Retail E8600 Overclock, Temps, Settings Thread

[BeastNotro]

So all these ppl who are 1.40-1.45-1.48 maybe in for a rude degradation in 2-4 weeks from now and we will see them post about it...

[Dee]

My cpu isn't lapped, but my TRUE is, thanks to your help and links... And I also have the washer mod going. I can only imagine what i would be at with the stock cooler...

Why do you suppose there's such a difference in vID's? I have seen other report 1.25v on theirs... I didn't think there could be so many different revisions of the same chip so soon.

Regardless, hell, even quad cores don't idle as high as mine. I can't even stress test mine without exceeding the max temp.

I know it's prolly a stupid question, but I'm grasping at straws here... do you lot have thermal management enabled in the BIOS? Or C1E? I do not, nor have I ever...

I'm using the stock cooler for a while longer, but only overclocked currently to 3.53GHz with 1.25V set in BIOS. FPO is Q820A***. VID is 1.2500.

Idle = 26/31, load = 51/56. Those are monitored with latest Core temp. Load achieved with OCCT 1 hour test. I'm expecting these figures to drop quite a bit when I buy a better cooler.

Thermal management is enabled, I like Speedstep.

[Dee]

So all these ppl who are 1.40-1.45-1.48 maybe in for a rude degradation in 2-4 weeks from now and we will see them post about it...

Hehe, well maybe. Let's see what happens.

[Geebs]

I am at stock voltage with mine, but even when it's at default 3.33Ghz, my temps don't change at all. Which makes sense, as the voltage is the same.

Intel recommend a max temp of 72.4c, so in order for me not to exceed that temp, I have to set 70c as the shutdown temp in my BIOS, as the next step is 75c, which exceeds the max recommended temp...

I want to return this thing, but I think the egg will send me another from the same batch... I want my 3rd to be a keeper

Maybe it is the Q820A*** batch. Seems likely to me that some don't have such good IHS's or there is some sort of manufacturing defect.

I mean right now, as I type this, with cpu usage at 0-3%, my ambient temp in the room is 75f or 24c, and the E8600 is idling at 47c. That is with a lapped TRUE, a very flat IHS, AS5, and a fan pushing 103cfm through the TRUE.

But sure, the egg will pull through again for me, I hope.

[Dee]

Damn dude, yeah good luck on that one.

[Lu523]

I am at stock voltage with mine, but even when it's at default 3.33Ghz, my temps don't change at all. Which makes sense, as the voltage is the same.

Intel recommend a max temp of 72.4c, so in order for me not to exceed that temp, I have to set 70c as the shutdown temp in my BIOS, as the next step is 75c, which exceeds the max recommended temp...

I want to return this thing, but I think the egg will send me another from the same batch... I want my 3rd to be a keeper

Maybe it is the Q820A*** batch. Seems likely to me that some don't have such good IHS's or there is some sort of manufacturing defect.

I mean right now, as I type this, with cpu usage at 0-3%, my ambient temp in the room is 75f or 24c, and the E8600 is idling at 47c. That is with a lapped TRUE, a very flat IHS, AS5, and a fan pushing 103cfm through the TRUE.

But sure, the egg will pull through again for me, I hope.

I feel the same. I have the same batch as you. It does get very hot. May have to send it back to the egg.

[RCG_Bex]

Ouch, those are hot. Mine's about ~42c (~25c@ ambient) 4.5GHz with a poorly mounted Apogee block and humungus "backwards" loop :P

Although saying that, my temps barely changed from 4GHz, same effects @ 4.8GHz

Batch# Q820A750 (UK Stock)

~Bex

EDIT - before anyone asks about the "Backwards" I go res > pump > GPU 2 > GPU 1 > NB > MCR240 > CPU > MCR240

[Geebs]

I feel the same. I have the same batch as you. It does get very hot. May have to send it back to the egg.

Well if enough people send these toasters back, perhaps they will ask for a different batch from Intel.

I am going to wait for a few day or weeks, and then RMA it. My hope is that all the current stock will be gone.

