q6600 g0, new batches?

[Loser777]

I'm going to Fry's today to see if I can swap one out... if not then OEM @ newegg is my best bet.

[demiurge]

hmm.. im in the process of trying 3.6ghz 9x400.. its stable so far but prime has only been running for just under half hour.. im going to leave it on for atleast 3 hours

anyways.. it hits 67C.. which is wayy to high if i want this proc to last me atleast 4 years. right? (its 1.28v under load)

i think i will be running it at 3.2ghz 8x400 like 1.2v for a year or so until i get a new gpu and will need to push this cpu

67C is fine. You will not approach it gaming or otherwise. I try to get below 75C under prime. Just prime for 24 hours and if it passes then keep it at 3.6G.

[Masterrer]

I've been testing a P5K Premium + Q6600 L803A887 system this week (using it now)

These new batch has a new type of heat spreader (like the 45nm parts), its very flat and has a small round indent in one corner
Had to lap my TRUE as it "rolled" on this heatspreader

This chip has a vid of 1.2625v and is an average overclocker
Results achieved so far:

Overclock:
400x9 @ 1.38v (as reported by cpu-z 1.4v in bios) unstable (reboot after 5-40min prime)

400x9 @ 1.424v stable (2hours 5min of prime)

Anything from 420-445x9 @ 1.45-1.58v unstable ( less that 1min of prime)

Temps:

When attempting to hit 4GHz temps shot beyond 70C before system rebooted

At 3.6Ghz and vcore between 1.38-1.42 temps stay about 27-33C idle and 57-63C undet load (room temp between 19-21C)

cores 0 and 1 run 3 degrees hotter than cores 2 and 3, dont know why, I use a ~3mm washer under the TRUE's mounting mechanism for increases preassure

Edit: Temps reported by RealTemp v 2.24

[Loser777]

1.265? That's not average for the new L800+ batches... all of them I've seen so far have 1.325 and are absolute lemons for OCing.

I'm gonna see if I can get my hands on a L7xx.

[Masterrer]

1.265? That's not average for the new L800+ batches... all of them I've seen so far have 1.325 and are absolute lemons for OCing.

I'm gonna see if I can get my hands on a L7xx.

Well I meant that this chip is an average overclocker, not that it's VID is average for a L803A

[Loser777]

I understood that. You're pretty lucky though.

[Masterrer]

I understood that. You're pretty lucky though.

How many of these newer L8*** have you seen?
I wonder because I would like to find a Q6600 vith a vid 1.225 and hopefully take it to 4GHz.
Are these newer L8*** chips really that bad? I can't tell from all the info gathered on the net so far

[Bail_w]

Are these newer L8*** chips really that bad? I can't tell from all the info gathered on the net so far

Its Very bad....

[itznfb]

correction on vid.. its actually 1.2750

[Loser777]

I just got rid of the L804 I had. I'm CLEAN IM CLEAN!!!!!

[Extelleron]

Its Very bad....

How many people have actually reported owning a L8xx Q6600 and its VID?

From what I see there's maybe 2 people who got a 1.325V and one who got a 1.275V VID. That's hardly enough to say that the whole batch is horrible.

[wyemarn]

I have L804A428. VID is 1.325V. Currently stable at 3.2Ghz with 1.31V. I would say I got a bad batch. The box color is dark blue like the new 45nm Core 2s.

[ElEctric_EyE]

So best bet for a L745 batch (seems best), is neweeg OEM? not retail right?

[Loser777]

Not necessarily, Trays could be shipping L804s now...

[mngdew]

whats microcenters return policy.. im thinking of opening it.. but probably will just return it and buy one from frys up the road.. its like a 20 minute drive from frys to my house though, so its a pita to go back and forth..

can you use the stock heatsink if you buy from frys just to check VID? i cant imagine remounting my ultra 120 extreme so many times..

You cannot return it if you open it. Exchange only. Of course you need a good excuse for that, too.

With Fry's, you can do whatever you want with it (just don't do something stupid). They have 14 day return policy.

[weeezl]

Hi everyone, i just got my q6600 today and its one of the new dark blue boxs its an L803 but without the weird hole thing, i just checked in core temp and its got a VID of 1.2375v, i dont no much about these q6600`s as its my first quad, is this any good?, its at 3ghz at stock volts and intel fan right now, im gonna fit a scythe infinity + 2x 120mm 92cfm fans and go for a higher oc.

[Emerica]

That is a pretty good VID. My L803 has a 1.300 VID and needs 1.49V to get to 3600mhz.

[Warboy]

My L746 sucks. Can't get past 3.6Ghz. I'm about ready to get a Xeon X3350.

[Loser777]

I don't have a mobo to test with, so I already took back my L804 due to the flood of bad results.

[Emerica]

My L746 sucks. Can't get past 3.6Ghz. I'm about ready to get a Xeon X3350.

Do you really need more than 3.6ghz? Oh wait.... this is XTREME systems.

[weeezl]

Whats considered safe temps for the GO stepping quads?

[Emerica]

Whats considered safe temps for the GO stepping quads?

Intel's thermal specification for the Q6600 is 71C.

[Warboy]

Do you really need more than 3.6ghz? Oh wait.... this is XTREME systems.

Indeed it is, also look at my SuperPI 1m, that was from my first Q6600 that was a god for me.

[road-runner]

The one I just got from Frys was a L743B300 in the new style box pack date 03/13/08 with a 1.2375 VID. I stuck in a Linux cruncher at 1.45 setting bios and is doing 3.6Ghz....

[weeezl]

Intel's thermal specification for the Q6600 is 71C.

Sorry to bombard you with questions mate but I see in your sig you modded your scythe infinity, was this easy to do and how much better are your temps? only asking cause i hate these stupid plastic intel clips, ive just fitted the infinity and i had to use a lot of force to get the clips down and it doesnt feel too sturdy. The temp is at 33c idle . Cheers