How Do I Overclock My Q6600

2008-07-24 09:13:32

#1

rammunition: Fully Loaded; +143|6130

ok, i have the Q6600 go stepping and its on stock 2.4GHZ. Now i am keen to overclock it as i have read that it can be overclocked to as high as 4GHZ (with watercooling). I want to overclock it to 3GHZ with air cooling. Now i have a few questions.

1.) i am going to get a new after market heatsink, for £30 or less what is the best heatsink to get????
it must be as small as possible so it can fit in my case. Maplin or Ebuyer are the sites im considering buying from.

2.) has anyone overclocked their Q6600 to 3GHZ or know how to????
links will help

last Q, can i overclock on my mobo

http://www.giga-byte.com/Products/Mothe … uctID=2741

click specs on the right, the fbs is 1600mhz

also, should i overclock using Bios or easy tune 5???

Last edited by rammunition (2008-07-24 09:15:39)

2008-07-24 09:17:33

#2

Jenspm: penis; +1,716|7000|St. Andrews / Oslo

http://forums.bf2s.com/viewtopic.php?pi … 8#p2094168

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2008-07-24 09:18:40

#3

rammunition: Fully Loaded; +143|6130

Jenspm wrote:
http://forums.bf2s.com/viewtopic.php?pid=2094168#p2094168

will it work on the Q6600???

2008-07-24 09:35:49

#4

aimless: Member; +166|6393|Texas

Yes. If you need any more help, pm me cause I have the same board as you.

2008-07-24 09:39:03

#5

rammunition: Fully Loaded; +143|6130

aimless wrote:
Yes. If you need any more help, pm me cause I have the same board as you.

cool!!!!!

nice board, its only a PCI X16 1 though
still can run the 8800gt

2008-07-24 12:16:42

#6

signa: ~~~~~; +50|6997|Michigan, USA

I have my Q6600 (G0) running at 3.0 right now. was pretty easy:

I booted into bios:
. unlinked memory
. set cpu voltage to what it was showing at stock speed: 1.2875v (actually this is one bump above stock voltage since I coudln't remember what it was at first).
. raised fsb to 333 (or 667 depending on what yours shows).

win!

I also have aftermarket cooling - thermaltake V1.

(I would always oc using the bios). I've messed with it before, but this is the first time I've set cpu voltage instead of using 'auto' - which resulted in much lower cpu temps.

Last edited by signa (2008-07-24 12:18:39)

2008-07-24 14:09:46

#7

rammunition: Fully Loaded; +143|6130

signa wrote:
I have my Q6600 (G0) running at 3.0 right now. was pretty easy:

I booted into bios:
. unlinked memory
. set cpu voltage to what it was showing at stock speed: 1.2875v (actually this is one bump above stock voltage since I coudln't remember what it was at first).
. raised fsb to 333 (or 667 depending on what yours shows).

win!

I also have aftermarket cooling - thermaltake V1.

(I would always oc using the bios). I've messed with it before, but this is the first time I've set cpu voltage instead of using 'auto' - which resulted in much lower cpu temps.

thanks for this, will try it soon

seems like a nice cooler btw, how much is it in dollars???

2008-07-24 15:28:19

#8

Freezer7Pro: I don't come here a lot anymore.; +1,447|6465|Winland

http://forums.bf2s.com/viewtopic.php?pid=2211366

The idea of any hi-fi system is to reproduce the source material as faithfully as possible, and to deliberately add distortion to everything you hear (due to amplifier deficiencies) because it sounds 'nice' is simply not high fidelity. If that is what you want to hear then there is no problem with that, but by adding so much additional material (by way of harmonics and intermodulation) you have a tailored sound system, not a hi-fi. - Rod Elliot, ESP

2008-07-24 23:29:38

#9

Markooo*Est: Previously known as CC-Marley; +334|6416|Estonia

You have very good processor why should u overclock it u will just fuck it up like that.

2008-07-25 00:05:34

#10

jaymz9350: Member; +54|6845

Markooo*Est wrote:
You have very good processor why should u overclock it u will just fuck it up like that.

unless you go crazy with voltages you won't fuck it up. I have yet to hear of anyone killing a cpu without pumping crazy vcore into it

2008-07-25 01:54:48

#11

Freezer7Pro: I don't come here a lot anymore.; +1,447|6465|Winland

Markooo*Est wrote:
You have very good processor why should u overclock it u will just fuck it up like that.

facepalm.jpg

After seeing some of your other posts: Could you please GTFO my tech? We don't want this to look like the BF2 section.

