Upgraded .. need help

[Darkzy]

ive just upgraded from my e6400 to a q6600 (was free so not complaining)

Im on air cooling was just wondering what sort of overclocks people are getting/got out of these

cheers in advance
Darkzy

 

[steve258]

Depends what stepping it is, b3 or g0. If it's the former then 3-3.3, if it's the newer, cooler g0 then people have been running it upto 3.6+ on air, more with watercooling. But it all comes down to luck really as well as your cooling and motherboard setup.

 

[JPNUFC]

As above you need to check the stepping before you will get an accurate idea of how far to go with it.

 

[Darkzy]

Oops, Its the G0 and yeh will try OC'ing then.. especially with my WC on the way ... Can't wait 3.6 on air? What people get on water then?

 

[MikeHiow]

I managed 3.8 on air with mine (IP35 Pro).

 

[Purgatory]

Depends what chipset your motherboard is too and how good an overclocker the chipset is really.. 680i chipset is bad for quads you will be lucky to get over 3.2GHz overclock anything higher on that chipset makes the Q6600 run very hot and not always a stable overclock (depends how good the Q6600 you have is and that motherboard),so watercooling may be a waste of time and money a good air cooler will do.


Also if you google about you may find some information regarding a pencil mod and some information on the XFX-680i P31 Bios that can help you overclock higher.

Google "3.20 on q6600 on xfx 680i LT sli"