Intel Quad Core overclocking tips??

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Vivek Punjabi

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Hi,
i am sure some of us here are using Intel QuadCore chips. What is the normal overclock on aircooling that the Q6600 and the Qx6700 can achieve?

Is 3.2 gig on the Q6600 possible with an Ultra 120 and a p5ne-sli board.

I am planning on getting one and just wanted to get a feel of whats possible.

Thanks in advance
Vivek
 
Temp's will no doubt be sky-high.

I managed to get my friends QX6700 to 3.6 Ghz @ 1.3 Real vCore.

Temps under a Scythe Ninja were like 75C Load, and under my WC were 55C Load.

Youll need 355x9 to get to 3.2 Ghz, with the 650i Ultra Chipset, IIRC the max. FSB with the QuadCores has been around 320. So dont expect much.

Better of with a P5B Dlx for a QC.
 
Unlocked multi is there for a reason :P

Why bother to raise FSB while you can simply change multi to achieve 3.2Ghz..
 
Um... Since when does a Q6600 have an unlocked multi?

When i was running the QX6700, I ran 300x10 / 300x11 / 300x12...

Didn't push for more FSB, since I didn't want to increase my NB vCore..
 
RiO said:
^^Q6600 doesnt have unlocked multipliers.
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I have a G0 stepping Q6600 (Kentsfield) and the multi is unlocked. May be this is old post for B3 stepping?

Anyways.. here comes my question and problem

My motherboard is ASUS P5K-C.
I tried overclocking my Q6600 to 3 GHz and the temp of core is maxing out to 65C (when running OCCT) :( Is it normal?

I even have a cooler master copper heatsink for my cpu!
My current OC settings,
FSB = 333
Multiplier = 9
DRAM frequences = 5-5-5-15 (I have Corsair dominator DDR2 8500 which can go upto 1066 MHz)

I am wondering why my CPU is so hot? Any idea? Is there a chance that the thermal paste worn out?
Will buying a thermal paste reduce the temp a bit? Then which thermal paste you suggest? I would prefer to buy from the list of thermal compounds in sale by KMD.

Or 65C at peak load is normal? I get 65C only as peak... On average it is around 60-62 on all 4 cores on full load on OCCT.
 
multipliers are unlocked downwards and not upwards for non extreme chips.

9 is the max for q6600,upwards should be locked.

Id say its a bit high for a non-stock after mkt HS.

Re-check everything.
 
3.2ghz is possible on most Q6600s very easily :)
but you will need a p45 chipset which makes it really easy

i pushed my friend's G0 stepping to 3.6ghz on a p5q-pro with 1.45 volts
it ran at 1.28 volts @ load at 3ghz (while VID was 1.2875v )
 
leomax said:
multipliers are unlocked downwards and not upwards for non extreme chips.
9 is the max for q6600,upwards should be locked.

Id say its a bit high for a non-stock after mkt HS.
Re-check everything.
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But I think it is not dangerous right? Remember the temp has not gone above 65 even for a second in the whole of 1 hour of OCCT tests.
Normally under average load it is around 40-45 (which is also a bit high for a after market cooler :().
At the moment I am only worrying about one thing... Can I keep this or do I need to decrease the FSB a bit?
I will think about getting a good thermal paste and remounting the Heat sink later.
 
I haven't pushed my Q6600 that much, but I'm running it at 3.0GHz (333x9) on Asus P5Kc mobo.

The temps are also within the reason, 50-52 on Load and 37-40 at idle using CCF cooler. I haven't done much rigorous stress testing, just Everest stress test for 15 min couple of time.

I've read that Q6600 (G0) will do stable OC upto 3.6 GHz on air cooling, but on which plaform (intel or nvidia chipset) this can be achieved is that I'm not sure of. I think X38 or X48 chipset mobo's can get there.
 
iGo said:
I haven't pushed my Q6600 that much, but I'm running it at 3.0GHz (333x9) on Asus P5Kc mobo.
The temps are also within the reason, 50-52 on Load and 37-40 at idle using CCF cooler.
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Wow! Can you get me the exact model of your cooler and where I can get it?
 
prunthaban said:
Wow! Can you get me the exact model of your cooler and where I can get it?
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If you're from Mumbai, you can walk-in to Prime ABGB's store and buy it. It's called Sunbeamtech Core-Contact Freezer (CCF for short). You can check my show-off thread if you wanna take a look at the cooler.

If you're not from Mumbai, you can order it from Prime ABGB's website!
 
Since I already have a Cooler master cooler (which I bought for 2K) and it looks just like this Sunbeam one in the picture.. I am wondering Shall I get only the TX-2 compound and apply it?
Is it easy to apply it on my own? (Because people scare me if I don't do it correctly, it will heat up unevenly) :(
 
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