The Much Needed EVGA 680i A1 Q6600 O.C thread

[Brother Esau]

Ok guy's how about the members that have the EVGA 680i A1 and recent Q6600 purchase posting some result overclocking this Quad Core on this board so we can all see the worth and merit of this board with overclocking a Quad Core.

Post them up gents! I myself cant get jack out of mine due to the chip itself but I have a Q6600 G0 on the way.


EDIT: Please Post All Voltage Settings in Bios along with CPUZ, Prime95 and Core Temp Screen Shots

[turtletrax]

will have some info tomorrow

[Brother Esau]

Thanks Turtletrax

C'mon guys join in!

[sdumper]

Let me point some angry 680i OCers to this thread...

As for me I could not go higher than a very very unstable 400fsb (1600mhz quad pumped).

[turtletrax]

Let me point some angry 680i OCers to this thread...

As for me I could not go higher than a very very unstable 400fsb (1600mhz quad pumped).

Yikes... Hope it has more than that in it. I really want to hold out untill X38

[tuchan]

So much for me buying a quad to put in the 680i........what to do, what to do.....

This thread will be of some help

[treatmentx]

ugh, i'm gonna sell my P5N32-E, it's annoying as hell.

[Brother Esau]

Dont let that discourage you as there needs to be allot of people posting their results in order to draw a comparison to other boards! So just wait till some more owners show up and get involved this is the entire motivation behind this thread as well as people that are new to owning and overclocking Quad Cores on these boards to see what more seasoned Quad Core Clockers can bring to the table for the noobies with these chips cuz its a different animal compared to overclocking there way too easy cousin the C2D completely different believe me!

[Brother Esau]

Believe me spending only $300.00 for what a Q6600 brings to the table in everyday power use (Real World ) use is friggin huge! Like Movieman said its about as close to robbing someone as it gets but without having to use a gun

[aka1nas]

I actually picked up the T1 version, which is the same board with a shorter warranty and less accessories. Unfortunately, it was DOA and I'm currently waiting for the replacement. Hopefully I'll get that soon and can post some results with my new (B3 ) Q6600

[turtletrax]

I needed that pep talk Esau

I agree tho, keep the spirits up and see what we can find out. It would be nice if people could report their SB (590/570) as well. Could be important...

That said I have the 590 SB.

[Brother Esau]

To be honest I didn't even think to look! For me replaceing the TIM on the NB/SB thats a standard proceedure on getting any new motherboard I have no idea why some people on the EVGA forum make a big issue out of it?

Heres a post I made in the Intel Support section:>>>>

I think its pretty much just the desire to see what a Quad Core Processor is like in you're system in real world day to day performance. Beside for $300.00 what these chips bring to the table is huge in the sense of Multi Tasking in day to day PC Pwer use which we all do!

Reduced the Encoding of a CD in Highest FLAC and OGG compression Level in more than half compared to my Opteron 170 @2.75ghz Thats right I said reduced the time by more than half like around 65% faster is about accurate!!!

[Metric]

Currently testing my B3 Q6600 at 3.6GHz (1:1 @ 3-3-3-9 T1, 1.55 vcore). I'll see if I can get some results up as well on my max FSB and overall clock speed within the next couple of days as well, because so far my 680i has been treating me pretty well, haven't encountered any of the errors other people are getting.

@ Esau: Sure, I'll remember to do so.

[Brother Esau]

Thanks Metric and remeber Post ALL Voltages in Bios please.

[skndvr]

man this is very upsetting, i just got my EVGA 680i A1 in and my q6600. Just waiting on my case to put it all together. What the hell man, is the 680i really that bad, I've heard both good and bad about it, at first a lot of good but now that it has been delivered i seems to be finding all teh bad. whats the deal? did i make a bad choice? Should I return it, pay the 15% restock fee and get a P5k? or sum kinda Asus board?

[turtletrax]

I find my 680i kinda flakey, but that was with my C2D. If it doesnt feel like it has what it takes with my Quad, I am going to go with the Abit P35, or try to wait for the X38.

Bleeding my loop tonite and I have tomorrow off, so gonna let 'er rip and hope that I can get some good results, but I have my doubts....

[aka1nas]

man this is very upsetting, i just got my EVGA 680i A1 in and my q6600. Just waiting on my case to put it all together. What the hell man, is the 680i really that bad, I've heard both good and bad about it, at first a lot of good but now that it has been delivered i seems to be finding all teh bad. whats the deal? did i make a bad choice? Should I return it, pay the 15% restock fee and get a P5k? or sum kinda Asus board?

