*Official Retail G0 Q6600 Overclocking Thread*

[rbsmontemor]

L719B
TR Ultra-120, both lapped.

[NKD]

L719B
TR Ultra-120, both lapped.

another air cooled system cooler than my dual radiator water setup with d-tek fusion, my temps at 3.6 hit 69c on the hottest core and 66c on the coolest core, would be helpful to know if those temps are incase or open setup, and the room temps. if my room temp is 72c, my temps are low, but in summer here its in the 80's,

[Fixxxer]

i would say you are nuts for poo-pooing the IP35 Pro because you could not get over 472 FSB and you are able to do 4.2Ghz!

As I said, the IP35 Pro IMO is a BS . The capture was taken with an ASUS Blitz Formula.

[rbsmontemor]

another air cooled system cooler than my dual radiator water setup with d-tek fusion, my temps at 3.6 hit 69c on the hottest core and 66c on the coolest core, would be helpful to know if those temps are incase or open setup, and the room temps. if my room temp is 72c, my temps are low, but in summer here its in the 80's,

Ambients about 25ºC...incase, and TR Ultra-120 mounted with a blue led fan...only 60CFM.



Rbs.

[Boyu]

L724A,P5K deluxe,crucial balistix pc8500, dtek fuzion

[Leeghoofd]

MMM my Q6600 is under way L724B176, hope it's better than some point out as the A 's seem better performers...

Keep ya guys updated...

[mnaz]

Mine is also. L726A849 from Tankguys. Right now I am at 4 hours small ffts, 3.6 ghz with 1.376 actual volts. Temps are running 58c for 2 cores and 56c for the other two on air. I'll post a screen after I hit 8 hours.

[JonnyG]

My chip isnt doing too well compared to most *sigh* . Needs 1.36v actual to run 3.3Ghz primed. To get 3.4Ghz primed i need 1.42v or so. Most ppl can get 3.6Ghz or more with this :s. I almost prefer my core duo. The only good thing about the chip so far is its quad and runs cooler. Will look to buy another and see how we go. Luck always sucks when buying hardware. Either need to buy a few to get a decent one or pay extra to buy a decent one from someone. Joke!! :*(

[DarkSephiroth]

One question, what is VID and the lower the VID the better or what?

[GripS]

One question, what is VID and the lower the VID the better or what?

VID is the nominal voltage for the chip at stock speeds. Meaning it can and should run perfectly stable @ stock with whatever VID it has.

The second part of your question has been debated a bit. The rule of thumb used to be the lower the VID the better. This makes sense as if the chip runs stock @ 2.4ghz and has a low VID then it should handle higher clocks at lower voltage then a chip that needs a higher VID to run 2.4ghz. There does seem to be a 'con' associated with that as well. The lower VID chips tend to run a bit hotter when you overclock em.

You should know that a low VID or high VID does not necessarily mean you have a crappy or great chip either way. How well the chip will do truly is the luck of the draw.

About the comment of 'A' batches being the good ones. If you look back in this thread you will see a few 'B' batches that are doing extremely well. All you can do is try and maximize your chances of getting a good one by searching out the same batch that joe blow has with his 4+ghz chip.

[noroger]

Currently I am running:
Q6600 G0 (1.6V bios, 1.47V real idle)
Asus P5B
Corsair XMS2 CL5
Ultra 500w PSU
Really bad air cooling

[mnaz]

Ok finally got 8 hours of small ffts done.

[DarkSephiroth]

VID is the nominal voltage for the chip at stock speeds. Meaning it can and should run perfectly stable @ stock with whatever VID it has.

The second part of your question has been debated a bit. The rule of thumb used to be the lower the VID the better. This makes sense as if the chip runs stock @ 2.4ghz and has a low VID then it should handle higher clocks at lower voltage then a chip that needs a higher VID to run 2.4ghz. There does seem to be a 'con' associated with that as well. The lower VID chips tend to run a bit hotter when you overclock em.

You should know that a low VID or high VID does not necessarily mean you have a crappy or great chip either way. How well the chip will do truly is the luck of the draw.

About the comment of 'A' batches being the good ones. If you look back in this thread you will see a few 'B' batches that are doing extremely well. All you can do is try and maximize your chances of getting a good one by searching out the same batch that joe blow has with his 4+ghz chip.

Cool thanks alot, my Q6600 has a VID of 1.2375

[GripS]

Like i said. Don't put too much stock on VID. Start cranking the FSB and lets see what it can do.

[jeeka]

Like i said. Don't put too much stock on VID. Start cranking the FSB and lets see what it can do.