The idea of any hi-fi system is to reproduce the source material as faithfully as possible, and to deliberately add distortion to everything you hear (due to amplifier deficiencies) because it sounds 'nice' is simply not high fidelity. If that is what you want to hear then there is no problem with that, but by adding so much additional material (by way of harmonics and intermodulation) you have a tailored sound system, not a hi-fi. - Rod Elliot, ESP

2008-07-25 06:19:27

#12

cospengle: Member; +140|6755|Armidale, NSW, Australia

Freezer7Pro wrote:
Markooo*Est wrote:
You have very good processor why should u overclock it u will just fuck it up like that.
facepalm.jpg

After seeing some of your other posts: Could you please GTFO my tech? We don't want this to look like the BF2 section.

lol. Even Freezer's image posting is ghetto.

2008-07-26 01:46:48

#13

rammunition: Fully Loaded; +143|6130

nice guide Freezer7Pro.

now im in a bit of a dilemma on which cooler to choose.

1.) http://www.ebuyer.com/product/105994

2.) http://www.maplin.co.uk/Module.aspx?Tab … p;doy=25m7

was going to go with the artic cooling but came across the akasa, which by the looks of the specs is smaller and runs faster.

2008-07-26 03:15:00

#14

Freezer7Pro: I don't come here a lot anymore.; +1,447|6465|Winland

rammunition wrote:
nice guide Freezer7Pro.

now im in a bit of a dilemma on which cooler to choose.

1.) http://www.ebuyer.com/product/105994

2.) http://www.maplin.co.uk/Module.aspx?Tab … p;doy=25m7

was going to go with the artic cooling but came across the akasa, which by the looks of the specs is smaller and runs faster.

Go with the F7P. It's got a higher CFM, and has proven to be one of the best budget S775 coolers out there. Should keep you under 70C when you reach around 3.5GHz. Also get some Arctic Silver 5 to replace the crappy preapplied thermal compound of it.

70C might seem a tad high, but it's not a big deal with a 65nm. 65-70 are in the higher part of the "safe" range. Anything over that is a cause for concern.

The idea of any hi-fi system is to reproduce the source material as faithfully as possible, and to deliberately add distortion to everything you hear (due to amplifier deficiencies) because it sounds 'nice' is simply not high fidelity. If that is what you want to hear then there is no problem with that, but by adding so much additional material (by way of harmonics and intermodulation) you have a tailored sound system, not a hi-fi. - Rod Elliot, ESP

2008-07-26 07:19:07

#15

jaymz9350: Member; +54|6845

actually the preapplied paste is mx-2 which is basically = to AS5.

2008-07-26 07:44:22

#16

Freezer7Pro: I don't come here a lot anymore.; +1,447|6465|Winland

jaymz9350 wrote:
actually the preapplied paste is mx-2 which is basically = to AS5.

MX2 is decent, but nowhere near as good as AS5.

The idea of any hi-fi system is to reproduce the source material as faithfully as possible, and to deliberately add distortion to everything you hear (due to amplifier deficiencies) because it sounds 'nice' is simply not high fidelity. If that is what you want to hear then there is no problem with that, but by adding so much additional material (by way of harmonics and intermodulation) you have a tailored sound system, not a hi-fi. - Rod Elliot, ESP

2008-07-26 09:21:36

#17

jaymz9350: Member; +54|6845

Freezer7Pro wrote:
jaymz9350 wrote:
actually the preapplied paste is mx-2 which is basically = to AS5.
MX2 is decent, but nowhere near as good as AS5.

http://hardwarelogic.com/news/137/ARTIC … 03-03.html
http://benchmarkreviews.com/index.php?o … mitstart=3

http://www.xtremesystems.org/forums/sho … p?t=161688
(I realize it's not a review but opinions from a well known OC forum)

Don't see how it's not nearly as good. Plus it's already applied, no reason to remove a good TIM just to reapply and = one.

Last edited by jaymz9350 (2008-07-26 09:23:16)

2008-07-27 03:45:56

#18

Freezer7Pro: I don't come here a lot anymore.; +1,447|6465|Winland

jaymz9350 wrote:
Freezer7Pro wrote:
jaymz9350 wrote:
actually the preapplied paste is mx-2 which is basically = to AS5.
MX2 is decent, but nowhere near as good as AS5.
http://hardwarelogic.com/news/137/ARTIC … 03-03.html
http://benchmarkreviews.com/index.php?o … mitstart=3

http://www.xtremesystems.org/forums/sho … p?t=161688
(I realize it's not a review but opinions from a well known OC forum)

Don't see how it's not nearly as good. Plus it's already applied, no reason to remove a good TIM just to reapply and = one.

AS5 needs arond ten days to set, making it often hard to benchmark fairly. None of these tests mention letting it set. I've also got first-hand experience with MX2 and AS5, on my GPU cooler. I lost abot 7C when I changed MX2 for AS5, and that's without letting it set.

The idea of any hi-fi system is to reproduce the source material as faithfully as possible, and to deliberately add distortion to everything you hear (due to amplifier deficiencies) because it sounds 'nice' is simply not high fidelity. If that is what you want to hear then there is no problem with that, but by adding so much additional material (by way of harmonics and intermodulation) you have a tailored sound system, not a hi-fi. - Rod Elliot, ESP

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