Quad Core 6600 Overclocking Issues

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I recently tested this mod on my E6600 about 2 weeks ago, and it worked perfectly, I am using a BFG Nforce 680i SLI board. I was able to OC to 3.6 on Air. I traded my processor in for a Q6600, and tried the mod and it wouldn't boot past POST, It would show that im running at 1333FSB, but it wouldn't go to look for any drives and such. I took the mod off and tried to OC it the normal way, It will not let me OC it to 1333 FSB, it will always restart when its about to load windows. I have tried upping the Voltage to 1.7 and it still does the same thing. I have a crappy power supply though, its a CoolerMaster 500watt. And it doesn't have the 8 pin connecter this board uses im only using 4 pins, is that the reason, I am not being able to boot right, cause the quad is trying to use alot more power then this Small PSU can handle. I in no way mean to hi-jack this thread. I just find it pointless to start a new one. If anyone could help that would be great.

don't jump on the bandwagon with a new PSU right away...there are a couple of things need to be looked at prior to doing that!

1st of all, i ran abit's QuadGT board with a Q6600 (overclocked) and my Antec 400W power supply that had just one 4 pin 12V ATX plug....

you need to verify that you have the correct bios installed to work with a Quad core...then you need to clear CMOS and take the battery out for about five minutes...make sure the 20 or 24 pin ATX power cord is unplugged...if this PSU has only a 20 pin ATX power cord then you might need a 20-to-24 pin adapter to make the board work correctly with Quad core.

My BIOS supports Quad Core, It is the latest bios out. I have 24 pins for the motherboard, plus another 4 pins for the CPU. I just don't know what could be the problem, I just assumed it was the PSU because when I set the CPU Voltage to 1.7 and went into bios again, it said it was only at 1.63. Maybe I should just stick with an E6600, I love the Quadcore, I must have just got a crappy OCer, Also when I overclocked it to 2.7ghz, it blue screened on me before I got into windows, and restarted.


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[Ace-a-Rue]

what is your Vdimm and other voltages set to in the bios?

have you tried Memtest so you can discount the memory being the problem?

how are you air cooling the Quad core...which heatsink?

go into your user control panel and write your signature so it shows up in each post...then all of us will know what hardware you are using...be specific.

[the highlander]

im on the same boat!!

I can boot and play... and rock stable.. STOCK.. but i can't overclock.. NADA!!!!

[Bail_w]

You motherboard could be the problem because many people with evga 680i cant overclock either. So RMA Your board.