The P35 boards will likely be able to hit higher FSB speeds with quads. However, it's not likely that you will be pushing CPU clockspeeds that will cause this to be a problem with the Q6600, especially if it's a B3 stepping. The main reason why you would pick the 680i over the P35 chipset is if you need SLI support.

It does look like quad-core OCing is improving with this EVGA board. Anandtech was able to hit 435FSB on a quad with the lastest BIOS.

[Cupcake]

Let me point some angry 680i OCers to this thread...

As for me I could not go higher than a very very unstable 400fsb (1600mhz quad pumped).

Yes thanks for directing me

I havent done too much yet but I cant boot at 3Ghz with 1.35v

havent tried any higher because of temps but I will today

[NKD]

i have had my faith in 680i if i had it i would post my results, i did have it with my quad when i had i was able to hit 3.4 easily with mutliplier at 8. at 1.5v.

but since the 680i is most unrealiable chipset on the planet earth or the universe i decided to sell both of my gtx's and got a superfast ultra, and sold of my quad as it was running super hot even on water and got a e6850 clocked at 3.95 as of now being stress tested for 2+ hours.

i might be the unlucky one but i have seen more than enough threads at evga about "--" syndrome. i had three boards do that to me, they did that every few weeks, and there was only one board that lasted me about 4 months, i never asked for an rma, just bought a ip35 pro, one month and no issues and the most amazing and stable first release bios i have seen on any board. evga has good service but only if they tested the baords they send back, to rma's the baords were dead to start with. they said sir we will do the third one no problem, i said no i dont need anymore headaches.

my single ultra now does 14k 3dmark, i used to get 13k with sli with my e6400 at 3.2.

i am sure there are 680i happy customers, but after looking at evga's forums, there's is very high probability that ur board will have issues. i have built systems for years now, and when those tech support people blame it on you when they dont even know what memory timings mean.

[sdumper]

Guys dont get me wrong this board is fine for the higher multi Quads see my sig its just for me at least on 3 - A1 boards and a Striker Extreme I ran into very low FSB walls which leads me to blame it on the 680i chipset.

NOTE: This same CPU did 450 on my P5B Deluxe so I am led to believe its the 680i chipset

If you like I can try my Q6600 on a EVGA A1 mobo and verify. Still I saw one guy who posted above that he was able to pull 3.6ghz or FSB 400. I too was able to boot at 400 fsb and run a quick superpi and cpuz before i crashed.

Lets hope some other guys can post some better results than I found

[pumbertot]

not got my GO Q6600 yet but I expect I will still get the 470MHz that I can with the QX6700. I dont know why others are struggling to get over 400MHz.
all with P28 BIOS. oh and Ive had the board a fair few months now and not experienced any of the problems some are. Even had my Microns 4x1GB with 2.4V
the whole time and no issues there. I guess its maybe just hit and miss with this board but Im lucky then.

edit: and since I have to have GTX SLI no other board is an option just now.

heres an old screenie @ 450MHz from when the P28 first came out.

[sdumper]

Wow thats awesome can you increase the multi to 9 and show a 400*9.
I am very impressed. Perhaps it was my QX6700...

Also can you show a wprime for a few minutes and again thats AWESOME I could never get anywhere close to that FSB with a multi of 9 or above

Also can you provide a CPUz verified link so we can see the chipset.

Like this for instance: http://valid.x86-secret.com/show_oc?id=166407

Or this

http://valid.x86-secret.com/show_oc?id=169633

[NaeKuh]

X3220:


Vcore 1.375 Real.


Q6600: Settings in pic.


Lost the Bionic pic of hers. :\


Q6600 ES is on the P35. Infact these are all old pics. All my systems are now on P35. 680i seriously blows. And if you dont need SLI. DONT GET IT.

[KALISPIMENTA]

I can get 3.0 Ghz with the old 680i version,
cpu core=auto
cpu fsb=1.4
spp=1.4
mcp=1.50
ht=1.3
I rma my board and the new one should be here Wednesday .Going to re-paste the board and will post again soon.
Thank you for this thread.

[sdumper]

Q6600 ES is on the P35. Infact these are all old pics. All my systems are now on P35. 680i seriously blows. And if you dont need SLI. DONT GET IT.
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My thoughts exactly NaeKuh...

The board was ok for my unlocked Quad but for folks with a locked Quad it appears to be hit or miss.