The Much Needed EVGA 680i A1 Q6600 O.C thread

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I'm 10+ hours orthos small fft stable @ 3700mhz, 10 loops of 3dmark 06 stable, No general crashes or issues at all untill loading up counter strike source. I had to drop OC to 3300mhz before lock ups stopped. How are you guys with 3600+ doin in games? You'd think if it looped 3dmark and passed orthos like it does, css would be no problem.

I think this may be a video card issue. Now i cant do 5 loops of 3dmark 06 at cpu default settings. I took my water blocks off a month ago and maybe i didnt get stock hs fan back on correctly. I've reseated 3 times yesterday using various thermal compounds..(including old thermal pads) Better but still locking up. I'll have my RMA'd ultra back monday to verify. Off topic i know but does anybody know where i can get some thick thermal pads for the memory?

Back on topic. I used Turtles voltages( fsb 1.5, spp 1.55, mcp 1.65, ht 1.55) to get 18hours prime stable @ 3700mhz. I am not using water on the chipsets lke he is but i am using after market HS and Fans on the north and south bridge. Swiftech MCX159-CU Copper C110 Fan&Heatsink and Evercool Twinkling VGA Cooler. I do not think the stock Heat pipe solution can handle those voltages.