What a difference a new motherboard makes to a Q6600

Pooh · 3 Aug 2007 at 12:09

I was really struggling to clock my new Q6600 with my Gigabyte P65 DS3. I could just get it to 3Ghz.

I bought a P35DS3R, slotted in the chip et voila.

Here's some more info on impact of O/C the Q6600 to 3.42Ghz

I've run some tests at stock 2.4, 3.0 and 3.42

Tests included at rest temps and full load on all four cores using SETI@HOME

I also ran Super Pi 1.5 to see what impact the clocking would have on calculation times.

Here goes - I'll need to submit the pics over a few posts due to the limit on number of pics per post

1st - My PC ( It's a work in progress, not the sexiest but it gets the job done )

2 Gb RAM , water cooled with Asetek kit and a dual 120MM fan rad.

BIOS Settings 3.0

BIOS Settings 3.42

Pooh · 3 Aug 2007 at 12:09

REST TEMPS

2.4

3.0

3.42

Pooh · 3 Aug 2007 at 12:10

FULL LOAD TEMPS

2.4

3.0

3.42

Pooh · 3 Aug 2007 at 12:10

SUPER PI Times

2.4

3.0

3.42

Pooh · 3 Aug 2007 at 12:11

SUPER PI SUMMARY

SUPER PI CHARTS

Get a Gigabyte P35-DS3R or equivalent for great results with the Q6600

I have managed to get into windows at 3.6 but the system is not very stable and temps are a bit high.

Any comments / advice on the above ??

Pooh · 6 Aug 2007 at 23:51

Been doing some messing about with my new ThermoChill PA120.3 120mm Triple Radiator

I've taken the "old" Asetek twin rad that is 25mm thick and put it in the loop before the Thermochill. I should probably have it in after the Thermochill but I'll do that when my new tubing arrives.

I put the Asetek Rad in a bowl of iced water to see what I could squeeze of of the Q6600 and I fairly easly got 3.8Ghz. I almost got a boot into windows at 4Ghz.

Here's Nuclearus at 3.8

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Time to make more ice....