***The Official Q6600 Overclocking Thread ***

[easyrider]

As do I, normally I'd test the system first, drop the multi crank up the fsb and find the controller/memory limits with blend and memtest. Then higher multi with small ffts to find the cpu's limit and maximum temps. At least then if it fails I know its not the system. I've seen 8hr+ blend stable systems fail in minutes under small ffts. When it come to stability 'each to their own', the stability debate always seems to get quite heated (excuse the pun).

I've tested a few apps in the past, CPU-Burn-in, TAT and SP2004 (small ffts) pull a lot of current. OCCT and S&M can be quite demanding as well. I haven't tried any of those with the quad, no idea on compatibility. Probably the most demanding would be folding.

CPU Burn In
OCCT
S&M
Sp2004
Prime v25.4
TAT

Superb post

 

[easyrider]

You at 3.8 yet easy?

Failed @ 3.8ghz @4hrs

Temps are fine 61c full load.

NB and SB vcore needs attention i feel

 

[easyrider]

Well I kinda understand your point but consider it a *universal* yard stick, its something that anybody can download and run for free and a picture of the results shows that that machine running overclocked really is stable.

Overclocking is cool, having your machine freeze while enjoying a game or reboot while you are doing some work is pretty ******* annoying!

Get the overclock primed, then share your results with the Borg and enjoy your juicing machine!

Thats the first time I have ever been called that!

 

[easyrider]

The same could also be said if your cpu is fine but your system is unstable hence using blend.

First I use small FFT(max the chip)

Blend (I'm home and dry)

 

[easyrider]

bull imo

if it plays games and dont crash thats all it needs this 20 hours stable bulll is just that.. go tell kingpin his overclock doesnt count cos its only 3dmark stable....

whos kingpin?


LOL

 

[easyrider]

You joking right?

lol

 

[easyrider]

just proves what i thought about your oc knowledge

ouch

 

[easyrider]

Well im perfectly happy playing Battlefield at 3.9 ghz, constant 100 fps with everything at max for the last 4 hours tonight. Rather than sitting at my pc getting ****** off cos my prime keeps rebooting.

Im not running a business, a research lab, NASA or NORAD. Im playing games on a bloody quick rig, that shows no sign of crashing whatsoever.

So Easyrider you spend all night frustrated with your prime crashes and ill enjoy the reason why i clock, to get max fps and speed for minimum cash.

Nearly a good justification for a system that has no grounds to compute.

"i game, and my data is not important"

Good luck

 

[easyrider]

c'mon man u moan about stable this and stable that.. thats not all what overclocking is about its about getting an overclock its about pushing to the limit , getting the best u can from what u have, hunting down an ace chip not is it stable? or like what you do making out to other ppl they are crap @ overclocking if it isn stable..

I buy top end hardware an overclock it.

Reason : to compute data.

Thats it.

If it doesn't then I go back to the drawing board.

I dont have a system that dosn't do its job.

regardless of the apps/games etc..

It works or doesn't.

Its that simple

 

[easyrider]

if you game, then data isnt important, if a game gets corrupt, just reinstall it, simple as that

Failed system for 3.9ghz epeen i'm afraid.

No one is that shallow when it comes the art of overclocking.

I can bench my Q6600 and game @ 4ghz

This means nothing.

 

[easyrider]

yes what im saying is, you make out ppl are stupid or usless at overclocking if there overclock isnt stable, ive seen u laugh at ppl for doing a suicide shot or a pi run, yet u will post in a pi thread saying and i will quote you here "ill beat this soon" so i presume u were goign to beat 12seconds 1mb super pi with a 100% stable rig so you dont loose any data?

My phase clocks I posted on XS

This is not XS

want a screenshot of my quad doing a 4ghz super PI?


why waste my time...

I can pump my vcore up and pass these tests.

In real terms 24/7 use it means nothing

whats your point?

 

[easyrider]

How can you say its not working ?

My PC main function is to play games. It fulfills that function. Therefore it works. Or as you put it "It does its job"

I employ it to play games, it does it job.

It works.

Simple as that.

You are kidding yourself...

You value an extra 100mhz or so (that will make no difference in games) to a PC that can't compute prime numbers.

LOL

 

[easyrider]

it does mean something, it means its stable enough to play games with

see post 744

 

[easyrider]

wheres the fun in overclocking if your not pushing it to the limit, i spent hours getting mine to its limit, not 1 second of that was prime testing, just playing until it become unstable to game at, then tweaking till it was stable again

Thats the point you have clearly missed.

I push hardware to its limit.

But My PC has to function on all tasks.

If it cant its a failed clock.

what don't you understand?

 

[easyrider]

yet you post in threads saying u will beat 1mb pi scores soon and never come back, "

Where?

Quote me please

 

[easyrider]

Come on then mouth, lets see your 4ghz phase super pi.

which one?

my 6400@ 3.8ghz under water

or my 6400@ 4.3ghz on phase?

 

[easyrider]

what i dont understand is where you get off making out ppl are stupid tbh, and if your gonna say things about how it needs to be liek this and needs to be liek that and your pc can do this and your overclock can do that.. wheres your screenshot?

I posted my 3.6ghz overnight stabilty shot 3 pages back

temps @ 55c full load

 

[easyrider]

Ultimate FAIL

Easy, if you want stability shots that's fine but don't attack people with your views, if they want to test it how they want and use it like they do that's their own business and choice.
Personally I share the view on stability but I like benches and suicide runs as well, for my own use it's 100% or nothing but for many people if it plays games, that's good enough.

Nice,

But what do suicide runs actually tell us?

I can pump vcore through my chip and boot to windows?

anyone can do that

lol

 

[easyrider]

we dont want ** stable shots, wheres this Q6600 4GHz pi run?

yawn.

1.65v does that with vdroop on abit p35 pro.

 

[easyrider]

i cant link its a shop but here you go both in a super pi 1mb thread

I'm feeling chilly

That actually mad me snigger out loud!


love you P