*Official Retail G0 Q6600 Overclocking Thread*

[xploit]

i´ve got one L740B running 3.8Ghz@1.37v 110% primestable on DFI DK P35

what kind of memory do you have??? my ram is limiting my overclock I need PC-1000 guys please meake me a recomendation

[jonny_ftm]

what kind of memory do you have??? my ram is limiting my overclock I need PC-1000 guys please meake me a recomendation

Oh, I can make you wonder some more
Same OC, CAS4, very tight subtimings too, only 2.1v on the RAM



Lokk at my signature for memory type I use

[andressergio]

Hey Jonny

What are the advantages of the P5K premium over P5K deluxe

Cheers
Sergio

[jonny_ftm]

Hey Jonny

What are the advantages of the P5K premium over P5K deluxe

Cheers
Sergio

P5K Premium is supposed to have new PWM with better quality and less heat, to optimize quadcores overclocking. If you buy a new mb, go for the premium, if you have a deluxe, I don't think it is worth the upgrade as the deluxe overclocks very nicely on the forums

[bobbobson]

Hey guys, any tips for overclocking my Q6600 G0 ? Ive got it at 380 * 9 and its 12+ hours orthos stable. But i cant get the FSB any higher. i even went out and got a P5E to test it in but its still the same (Not to mention 2 billion options in the bios compaired to my P5B Dlx).

I can boot into windows at 450 FSB and my rams good for 575 + 5-5-5-15 @ 2.1 so it must be my settings.

Any threads that can explain the jungle which is the P5E ? Thanks!

[EagleRock]

Any threads that can explain the jungle which is the P5E ? Thanks!

http://www.xtremesystems.org/forums/...&highlight=p5e

[Prelim]

what kind of memory do you have??? my ram is limiting my overclock I need PC-1000 guys please meake me a recomendation

its on the image----> Teamgroup Team Elite 2x2Gb PC6400 5-5-5-15 (budget ram for 68€ :P )

[OM DUST]

Has anyone put more than 1.5V into a Q6600 on just water (as oppossed to phase). Temps seem ok at 1.425 but I don't think I can go further with less than 1.5.

[kup]

What are your temps and clocks? I use 1.5v+ on air and it's fine (turns out my degradation issues were due to the bios, not the CPU).

[flesheatinvirus]

Yes I have used 1.5v+ on water with no problem. My quad has no issues and can do 4150mhz.

[OM DUST]

What are your temps and clocks? I use 1.5v+ on air and it's fine (turns out my degradation issues were due to the bios, not the CPU).

425 X 8 @1.425V in BIOS hyperX -4-4-4-12 2T @2.1V 2.0B strapping
Real temp reports 25-27C idle, 47-50 load. Shows TjMax at 95C so according to Real Temp I can go REAL HOT, but I'd like to use this CPU for another 2-3 years.

My CPU vid is 1.325.

[Elio]

Tried again to get higher then 9X425,no POST.
Tried everything on auto like some suggested and it didnt work...
my CPU is limited to 3.8 thats the only reason i can think of...
batch L731B.

[jonny_ftm]

its on the image----> Teamgroup Team Elite 2x2Gb PC6400 5-5-5-15 (budget ram for 68€ :P )

4Gb RAM! Nice OC you have there for a really great price

[Prelim]

4Gb RAM! Nice OC you have there for a really great price

it oc´s about 530MHz with only 2.0-2.1v at 5-5-5

[OM DUST]

What are your temps and clocks? I use 1.5v+ on air and it's fine (turns out my degradation issues were due to the bios, not the CPU).

What BIOS wher you using and what are you using now. What CPU Vid? What is your temp using 1.5V?

[Jor3lBR]

What you guys think, keep a reliable q6600 @ 4050Mhz or go to the new q9450 and see if you can hit the 500fsb x 8 with it on my system (see siggy)?

[zlojack]

What you guys think, keep a reliable q6600 @ 4050Mhz or go to the new q9450 and see if you can hit the 500fsb x 8 with it on my system (see siggy)?

Keep it. 4 gigs on a Q6600 is a rare and amazing thing.

Or at least wait a while until you see if the Yorkfields can hit 500 FSB with any reliability.

[Ricasete]

Tried again to get higher then 9X425,no POST.
Tried everything on auto like some suggested and it didnt work...
my CPU is limited to 3.8 thats the only reason i can think of...
batch L731B.

I´ve a L731B152 (1.2375 vid).

This is the max i can do.



I can run 3d mark but it´s very instable.

With this cpu i struggled to get it stable at 3.6

It seems it´s not a good one.

[~aoe~]

Has anyone put more than 1.5V into a Q6600 on just water (as oppossed to phase). Temps seem ok at 1.425 but I don't think I can go further with less than 1.5.

I've been running with 1.5v 9x400 on water for a couple of months without problems. Core temps below 50C.

I've just reinstalled in a different case and am trying to get to 8x450 or above. Seems stable at 8x440, but having some problems getting higher. Will keep trying .

[Utnorris]

Ok,
I can run stable 450Mhz x 8 or 422Mhz x 9, but I cannot get 450Mhz x 9 to hit 4Ghz. Temps are not an issue, I am water cooling, so my temps get to only 60 degrees under severe Everest load with P95 running also at 3.8Ghz and 1.5 volts. Anyway, I think all I need is a little more voltage, however on my Gigabyte MB (P35-DS3R) if I put the cpu voltage on 1.6 I only actually get 1.5 do to Vdroop. The next step is 1.8, there is no in between, and after Vdroop would probably be 1.7 or 1.75. I think this is too high for this chip, has anyone gone this high on voltage? Any advice on getting it to 4Ghz? By the way, I have added .2 to both MCH and the Northbridge voltages and that doesn't seem to help. My next step is to try and see what my FSB wall is, it may be possible to get to 475Mhz x 8 which would equal 3.8Ghz. Since I have already hit that with 422Mhz x 9, that really isn't much progress. Has anyone hit 500Mhz on this chip?

Thanks,

Utnorris

[Elio]

I´ve a L731B152 (1.2375 vid).

This is the max i can do.



I can run 3d mark but it´s very instable.

With this cpu i struggled to get it stable at 3.6

It seems it´s not a good one.

Well i got it to boot at 9X424 not 9X425...anything above no POST
it boot at 8X440 -anything above that it would show just 2 cores at Windows...i give up it doesnt want to go any higher...

[bobbobson]

Well im back! some Pi action on my P5E. My Q6600 is a bad clocker me thinks

http://img183.imageshack.us/my.php?image=12sow7.jpg

Everything on air and ram's on 2.1v.

[Utnorris]

Has anyone gone above 1.6v on the cpu? If so, how far?

Thanks,

Utnorris

[jonny_ftm]

Has anyone gone above 1.6v on the cpu? If so, how far?

Thanks,

Utnorris

I doubt your WC will handle it. Just try and see the temperatures

[jcniest5]

Johnny_FTM, isn't all P5K Premium supposed to be Rev. 2.xxx? How come yours still says Rev. 1.xxx according to that screen?

Are there two versions of P5K Premium? One is the Pearl (or is it black) edition and one is the normal color one? Am I missing something? I RMAed my P5K Deluxe. Hope I will get a Premium in return (which is what everyone is saying anyway).