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***The Official Q6600 Overclocking Thread ***

ok im running it at 333x9 3ghz, and cpuz is reporting 1.168 vcore

is that average or good? at the minute im priming the 4 cores.

atm the 4 cores are at 53-57c
 
Hope this passes the test easyrider ;) even though its not the best overclock...

Q6600 G0 @ 3.3GHz
Thermalright Ultra-120 Extreme
Gigabyte P35C-DS3R
Corsair 4 x 512MB XMS2 8000UL @ 4-3-3-8 (prob go lower if I can be bothered)
BFG 8800GTS 640MB OC2
Creative X-Fi Gamer
Antec P182 Case
Whatever else I've left out...

 
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Thanks for the post, these kind of screen shots are very helpfull to people who want some stable clocks from a quad. Btw, what motherboard and bios v-core?
 
@Rajveer


Nice clock for air Rajveer.

You going to push further?

3.3ghz always feels like no mans land for me.

Even number for the win.

3.4ghz 3.6ghz or 3.8ghz :D
 
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Hi guys, cheers for the replies.

@Katoom: Sorry forgot to include my mobo, it's fixed now! V-core is set at 1.3625 but I believe I'm getting a large v-drop as I never see it even reaching 1.3 in CPU-Z.

@easyrider: Yep I'm going to push it more, but when I get to 3.4 it seems to reach a well. Needs MUCH more voltage (testing at an additional 0.05V than 1.3625 but still unstable) or the v-drop is increasing. I'll be going for 3.4 and whatever I can after :D

P.s. why does everyone go for even numbers?
 
Try using cpu-z 1.41...get whatever you can out of it within safe vcore and temps...i can only get 3.5ghz as the board i'm using does not and will not do 400fsb:( with a Q6600 but does 500+ with a core2duo.:eek:
 
What kind of volts are you guys having to put through the G0's to get to 3.6? I'm at 3.2ghz (400 x8) with 1.28v idle and 1.24v load, with the highest core @ 47oc using prime 95 (swiftech water cooling) only ran 6hours of prime before I had to exit prime due to a clan match! ^_^

But to get to 3.6 am I going to have to go past the 1.372v mark? Also which test should I be running in prime if ive only overclocked CPU and not RAM?
 
Got the same board as you Rajveer ,with a B3 quad and tuniq tower. Needs 1.406 v core to get stable @3.2 with temps hitting the 70's.
 
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What temperatures should I be getting approx for a B3 Q6600 with a TT120 on it, getting Ballistix ram tomorrow so Im going to start instaling windows and overclocking.
What temperature load is the highest I can really go without effecting the cpu?
 
What is the most I should expect. Currently have it running at 3.0Ghz on normal volts runs very nicely and is rock solid.

I had it at 3.4ghz for a couple of hours but I had to put the voltage up to 1.45 in the bios. Is that a safe voltage? Seemed stable but the temps got up to 66C under prime95... not sure I am happy about the temps being so high.

Thanks
 
What sort of psu would you guys recommend because i dont think my enermax liberty 500watt cuts it with this quadcore, its probably on the border line. would a 600w do the job for overclocking?
 
bmorgan98 said:
What sort of psu would you guys recommend because i dont think my enermax liberty 500watt cuts it with this quadcore, its probably on the border line. would a 600w do the job for overclocking?
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My tagan 480w can handle my q6600 at 3.7 with an 8800gtx and 6 hdd's no problem. (use a corsair hx for modular cables) :)
I even powered it from a tagan 330w at stock with an x1900xtx :D
 
lay-z-boy said:
My tagan 480w can handle my q6600 at 3.7 with an 8800gtx and 6 hdd's no problem. (use a corsair hx for modular cables) :)
I even powered it from a tagan 330w at stock with an x1900xtx :D
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nice so basically wattage aint everything and amps are. i have notice a substancial increase in graphics performance from my x1900 since the switch over. its probably due to the better bandwidth of the q6600.
 
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Ok, I would love someone to answer a question for a relative overclocking noob. I am currently running my Q6600 G0 @ 3.4Ghz (380 * 9). I am currently testing the stability of this overclock with a bios voltage of 1.43v, however everest is reporting my cpu core in windows as between 1.33 and 1.38. Seems to be on 1.38 currently with prime95 running. Which voltage is accurate? I would love everest to be reporting this correctly because this would mean my cpu is running within acceptable manufacturers volts. Could someone experienced in such matters let me know?

Many many thanks.
 
spooks said:
Ok, I would love someone to answer a question for a relative overclocking noob. I am currently running my Q6600 G0 @ 3.4Ghz (380 * 9). I am currently testing the stability of this overclock with a bios voltage of 1.43v, however everest is reporting my cpu core in windows as between 1.33 and 1.38. Seems to be on 1.38 currently with prime95 running. Which voltage is accurate? I would love everest to be reporting this correctly because this would mean my cpu is running within acceptable manufacturers volts. Could someone experienced in such matters let me know?

Many many thanks.
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Everest is correct. Vdroop causes the difference between the BIOS setting and the Everest reading.
 
Thanks for the answe :) Also, I would like to know what is generally considered the maximum temperature for this cpu under full load? My temps under full prime load are 66/65/61/61. These temps seem quite high to me. Looking at the spec sheet for a qx6850 the max load temps are 64C so I am thinking my temps are too high?
 
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