Q6600 Overclocking Database.

[turtletrax]

Q6600 L724A 4Ghz
eVGA 680i
4x1GB D9GMH
Silverstone Zeus 750
CPU loop: Dtek Fuzion, Thermochill 120.3, Petra topped DDC-2, MC-Res Micro
GFX/Chipsets loop: EK8800GTX, MCW-30 x2, Thermochil PA 120.2, Petra topped DDC-2, T-line
Raptor 150x2

[Ic3man]

Great clock - congrats.

[VIctorj]

guys...sorry to be a newbie, but...what temps can i expect to see on a q6600, at 3.2ghz...lets say...1.45v (to be sure) cooled by a tuniq T?

[GripS]

guys...sorry to be a newbie, but...what temps can i expect to see on a q6600, at 3.2ghz...lets say...1.45v (to be sure) cooled by a tuniq T?

I'm betting mid to high 50's under load. Hopefully you won't need to give it 1.45v for 3.2ghz though.

[Omastar]

Wow, 4GHz prime stable is pretty awesome. Hovering around 70C is not quite as awesome, but it within the G0's TDP.

[nugzo]

Wow, 4GHz prime stable is pretty awesome. Hovering around 70C is not quite as awesome, but it within the G0's TDP.

I agree! and with a 680i too! I'm torn! I have a p5k premium comin tomorow. My current G0 isn't even stable at 3200 on the 680i. Same batch as turtles. Right after i ordered the p5k-p, i got an e-mail from MSI RMA. My second 8800ultraOC is comin back to me!! I guess i'll test my second G0 that will be here tomorrow on the 680i then install the asus and compare. I hope the 680i can hang. If it can't, i have an ultra fer sale

[AcuraDC5]

Could we add more info to the database such as:

Memory Specs (Timing, Voltage, CPU:FSB ratio, Brand, Speed)
Motherboard Specs
What air cooling product (not feasible with water since sould be custom)?

It would make it easier than to search through individual threads.

[TinTin]

Here go some suicide shots

Config:
CPU: Intel Q6600 L724A784
MB: Asus P5K Premium
RAM: Team Xtreem DDR1000 C5 1G X 2
Display Card: Nvidia 8800GTS 640M cooled by EK Block

WaterCooling + air conditioner direct blowing
Laing D5 Pump
BlackIce GTX Extreme 240
Dtek FuZion

using 266strap, 4:5 divider, 1.7V Vcore

[eva2000]

Eat this G0 steppings!

System

• Q6600 B3 ES L632A953
• Kayl Black FrozenSS 1/4HP
• Asus Commando 1404 bios flashed from 1001 bios
• 128MB Gainward FX5200 PCI
• 2x1GB Team 6400C3 Micron D9GMH cooled by 3x 60x25mm Sunon 23.5cfm Maglev fans
• 160GB Seagate 7200.7 SATA
• Pioneer DVR-08 Burner
• Sony FDD
• 620W Corsair HX620 Modular PSU
• WinXP Pro SP2

@ 4104hz - 9x456FSB at 1.4875v bios

vcore of 1.4875v bios set = 1.464v

Evap idle = -39.6C
Evap Systool Quad 16M Pi load = -32.6C
Room temp = 24.5C
Power-Mate Wattage Meter = 256.4W systom systool quad 16M Pi load



Idle


Load


Complete


Asus Commando/Speedfan/coretemp temp sensors are all out of whack with Q6600 B3 ES so ignore temps. Only used Evap temps for proper indication of load

[Noubourne]

While not very extreme, here's my air OC for my G0 Q6600. I tested with Prime95 for 10hrs.



ASUS P5K Deluxe BIOS 0505
Q6600 SLACR (G0 - 3.51Ghz - 390x9 1.368v)
Thermalright Ultra 120
eVGA 8800GTX
2x1024 G. Skill DDR2-800 2GBHZ
Seasonic M12 700

[icon57]

nice eva2000, but dont the es cpu's usually clock higher than retail chips?
@turtletrax...nice work on the 680i, and with 4 sticks of ram??? wow!
see,s like we can all expect at least 3.4 on these chips, with the better ones clocking from 3.6~4.0

[Moe_Szyslak]

Maybe it's just me but does the q6600 throttle down when idle? It seems like it only runs at 1600Mhz when only a few small programs run. Or is that just CPU-Z? I also get a temp reading of 15C when at 1600. Isn't that a bit low even at that speed with a TT Big Typ VX?

[GAR]

Maybe it's just me but does the q6600 throttle down when idle? It seems like it only runs at 1600Mhz when only a few small programs run. Or is that just CPU-Z? I also get a temp reading of 15C when at 1600. Isn't that a bit low even at that speed with a TT Big Typ VX?

