he has no interest in running past stock speeds

So fingers crossed his breaks 3.4!

screenies?


what are your load temps?

 

[easyrider]

3.6Ghz and rising. .

Got any screenies with prime?

Benchmarking stable is not stable...

 

[easyrider]

its not stable in your opinion, .

snip


failed clock.

I dont need conjecture...

I want to know about the the chip


its that easy

 

[easyrider]

Currently at 3.4Ghz 9x380, with 1.5v in the bios and actual voltage 1.44

Idle temps 38-40, Load 58-61, currently running prime for stability..... we shall see how long it lasts.


EDIT: well lasted 2 hours then whole system froze shame. Really think this v.droop is the porblem and got nothing to fix it. Might try 1.55 so 1.5 actual

what cooling are you using?

 

[easyrider]

Testing my B3


3.2 1.35 vcore prime stable 8 hours, temps using tat below 59

3.3 1.40 vcore prime stable 8 hours, temps on small ffts, 71 71 68 68

3.4 1.46 vcore prime stable 4 hours (stopped by me) 76 76 72 72

3.5 1.55 vcore prime stable 3 hours (stopped by me) temps hot enough to roast a chicken.



These temps aren't really to bad, as the computer is in a Conservatory.

I'm going to do another blend test at 3.3, and see if thats stable also.

Just in case Easyrider asks, yes I do have piccys of 8 hours 3.3 stable.

Post them up

 

[easyrider]

more to come

You will need to divorce your wife move back into the house and get some aircon to get higher than that I reckon with those temps for a stable 24/7 overclock

Nice screenie mate

 

[easyrider]

She won't allow me to divorce her.

I'm stating to wonder if air cooling might be a better option. Maybe the water in the loop can't cool. But there again in winter it should clock great.

Have you got descent air flow through your case?

what case is it?

Have you got a side fan?

 

[easyrider]

Hi Easy, I'm sure the airflow is good

Thermaltake VA8003SWA Aluminium Armour Super Tower
120 fan @ the front
120 fan @ the rear (blowing out)
92 fan @ the top (blowing out)
80 fan @ rear top (blowing out)

Side panel removed, and fitted with meshx with a 120 fan blowing in



Watercooling is

Black ICE 120 rad, fitted inside the case at the rear
Swiftech Apogee GT
Swiftech MCRes-MICRO

All half inch.

Must be like a greenhouse in there then

 

[easyrider]

Managed to bring my temps down, (thanks Easyrider).

What did you do?


I didn't realise divorce could be completed so quick

 

[easyrider]

I moved the fans around, and sent the wife to the bingo!

lol

 

[easyrider]

What did you get the temps down from is what I want to know.

He had a friendly chat with easy

 

[easyrider]

Thats so true, Easy helped with the cooling, but he couldn't sort the other problem, who is still sitting in the living room

LOL

 

[easyrider]

Yes, running folding @ home on all 4 cores.

what cooling?

thats hot for 3ghz

 

[easyrider]

Nice,

what vcore for 3.6ghz?

 

[easyrider]

No idea.

Will find out later on tonight when my watercooling is set up.

I take it you got my mail?

 

[easyrider]

Yeah i did. No worries.

just sent you another

 

[easyrider]

@ Azza

Get that chip to 3.6ghz ASAP this is the speed I would be after 24/7.

Need to know the difference between the B3 and G0

 

[easyrider]

OK give me like 10 mins.


edit---------------------------------------------->

Here is 3.4Ghz with 1.42V

I will go higer later on tonight when I have my PC on the floor and my watercooling set up again.

SWEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEET

 

[easyrider]

What sort of volts are you guys using to push past 3.2-3.4GHz? Am I safe going to 1.5v with watercooling?

YEAH.

Just keep an eye on those temps.

 

[easyrider]

Stock cooler, lol.

Interested in what these things run like under water.