*Official Retail G0 Q6600 Overclocking Thread*

[sesdave]

What do I need to get to 3.6Ghz without water cooling?

I tried by upping the vCore to 1.36v, but got errors from Prime95 after 10 minutes. Also, CPU was getting Hot, about 68C.

You need whatever vcore and other tweaks it takes too get your CPU stable at 3.6(if it can do 3.6) Just cos other are achieving 3.6 it on lower than 1.4v doesnt mean your CPU will do it. I need 1.425v with PLL 1.6,FSB=1.4,NB-1.4 on a P5K premium. for prime stable and thats with good ballistix 8500 memory . I would start with upping the vcore and loosening the memory to 5,5,5,15 - if you get it stable then try tightening the memory. Better cooling than a Zalamsn 9500 would also be a good idea -e.g. 120 extreme or ultima-90(nice small profile) will give better performance.Try MX-2 paste - doesnt need to cure and good as AS5.