*Official Retail G0 Q6600 Overclocking Thread*

[NightRaven]

well i got a L723A795, and i havn't gotten it yet, i had my friend buy it for me cuz he has a paypal account, i had him tell me the fpo batch number, and he is going to ship it to me tommorrow. does anyone know how those overclock, i will update when i get it. thanks

interested to know most today are 724s

[NightRaven]

me, but i am having weird issues with my system.. not sure if it is software or hardware related yet. swapped out a E4300 to a Q6600 (G0) using existing acronis true images of an almost initial vista install. It installed the cpu drivers, ect... but for whatever reason i get random mem dumps (see memory issues in vista now after swapping in quad core).. even after priming stablily (i think i just made up that word :P) for 8+ hours. will try fresh install i guess.

did ya up volts a lil?

[Diverge]

did ya up volts a lil?

yep, i went up to like 1.48 volts to see if it stabilized.. no good. i didn't really bother to monitore temps, just used coretemp and used the mode where it goes down the the throttling point.. i was like 10° from 0 (the throttle point).

i really need to get my system stable at stock speeds first.. cause something is weird with it.

[silverphoenix]

Let's see how this goes

[turtletrax]

I have been messing with 24/7 overclock on my G0 and looks like 3.6Ghz is Prime stable at 1.36Vcore real.

Loving the G0 so far

[lithpiperpilot]

Got my Q6600 "G0" Batch #: L721A814.

First off, DON'T UPGRADE TO BIOS 501 BETA! I was able to hit 400*9 on the bios that came with the board, 202. After the bios update it just kept on crashing.

I went back to 404 update, and hit 400*9, but it wasn't stable enough to do anything. I'm currently at 450*8, about to run prime, see how stress stable it it, but it's perfectly capable of basic tasks right now.


This is on a P5K Deluxe Wi-fi AP, with 2 x 1GB crucial ballistix, Tuniq tower cpu cooler, and a NZXT zero case with 8 case fans, and an 8800gts 640.

It's not stable in the least at that. I'll have to tweak some more. I'm just at 450*7 for the night, and it works great. priming for 5 minutes so far, i'll leave it all night.

[synergy]

Here's some reference information for running at stock speeds
during preliminary system testing / burn-in to establish a reference point
before I overclock it:

Q6600 G0/SLACR L723A841
Stock speeds / powers / voltages reported by P5K DELUXE WIFI motherboard
running Fedora 7 LINUX.
2.6.22.1-41.fc7 #1 SMP Fri Jul 27 18:21:43 EDT 2007 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux

1.15 Vcore 266x9: acpi-cpufreq: *P0: 2394 MHz, 88000 mW, 10 uS
1.06 Vcore 266x6: acpi-cpufreq: P1: 1596 MHz, 59048 mW, 10 uS

Currently running burn in testing with MLucas version of Prime number
factoring code on all 4 cores (Prime95 for LINUX basically)
@ 1.15 Vcore 2394 MHz 266x9, 88 CPU Watts,
Core 1 49C
Core 2 48C
Core 3 43C
Core 4 46C
reported by lm-sensors code / sensors utility; hopefully it's accurate.

Cooled by air with a *loosely* (twists easily -- needs fixing) mounted
600 grit flat lapped ThermalRight Ultra 120 Extreme using
2x SFF21F fans @ 1600RPM in a push-pull configuration.

Arctic Silver 5 applied according to their own Kentsfield Quad Core
application instructions (e.g. squirt out a line/bead of paste from
side to side of the IHS and then just install the heatsink, don't spread it
manually).

ANTEC Sonata 1.0 Case, 120mm rear case exhaust fan,
Antec Quattro 850W PSU.
Motherboard System Temperature reads: 39C.

4 DIMMS Super Talent 2GBy Micron D9HNL DDR2-667MHz memory (8GBy total).

XFX 7800GT card, Diamond XS71DDL sound card.
0501 BETA P5K DELUXE WIFI Motherboard BIOS.

[TinTin]

Finally, my G0 Q6600 @ 500FSB prime95

[Supertim0r]

Finally, my G0 Q6600 @ 500FSB prime95

bios shot of your settings ?

[CERO]

I got my g0 on his way, with L726A951, any one got this batch or week? If so any results? I saw just 1 from Pedro rocha, 4.1ghz with 1.58vcore so far, but unfortunately i wont using such high volts for 24/7 on air, so more like I want to know how much volts they need for 3.6-3.8 range ( or higher with moderate volts).

[TinTin]

bios shot of your settings ?

ok ,will take a shot to BIOS setting.
But I can say, it is still not stable to prime at blend, may give more try to see can go or not,
495FSB can prime at blend over 11mins, and I stop it then try 500FSB

[berdde]

ok ,will take a shot to BIOS setting.

And BIOS version please. Thanks.

[dmzguy]

Anyone keeping close tabs on how the various week are doing so far?

I'm seeing a lot of great numbers from the L723As and L726As; I'm hearing depressing things from the LxxxBs; and I have seen very little numbers from L724As, and although I don't have a statistically relevant sampling 3.6 looks like about it from the L721As; anyone have some good numbers on this?


