*Official Retail G0 Q6600 Overclocking Thread*

[jton219]

im not too much of an avid overclocker. i oced my old 939 system for about hte last year of the system life cause it was struggling a bit with vista.
went from 1.8 to 2.35 on a venice core. thats about the only ocing experience i have.


i hear thatthe G0 stepping is "designed" for a 333 fsb. does this mean people wont see any decrease in the life of the a q6600 g0 if they run at 333. i have one that im currently running stock. i started reading this thread and notice alot of talk about VID. im not sure what mine is, ill check when i get home. but on my p35-ds3l bios the "normal" voltage for the cpu us 1.3,so thats probably the VID.

question. how low do u guys think i can go on vcore to get stock speed if the vcore is actually 1.3

ques 2, is 333x9 really putting any more stress on the q6600 or is it a really safe overclock. i plan on using this system for at least 5-6 years.

ques 3 - my system loaded windows at 400x8 at 1.3. temps were at 36-37 idle. didnt bother testing/priming benchmarking but im pretty sure it would be stable cause many peeps here have them stable at higher speeds. would this lower the useful life of the cpu??