Need to ask.
What is the average high OC of Q6600 on air?
Mush like stable day to day usage.
My friend is asking. Im noob at this Intel OC.
Hope can help.

3.2ghz is normal, 3.6ghz if youre lucky.

fine, thanks!.... on air only 3.2ghz? how about on air + aircon <16c??? anyway, i need to try it out

U need to try that yourself bro

Anyone here using gigabyte EP35-DS3 mobo or P35-DS3 rev 2.1?
after using my pc for few months,at first i tot my proc was degrading due to overclocking.coz it used to be stable at 1.29V at bios(can pass 24 hrs prime95 blend test).few days back, i played UT3,it hanged somehow when it was stable normally.den i spent a night doing prime95.surprisingly it hanged after 1 hr, one of the core get error.normally when u get dis kind of error, u'll bump up the Vcore to stablise it.i tried upping the Vcore 3 notches already in the bios but still fail prime at 5 hrs like dat although it improved.den i tot one of the core is dying.nvm den. i suspect another thing,my RAM. i went through memtest86 and everything was stable too.test 5 50 passes 0 fail.den i hand itchy go touch my NB while doing memtest, waaa..my finger nearly got burnt.den i off my pc and find smtg to cool my NB.i dismantle a fan from an old coolermaster heatsink from my old Athlon XP.shud be 60mm or 70mm.den i screw it onto my NB.only 2 screws fit in becoz the fan is bigger than the NB heatsink.and its not perfectly bolted in(its held tight enuf though).when i power it up,the fan at NB is a 7k++rpm type to my surprise. i tested the same old setting and passed 10 hrs of Prime95 and still doing it. anyways i'm just sharing dis wif u guys,the NB temperature might be the culprit of ur overclock failure.thank god,its not my proc.

so far i've never raised my FSB above 400Mhz, so VTT/FSB termination voltage and vNB/vMCH) never increase before.i hate the idea of taking out my mobo to replace my NB cooler(stock one is just a lousy heatsink).i tot of replacing it wif a cooler master blue ice pro but it'll void the mobo warranty.

This post has been edited by k!nex: Sep 17 2008, 02:52 AM

That is normal bro for the NB chip to overheat, even the SB chip gets hot sometimes..

for quads,when do u need to increase ur NB voltage and FSB voltage?my mobo dun hv GTL settings,so forget it.
i mean at wat FSB? and wat situation only will u increase it?

u only increase those by a little when u cant stable anymore no matter how much vcore u add....thats what i normally do....

long time no post here, my Q6600 still rocks !

Bro any ss of your 4ghz stable ? What's the voltage needed to make it run at 4ghz ?

4Ghz is stable of course, but i wont run it for 24/7 ! it is for benching

i need around 1.6v

Wow, 4GHz is good stuff. I could only push my ex Q6600 to 3.87 max for benching *sweat*.

My room temp it around 32C @ afternoon. I'm using xigmatek achilles, can this heatsink cool q6600 effectively? I'm planning on changing to this cpu maybe try to reach 3.2ghz.

wahh... 1.6V. u need watercooling for tht ?
btw, 1.6V for 4ghz is very good already. i've seen the Q8200, ppl need 1.5V+ to make it 500X 7=3.5Ghz on a 45nm proc.Q6600 is rocks.

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Added on September 26, 2008, 10:47 pmachilles is more suitable for AM2 platform becoz the chip is bigger.but sure it can cool a Q6600 well. dun worry.if u wan do 3.2Ghz, watch temps only.good luck

This post has been edited by k!nex: Sep 26 2008, 10:47 PM

wats the different between b3 and stepping???

B3 is an old stepping.ANyway currently running my Q6600 B3 around 46C idle and 60C load?

This post has been edited by syahirax: Sep 30 2008, 05:29 AM

ur proc at wat GHz at CPU-z show wat voltage at idle? ur load is equals to prime,orthos or IBT? i quite interesting to noe B3 temps compare to the newer quads.

as B3 is an older stepping, it should run hotter than the new ones

okay im running on prime.never test it with orthos or IBT.Basically prime pass around 9 hours or more.

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Added on October 4, 2008, 6:55 pmwell it is,although ive lapped it to mirror finish and running 3ghz at 1.34,its still hot.Maybe air ventilation in my casing are not that good.

This post has been edited by syahirax: Oct 4 2008, 06:55 PM

ur chip is sure hot. for mine..is G0 stepping VID 1.275. i do 3.2Ghz 1.264V at idle, 1.21V at load. at ambient 24C like dat, my idle 32C, load 54C(prime95).

btw, u lapped it to mirror finish got big difference in temperature drop?? u shud try IBT, 9 hrs of prime cannot show its full stability. u can pass 50 rounds of IBT den it's around 98%++ stable. take note of ur temps,u'll be shocked

This post has been edited by k!nex: Oct 5 2008, 05:20 AM