*Official Retail G0 Q6600 Overclocking Thread*

[Xilikon]

After some poking at max oc, I can boot at 3.55 GHz but got freezes and 1 BSOD at 1.4v and 1.45v. 1.5v = no boot (might be too hot). 3.5 GHz on desktop but freeze as soon as I push the cpu above idle, same at 3.45. I even did a suicide run at 9x400 for 3.6 GHz and 1.5v, got past the POST splash and froze on Windows so I dunno if it is board limitation or just plain too hot (after 3 attemps, I cannot boot anymore so I had to let the computer off for 10 mins before I can boot back in BIOS).

I'm currently running at 3.4 GHz, 1.375v (1.36v in SpeedFan) and running Prime95 for 10 mins now. Load temp in SpeedFan is 43-51C (varying), which is good.

I believe that if I go with watercooling, I will be able to run at 3.55 - 3.6 GHz without issues.

[SLINROB]

After some poking at max oc, I can boot at 3.55 GHz but got freezes and 1 BSOD at 1.4v and 1.45v. 1.5v = no boot (might be too hot). 3.5 GHz on desktop but freeze as soon as I push the cpu above idle, same at 3.45. I even did a suicide run at 9x400 for 3.6 GHz and 1.5v, got past the POST splash and froze on Windows so I dunno if it is board limitation or just plain too hot (after 3 attemps, I cannot boot anymore so I had to let the computer off for 10 mins before I can boot back in BIOS).

I'm currently running at 3.4 GHz, 1.375v (1.36v in SpeedFan) and running Prime95 for 10 mins now. Load temp in SpeedFan is 43-51C (varying), which is good.

I believe that if I go with watercooling, I will be able to run at 3.55 - 3.6 GHz without issues.

Dude thats awesome, did yours come from NCIX?

[The Nemesis]

After some poking at max oc, I can boot at 3.55 GHz but got freezes and 1 BSOD at 1.4v and 1.45v. 1.5v = no boot (might be too hot). 3.5 GHz on desktop but freeze as soon as I push the cpu above idle, same at 3.45. I even did a suicide run at 9x400 for 3.6 GHz and 1.5v, got past the POST splash and froze on Windows so I dunno if it is board limitation or just plain too hot (after 3 attemps, I cannot boot anymore so I had to let the computer off for 10 mins before I can boot back in BIOS).

I'm currently running at 3.4 GHz, 1.375v (1.36v in SpeedFan) and running Prime95 for 10 mins now. Load temp in SpeedFan is 43-51C (varying), which is good.

I believe that if I go with watercooling, I will be able to run at 3.55 - 3.6 GHz without issues.

Hell I can do that now with my B3! Geez I hope I haven't been tricked by Intel again. I'm really after 3.8ghz - 4 Ghz 3DMark stable on air or water. I can already do 3.6Ghz with 1.5v bios, 1.45v @ load 3DMark stable on the DFI P965-S Dark. When I switched to evga I can't run 400FSB 1:1 at all. I've been running 445FSB X 8 instead. This is all on air by the way though temps are not as good.

[Supertim0r]

After some poking at max oc, I can boot at 3.55 GHz but got freezes and 1 BSOD at 1.4v and 1.45v. 1.5v = no boot (might be too hot). 3.5 GHz on desktop but freeze as soon as I push the cpu above idle, same at 3.45. I even did a suicide run at 9x400 for 3.6 GHz and 1.5v, got past the POST splash and froze on Windows so I dunno if it is board limitation or just plain too hot (after 3 attemps, I cannot boot anymore so I had to let the computer off for 10 mins before I can boot back in BIOS).

I'm currently running at 3.4 GHz, 1.375v (1.36v in SpeedFan) and running Prime95 for 10 mins now. Load temp in SpeedFan is 43-51C (varying), which is good.

I believe that if I go with watercooling, I will be able to run at 3.55 - 3.6 GHz without issues.

like I told you, 395fsb max with the XBX2, 390 stable with proper vfsb/vmch

400fsb won't boot windows

[crossg]

After some poking at max oc, I can boot at 3.55 GHz but got freezes and 1 BSOD at 1.4v and 1.45v. 1.5v = no boot (might be too hot). 3.5 GHz on desktop but freeze as soon as I push the cpu above idle, same at 3.45. I even did a suicide run at 9x400 for 3.6 GHz and 1.5v, got past the POST splash and froze on Windows so I dunno if it is board limitation or just plain too hot (after 3 attemps, I cannot boot anymore so I had to let the computer off for 10 mins before I can boot back in BIOS).

I'm currently running at 3.4 GHz, 1.375v (1.36v in SpeedFan) and running Prime95 for 10 mins now. Load temp in SpeedFan is 43-51C (varying), which is good.

I believe that if I go with watercooling, I will be able to run at 3.55 - 3.6 GHz without issues.

I had the same with my B3 Quad and the ASUS P5W DH (975 chipset). Couldn't get it stabe over 3300. Thought that was the limit of the CPU but I bought a P5K D and booted it right from the start at 400x9 and it was rock solid, even booted to Windoz @3.8 but temps were a little too high for air.