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What Quad Core chip to OC ???

Franco_cov

Franco_cov

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I did have a q6600 GO/SLACR which looks like its knackered as it reports silly temps and all i am doing is changing coolers and the temps are all stupid :(

I did lapp it so cant return it so was thinking as I have had my q6600 for a while is there an alternative quad chip that clocks better ??? or do i stick with another q6600?

I have the asus rampage and I like to get around 3.8ghz 24x7 and I do have water cooling

So what are my options ??? and value for money.
 
You say you have silly temps but the reported temps may not be right as in the sensors are faulty.

Does it stop you from overclocking? If you can still get it stable at hgih clocks then why bother?
 
Well i have had this problem on my new board the asus rampage and I have had the same problem on the previous board the maximus and was convinced it was that board but to happen on 2 boards seems highly unlikely surely ??

as for temps well i have no way of monitoring it if they are off the chart so scared to overclock and this is on stock at moment.

So was jst going to get another one and hopefully that be the end of it and was wondering go for another q6600 GO/SLACR or any other chip to overclock ?
 
Yeah but if you can't sell it (and you shouldn't really) and you can't send it back what do you have to lose?

I'd up the thermal shutdown temps for the chip but still under what Intel recommend and try overclocking it.

If it fails then buy another.

If you get a 3.5Ghz+ overclock and stable and the sill temp probe on the cpu is saying 100 degrees + then you know it's just a faulty temp prob because trustme the system would have crashed well before the a cpu core hit 100 degrees.
 
This is what I am getting on stock so its got to be stupid to attempt an over clock surey? I dont want to damage the board etc :mad:

I expected the temps to be higher than normal as this was with no paste as I was swapping coolers for testing.
Basic Intel HSF
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Core 0 + 1 = 63c
Core 2 + 3 = 46c

Margin of 17c

Tuniq Tower
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Core 0 + 1 = 114c
Core 2 = 116c
Core 3 = 122c

and after a min or two it shut off I think due to temps..........
 
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Not stupid at all. You have lapped it so not warranty, you can't sell it and you are looking at buying a replacement.

Hence my suggestion to try overclocking it to see if it's just a faulty sensor of a foobar cpu.

What do you have to lose? You are only going to throw it in the bin anyway!
 
That's the same chip as in the Striker?
It was reading quite reasonably then surely?
I wonder what you can do to a CPU to cause this, thermal gloop on the contacts? something partially shorting whichever contacts supply the juice?
What does the motherboard CPU sensor say,if you have one. I know they lie madly, but if it shows something more reasonable, it's likely either the CPU sensors, or how they're being read.

BTW, surely it wouldn't last 1 second at a genuine 116 degrees?
 
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