[Geebs]

Ouch, those are hot. Mine's about ~42c (~25c@ ambient) 4.5GHz with a poorly mounted Apogee block and humungus "backwards" loop :P

Although saying that, my temps barely changed from 4GHz, same effects @ 4.8GHz

Batch# Q820A750 (UK Stock)

~Bex

EDIT - before anyone asks about the "Backwards" I go res > pump > GPU 2 > GPU 1 > NB > MCR240 > CPU > MCR240

Why that particular config Bex?

[FinnEire]

[QUOTE=RCG_Bex;3261329]Ouch, those are hot. Mine's about ~42c (~25c@ ambient) 4.5GHz with a poorly mounted Apogee block and humungus "backwards" loop :P

Although saying that, my temps barely changed from 4GHz, same effects @ 4.8GHz

Batch# Q820A750 (UK Stock)

~Bex

Maybe there's something to having a higher vid? I have a 1.25 vid Q820 running at 4.2 Ghz with idle temp at 36-38c load at 55-58c. More settings in sig.

Finn

[Dee]

Yeah, the higher VID ones seem to run cooler. I have the same setup as you, Finn. Did the TR Ultra 120 fit well on this board?

[hoax]

Maybe it is the Q820A*** batch. Seems likely to me that some don't have such good IHS's or there is some sort of manufacturing defect.

mine has just arrived... purchased from newegg last wednesday. batch Q820A604

will post results in a few days

[Lu523]

mine has just arrived... purchased from newegg last wednesday. batch Q820A604

will post results in a few days

Hope you have better luck than I did.

[Geebs]

mine has just arrived... purchased from newegg last wednesday. batch Q820A604

will post results in a few days

That would be great!

[FinnEire]

Yeah, the higher VID ones seem to run cooler. I have the same setup as you, Finn. Did the TR Ultra 120 fit well on this board?

Yeah, no real problem with this cooler in my case but I imagine in some cases it could be a problem...stands pretty tall!

[hoax]

Hope you have better luck than I did.

thanks!

That would be great!

will do, just waiting for a few more parts to arrive..hopefully it will be running by the weekend.

[Lu523]

I remounted my waterblock here are the results.

[BeastNotro]

Come on guys lets see some 6.0ghz OC's here or an average of 5.0ghz....

[RCG_Bex]

It was simply easier to route, shorter hosing lengths n stuff. VID = 1.25v

~Bex

[Rattle]

with mobo volts set accordingly so it doesnt overvolt like mad... (good job asus on this POS p45 mobo i got raped $200 for) llc off because it works in reverse on this mobo. 1.296 loaded i seen in cpuz.

hits 75c using intel burn test, prime 95 10c lower and gaming hits around 55c

[BeastNotro]

I running LLC on = Enabled not Auto and i have had no issues since day one.

[Rattle]

my p35 didnt deliver less volts at idle than load with LLC enabled, if i set 1.35 it would idle at 1.35 and load at like 1.325. on this mobo it will idle at 1.3 and load at 1.36, total garbage.

[BeastNotro]

LLC enabled i idle at 1.336 and in Bios it is 1.35 and full load is 1.35.

A little Vdroop with LLC on = Enabled at idle to load is normal for most mobo's.

[JCGhz]

with mobo volts set accordingly so it doesnt overvolt like mad... (good job asus on this POS p45 mobo i got raped $200 for) llc off because it works in reverse on this mobo. 1.296 loaded i seen in cpuz.

hits 75c using intel burn test, prime 95 10c lower and gaming hits around 55c

Batch?

[Robilar]

I see a lot of variation in the VID's on these chips (or is it that people aren't using the latest Coretemp?)

Mine is 1.25 which seems very common but several posted here are in the 1.1 range. That seems like a pretty big variance.

Also, I haven't gotten around to going above 4 ghz yet but my load temps don't exceed 38/39C after hours of orthos (1.232 in windows). thats with a lapped TRUE with my fan on it set to 1000 RPM with case ambient temps in the 24-25C range.