GC_PaNzerFIN
Work and study @ Technical Uni
+528|6686|Finland

_NL_Lt.EngineerFox wrote:

You do know, going above 60c will shorten the life of your CPU, expect it to go bust in 7-8 months.
that is bs... Intel's recommened thermal limit is 85c...
wanna bet how long my Q6600 SLACR G0 will work?

as long as it stays under 75c it is good.

EDIT: and I did ask about G0 thermals from a finnish OC guru...

the older B3 has lower thermal limit by ~5c. Staying bellow 71c with B3 revision Q6600 is adviced.

Last edited by GC_PaNzerFIN (2008-04-07 03:25:22)

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Gooners
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Drykill wrote:

Gooners wrote:

Drykill wrote:

I just got a Q6600 SLACR and it is a beast. Overclocked to 3.6Ghz no problems on 1.35v and with an Arctic Freezer Pro which I polished it doesnt go above 69 on max load. Its reassuring to know that my CPU is not going to be a bottleneck in my system. For the price the performance is amazing. Highly recommend the quad if your into overclocking. If not, go for a decent dual core.
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Drykill
I Like Waffles.
+47|6964|England

Gooners wrote:

Drykill wrote:

Gooners wrote:


You are disgusting
Come again?
Dead girls don't say no?

Eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeewwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww.
lol

As for the point raised about temperatures, 60+ is a high temp to run a CPU for prolonged periods of time but the temp I mentioned was with all 4 cores running at 100% for over an hour. Very rarely will you be able to use a quad at 100% usage and reach those temps in everyday use. Its rare to see mine above 50°C even when gaming. So long as you don't pump unnecessary volts into a CPU or run it a ridiculous temperatures it ain't gonna die quickly.
Agent_Dung_Bomb
Member
+302|7008|Salt Lake City

_NL_Lt.EngineerFox wrote:

You do know, going above 60c will shorten the life of your CPU, expect it to go bust in 7-8 months.
Not hardly.  I've had my Q6600 for about a year now, and I've run temps over 60C for extended periods when I've loaded up all cores.  You don't need to start worrying until your temps start in the high 70s or low 80s.  And that's overclocked to 3GHz with extra voltage to the system.

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