That being said, I can hit 490x8 (not completely stable yet - I know it's a monster clocker!)....Does that mean that, when coupled with a P5K Deluxe (which I have read the P35 has no real automatic fsb strap change at certain set frequencies because of the way the chipset calculates 'strap' and what factors dictate it - wish I could provide the source) is better than running 436x9 due to strictly higher FSB's being pumped through the system?

This is assuming that the above is true...
The article I read showed a very linear gain in chipset and memory performance when switching multi's and ramping up fsb, which led them do believe that strap changing was not so much of a performance decider like in the P5w DH's (975x) and evga 680i's.....

can anyone shed light on that?
Thanks!
jeeka.

[DarkSephiroth]

I'm using Asus Commando (965) and i can't get 3.6Ghz. Keep getting Blue SOD, i'll wait for X38 and see

[GripS]

I'm using Asus Commando (965) and i can't get 3.6Ghz. Keep getting Blue SOD, i'll wait for X38 and see

You pretty much just started clocking it yes? No way you can make that determination in such a short amount of time. Keep tweaking.

[BigRigDriver]

I'm using Asus Commando (965) and i can't get 3.6Ghz. Keep getting Blue SOD, i'll wait for X38 and see

The Commando isnt a very good overclocker. Get a used EVGA 680i to hold you over for now, you'll def. hit 3.6 easy.

[DarkSephiroth]

You pretty much just started clocking it yes? No way you can make that determination in such a short amount of time. Keep tweaking.

Trust me, i tried all kinds of combo already. Its pretty fast really, I bumped the vcore and north bridge up to 1.5 and 1.6 respectively. That doesn't boot into windows and you know

[DStealth]

L720B035
Priming @ 3800 1.42v and 3900 1.48v real. Benching 3dmark @ 4050mhz 1.525v set in bios
Asus p5k vanilla


http://service.futuremark.com/compare?3dm06=2954770

Mp05 LE + auto radiator +3x80mm water cooled, also video in the loop

[RLM]

MMM my Q6600 is under way L724B176

Had a L723Bxxx a few days ago. 1.3 vid and nothing special. Better luck for you I hope

Just picked up a L726A395. No motherboard to test it on at the mo. Anyone got one of these?

RLM

[Hyde`fK]

Those who use DFI Infinity P965-S Dark with Q6600 G0, mind let me know what BIOS and BIOS settings you're using. My current problem now is that I can successfully POST with high clocks but anything after 3Ghz, will results in auto reboot of system before the Windows XP loading bar. Tried 703 and 725 BIOS but no go. My batch is L727A. This processor has no problem at 4.1Ghz as already tested by another user before. Your help will be appreciated.

[GripS]

Here's my current settings:

Genie BIOS Setting

NB Strap Select:			266
Exit Setup Shutdown:			Mode2
CPU Clock Ratio:			8X
CPU Clock:				425
Boot Up Clock:				400
DRAM Speed:				533
PCI Clock:				100
Auto Detect PCI Clk:			Enable
Spread Spectrum:			Disable

CPU Feature

Thermal Management Control:		Disable
Limit CPUID MaxVal:			Disable
PPM Function:				Disable
C1E Function:				Disable
Execute Disable Bit:			Enable
Virtualization Technology:		Disable
Frequency unlimit:			Disable

Voltage Setting

CPU Voltage Setting:			+.150mv			
DRAM Voltage Setting:			2.1V
VTT Voltage Setting:			1.20V
NB 1.25V Setting:			1.35V
SB 1.5V Setting:			1.5V
SB 1.05 Voltage Setting:		1.05V

DRAM Timing

DDR Configuration Mode:			Auto
GTL+ Driving Strength:			Auto
Enhance Data Transmitting:		Fast
Enhance Addressing:			Fast
DQ Calibration:				Auto
Channel 1 CLK fine delay:		Auto
Channel 2 CLK fine delay:		Auto


CAS Latency Time (tCL):			4
DRAM RAS# to CAS# Delay (tRCD):		4
DRAM RAS# Precharge (tRP):		4
Precharge dealy (tRAS):			10 
All precharge to Act:			3  
REF to ACT Delay (tRFC):		22 
MCH ODT Latency:			Auto
Write to PRE Delay (tWR):		10
Rank Write to Read (tWTR):		10  
ACT to ACT Delay (tRRD):		2
Read to Write delay (tRDWR):		8
Ranks Write to Write (tWRWR):		5
Ranks Read to Read (tRDRD):		5
Ranks Write to Read (tWRRD):		5
Read CAS# Precharge (tRTP):		4
All PRE to Refresh:			4

[Boble76]

I only wanted to break FSB 500MHz, it was little hard.
All 4 cores enable.



vCore @ 1.78V (SS Rotary)
NB @ 1.88V (water +28C)

[scotch]

what's batch?