*Official Retail G0 Q6600 Overclocking Thread*

[Kondik]

yup there is nothing wrong w/ sticking with 333mhz @ 3ghz
you just got a QX9650 for 1/4th the cost. and only a SMALL performance loss. one that you will never see.
and that is something very few people think about.
you spend 250-270 on a Q6600, set the FSB to 333 and you just got a QX9650 that has a miniscule performance difference, and only runs slightly warmer, slightly. you just saved 800 bucks.

Sesdave is right check the IHS on your cpu. use a razor, and check it again with a 2nd razor to see if the 1st razor was flat.

most Q6600's that i have seen have a very small pocket, not like alot of the E6600's but a small one but with the gemini II (i have one) you need all the cooling help you can get.
thos eheatsinks are only 20 bucks or less and are a the best cooler in that price range. but you suffer for it because of its enormous size.
i had to remove the 120mm fan brackets to get it to fit in my V1000 case, and i have a single 120mm fan sitting on it.
adding a 2nd fan might help if you have the fan brackets on it but i dont think it will help alot.

i am real leary about these new larger heatsinks, so many of them wont even allow you to use them in your case because they actually hit the divider metal between the mobo and psu, BUT you may want to look into a scythe heatsink or an U120 Extreme.
check PetrastechShop.com he is member here and usually has the best price on the U120 Extreme. you can even ask him if he has any open box returned ones, last i talked to him he did have a couple. save you maybe 10 bucks..


my G0 sits @ 3.9ghz 1.45v 24/7
its an L737B

I did took down that Geminy .. even if my case is huge ... Gigabyte 3D Aurora 570S .. i simply can't put it there in a way it would stick correctly and won't block something ... when I mount it sideways ... it blocks Memory modules with Thermaltake Cooling ... 90 degrees more ... VGA card , another 90 Degrees .... back of the case .. in the time of testing the front side was pointing at the PSU Fan .. [ 2 Thermalright towers on South Bridge and North Bridge ... they block anything in their way .. ] .. I think i'll put the Geminy back in the BOX and order an tower like Thermalright 120 .. i tried to put as many passive coolers as i could in the case to minimalise the noise ... and i have just 5 12 CM Nosctuas 2x S12 800 exhaust 2x P12 1000 Intake and one P12 1300 on the Gemini thing ... but still 38 with that massive cooler .. maybe it was because of that mounting ... it was mounted completley wrong .. BTW im using MX-2 as a "cooler lubricant" (: