*Official Retail G0 Q6600 Overclocking Thread*

[MosIncredible]

Thats OK , I read many times over that VID is fixed , so I guess I was wrong too (VID as opposed to vcore) . My quad's VID is 1.2125v but its still an average overclocker at best.

What do you consider average?

[fng77]

I´m stuck here. Cant get stable with 410 fsb even with 1.45 vore. I´m afraid to fry it if I put too much jucie in it, or degradation. On the other hand, I used 1.5 volts for my e2160, but that was a much cheaper cpu

[Utnorris]

That's is a good overclock and keeps it completely on the safe side. As far as running 1.45v, "Ha", I have ran my chip with 1.65v. Intel's white papers put the limit at 1.55v, so 1.45v is not a stretch. More than likely you would need to go to 1.47v or 1.48v to get the extra 10Mhz FSB speed. Whether it's worth the extra heat is up to you. Also, keep in mind that as soon as your chip goes under load you will get Vdroop unless your board has load line calibration or has been modified. Vdroop, drops your voltage down to prevent the voltage from jumping to high above the set voltage when you come off of load. My point is, although you are putting your voltage at 1.47v, in reality, under load it will be much less depending on your Vdroop.

At any rate, a 50% overclock is nothing to sneeze at,

Utnorris

[fng77]

Thanks

Yes you´re right. I rather run the cpu at 400 fsb at 1.425 than 410 at 1.475. I tried to get it stable at 410 1.475 but didnt succeed. I think it need closer to 1.5 for that fsb. Then I got 5-10 C more to handle..

But its always nice to see how high you can go. Its funny how you push the limit all the time. At first when you get a brand new cpu, its like, noo I dont wanna get over 1.45, after acouple of days, 1.5 is the absoulte limit, then 1.5250 and so on. I haven gone over 1.6 anyway, with my 2160 since I dont have any water at the moment.

[aussie-revhead]

What do you consider average?

I just managed to bench at 4005 MHz , it seems quite a few can bench higher than that . Its not a poor overclocker , it requires much less voltage than my last q6600 but has topped out only about 70mhz better , so go figure.



I am working on a heat issue so maybe that will help things when its sorted.




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[Utnorris]

Being able to bench it and running a stability test are two different things. I can get 4050Mhz to load and bench, but it won't pass an OCCT stability test. Don't get me wrong, its a great achievement to just be able to get the chip to boot to 4050, but see if it will pass OCCT or P95 stability tests and if it does you definitely have a gem.

Utnorris

[The0men]

Being able to bench it and running a stability test are two different things. I can get 4050Mhz to load and bench, but it won't pass an OCCT stability test. Don't get me wrong, its a great achievement to just be able to get the chip to boot to 4050, but see if it will pass OCCT or P95 stability tests and if it does you definitely have a gem.

Utnorris

Mine only posts at 4050 with 1.5 bios voltage, its a real hotty though, so even if it booted, it would be too hot to bench.

[Utnorris]

Even with w/cing? I post to 4050 and its not the temps that kill me just my chip. At 3825 I hit 70c under load, but under gaming barely hit 56c. Anyway, any hints to hitting the higher FSB let me know.
Utnorris

[aussie-revhead]

utnorris - what fans are you using on your rad and did you test with single fans ? How much difference did push-pull make ?

[Utnorris]

Those are San 1011's. I have a bunch laying around so I thought I would do a push/pull. After doing some reading, this seemed like the best way since I am running them at 5v so they are very quiet and I still get low temps. I was using Silenx which were very quiet, but in this configuration my temps are 10-12c cooler. Those fans are very efficient and if you read the latest fan test at the top of the "Liquid Cooling" thread, they have the best CFM and are highly recommended.
Utnorris

P.S. I may end up selling my extra's on here depending on whether I think people would want them.