You need to disable all of the extra cpu features from the bios.

[Moe_Szyslak]

Speedstep is already turned off. all thats left is c1e support, max cpuid value limit and cpu tm function.

What exactly am I supposed to disable? I'm new to the Commando, there are some many more options over the a8n-sli :P I'm not sure what exactly does what. All i know is that the multiplier keeps switching between x6 and x9

[reflux]

Speedstep is already turned off. all thats left is c1e support, max cpuid value limit and cpu tm function.

What exactly am I supposed to disable? I'm new to the Commando, there are some many more options over the a8n-sli :P I'm not sure what exactly does what. All i know is that the multiplier keeps switching between x6 and x9

Turn off C1E Support. I was having the same problem with my mobo, couldn't work out what the hell was going on!

Also, anyone got any tips on overclocking a B3 stepping Q6600 on the P5k Deluxe? At the moment I'm sticking with 3.2ghz/1.375vCore because that gives me reasonable load temps of 74c. Upping the core speed/voltage further puts it into the 80c range, and I'm not happy with that. Running a Tuniq Tower...I'm thinking maybe I need to do some lapping?

[Moe_Szyslak]

Turn off C1E Support. I was having the same problem with my mobo, couldn't work out what the hell was going on!

Also, anyone got any tips on overclocking a B3 stepping Q6600 on the P5k Deluxe? At the moment I'm sticking with 3.2ghz/1.375vCore because that gives me reasonable load temps of 74c. Upping the core speed/voltage further puts it into the 80c range, and I'm not happy with that. Running a Tuniq Tower...I'm thinking maybe I need to do some lapping?

Thanks, I'll try that. And about the lapping. The Tuniq tower has a pretty poorly finished base. Lapping it could potentially lower the temp a few degrees C.

Here's a good guide.

http://forums.techpowerup.com/showthread.php?t=19

[reflux]

Thanks, I'll try that. And about the lapping. The Tuniq tower has a pretty poorly finished base. Lapping it could potentially lower the temp a few degrees C.

Here's a good guide.

http://forums.techpowerup.com/showthread.php?t=19

Ah, cheers for that

[Moe_Szyslak]

Ah, cheers for that

It worked I turned it off and the multiplier stays at x9.
Thanks

[reflux]

It worked I turned it off and the multiplier stays at x9.
Thanks

No problem

[Moe_Szyslak]

No problem

What's it for anyway? is it a power saving tool or something? It does stay at x9 under load right?

On another note, on stock speed and under full load i'm getting temps of up to 55C and idle around 40C and thats with a TT Big Typhoon VX and Akasa 5022 Thermal Compound. This seems a bit on the high side, even for stepping B3. Is this right?

[NJDevilsFan21]

I really wish I remembered the show a voltage before I took this screen shot and closed everything out... This was done with 1.30V under load, and roughly 78F-80F ambient.



I have so many problems with IP35-E I did this on that I am going to RMA it, and have a P35-DQ6 on the way, in which I will go for 3.6GHz - I will be blasting the AC making sure the ambient is down to 65F or so if I need to when I do it. I'm guessing 1.40V under load will get me 3.6GHz stable. When winter comes I'll open the windows and let that 30F air come into my room in maybe go for 4GHz, I already almost killed my Gigabyte 965P-DS3 when I did 3.8GHz at 1.45V load for a few minutes - the PWM area on the DS3 gave off a foul smell but so far the board works with an e4300 still... I never realized the PWM actually overheated until if you look in the screenshot above - 76C with a fan on it. No fan = 88-90C at that speed, and on the DS3... 3.8GHz... they must have hit 125C or something.

G0 are good chips.

[1badhabit]

This may be a bit Off topic. But I've never used Prime95...... How do I set it up to test my Q6600?

Always used Orthos

Thanks.

[1badhabit]

First Q6600 OC

Hardware: (System not in a case)
Asus P5K Deluxe (Bios 311)
Thermalright Ultra 120 Extreme (With the help of a 300CFM indoor/outdoor fan)
4GB DDR2 1066 Crucial Ballistix Tracers
WD 250GB SATA HD
Thermaltake 750W
MSI NX6800 (8800GTS requires WCing)

I'm very pleased with this so far for air cooling





I need help with load testing in Prime95, I've never used it before. How would I set it up to test this Q6600? If someone could PM me, that would be great!

[[XC] 4X4N]

Download prime95 25.3 here. Just extract the zipped file to its own folder/directory, create a shortcut to prime95.exe if you wish, or just click on the exe. It will automatically run 4 threads for you

[HoriWanderFuLL]

Shot at 2007-08-04


Shot at 2007-08-04