*Official Retail G0 Q6600 Overclocking Thread*

[WrigleyVillain]

Pretty lame my temps are the same whether I OC or not.

Hmm that's definitely not right and you do seem to be running very hot in general. With nearly the best air cooler on the market too. Have you tried re-seating the HSF? What TIM are you using?

My setup not the greatest cooling-wise (small mid tower and a Zalman 9700 LED and I have high ambient temps in my apartment) though I idle at 38 at stock, 45 when overclocked to 3.6 with 1.43v. All 4 cores loaded 100% at 3.0Ghz w stock voltage hits a max of 50C.

And I am fairly certain you can't RMA it through Intel in this situation. A replacement from the vendor not an option?

[lefy]

Hmm that's definitely not right and you do seem to be running very hot in general. With nearly the best air cooler on the market too. Have you tried re-seating the HSF? What TIM are you using?

i've tried all sorts of stuff, but i'm still at a loss. tried changing the airflow in the case, tried blowing an 18" floor-fan through my case with the panels off, reseated the HS (using arctic silver 5) ... my HS seems to be flat, so I don't see any reason to lap it. the cpu might be slightly concave ... I tested it's flatness when i tested the HS, but I didn't take photos

And I am fairly certain you can't RMA it through Intel in this situation. A replacement from the vendor not an option?

I got it on black friday at Fry's. I guess I could call them and see what they say.


I really do want help with these heat issues. should I start a thread for this type of question? which forum?