Thanks,
Adam

[TinTin]

And BIOS version please. Thanks.

it is a P5K-Premium, BIOS: 204 as you can see it in my cpuz

[dab420]

Mine is a L723A765 - does 3600 @1.42v

[Diverge]

looks like 3.4GHz is what i'm gonna use for now

Here's my data so far:
L724A760
VID = 1.2875V

3.2GHz w/ +50mV - 8 hrs stable
3.3GHz w/ +62.5mv - 2 hrs prime stable.
3.4Ghz w/ +125mv - 8 hrs stable - 35° idle, 70° load 8 hrs
3.5GHz w/ +175mV - 6 mins prime crash... temps 75°-80°
3.5GHz w/ +200mV - 5 mins prime stable, no crash... temps ran away so i shut down (~90°C)
3.6 w/+200mV - 1 core fails prime 1-2mins in... i don't think i'll be going past 3.6 or +200mV unless i get better cooling.

*everything but 3.2 was just a quick test.. i'll revisit each speed and step up volts in smaller increments maybe get lower temps, for example 3.5GHz*

(temporarily solved my memory issues by pulling one stick... will look into that soon as i find my max usable cpu speed)

[obman]

1st of all..take 2g's of memory out temporarily...the system is more stable with only 2g's while troubleshooting

2nd, replace the arctic freezer pro 7 heatsink...it is an inferior heatsink for the Q6600...at a minimum go with the enzotech Ultra or Ultra Xtreme

Thanks, again. Will do. Will let you know the result on the Ultra Extreme

[GripS]

Here's my data so far:
L724A760
VID = 1.2875V

3.2GHz w/ +50mV - 8 hrs stable
3.3GHz w/ +50mv - currently running(i'm at work, so don't know the results yet)
3.5GHz w/ +200mV - 5 mins prime stable, no crash... temps ran away so i shut down (~90°C)
3.6 w/+200mV - 1 core fails prime 1-2mins in... i don't think i'll be going past 3.6 or +200mV unless i get better cooling.

*everything but 3.2 was just a quick test.. i'll revisit each speed and step up volts in smaller increments maybe get lower temps, for example 3.5GHz*

(temporarily solved my memory issues by pulling one stick... will look into that soon as i find my max usable cpu speed)

You have the same motherboard and exact same batch code on your q6600 as i do. Which bios are you using? Have you tinkered with DQ Calibration at all? It's my understanding that tweaking that setting can be beneficial for quad core overclocking. Glad to see you getting 3.2ghz stable at near stock volts. I would like to get 3.4 to 3.6 on modest volts though as i'm using air.

[Diverge]

You have the same motherboard and exact same batch code on your q6600 as i do. Which bios are you using? Have you tinkered with DQ Calibration at all? It's my understanding that tweaking that setting can be beneficial for quad core overclocking. Glad to see you getting 3.2ghz stable at near stock volts. I would like to get 3.4 to 3.6 on modest volts though as i'm using air.

I've honestly had no luck messing with any mem settings. I've played around for a little bit in the past. I've tried settings other people used with the same memory sticks and board, and have never had any progress. All my mem settings are optimized defaults. I may have a bad stick or something, or they just don't like my components. But I never had an issue using both sticks on w/ my E4300 @800Mhz, just my Q6600 (needed to pull one for memory stability).

my bios is 2007/06/13, beta, first one to address usb issues.

[shimmishim]

man! getting a quadcore is tempting...

i'm surprised to see SOOO many different batches so quickly...

was it like this when conroe was originally released? i didn't join the party until week 27/28's were starting to be available retail

[GripS]

Still priming. 3.2ghz @ 1.31v I realize it's not nearly considered stable yet. Air cooled with Scythe Infinity(aka Mugen). So far so good.

[mascaras]

got mine 1 hour ago

- DFI dark 965
- L626A951 OEM
- 2Gbs Mushkin XP2-8500




1st BOOT








2º Boot


Q6600 G0 @ 3200mhz @ 1.33v ( ~45c FULL LOAD )






3º Boot








Now im testing stability 3200mhz @ 1.312v





regards

[georgesod]

got mine 1 hour ago

- DFI dark 965
- L626A951 OEM
- 2Gbs Mushkin XP2-8500




1st BOOT








2º Boot


Q6600 G0 @ 3200mhz @ 1.33v ( ~45c FULL LOAD )






3º Boot








Now im testing stability 3200mhz @ 1.312v





regards

Can't u go any further with the dfi?

[mascaras]

didnt tried more than this , just got CPU 1 hour ago

i will make more tests later

[Avman]

Got mine late yesterday - and had to go out last night, so no major testing yet but I did get it started and up to speed late last night.

Q6600 L723A890 from Club-IT.

System is basically whats in my sig.

Vid = 1.3125v
Current Speed: 9 x 445 (4005mhz) at 1.45v Bios (1.43v real)
Stock Vapo cooling for the moment.

Don't know anything about stability yet (no time and now I'm at work) but I had no problems with the basics.