Yeah i also found that under normal circumstances you will almost never achieve the temperatures you get from using programs like p95 or IBT. So i'm thinking because my Proc is somewhat of a hotter batch then maybe i can try to get it to 3.2 and test for stability first. 2-3 Hours at high 70 degrees shouldn't be that dangerous for the Proc right?

Strong, alive and kicking!

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Too bad i can't say the same for my Q6600 It's alive that's all

Kmarc can i take my rig to ur place you help me get my Q6600 to 3.6 ma?

Lol i learn how to push mhz and vcore from your guides oso one ler
I'm just hoping that my new true 120 will perform a lot better then my Zalman 9700.

Finally finished my exams today and got to install the True120 dis morning
Currently at 9X360 = 3.2 GHz, Temps are maxing at 52C after 10 minutes of p95.
True completely pwns the zalman9700, Thanks for the wonderful recommendation guys.

So is there an acceptable range for vdrop for it to be considered "good"?

i tried mine at ur voltage with the same settings as soon as i start p95 straightaway my pc show me the blue blue screen of happiness

Bah even at 1.56Vcore i can't get my 6600 to run stable at 3.6Ghz......

I think board wise should be okay, am using Gigabyte EP45-UD3R, and as for RAMs am using 4x1GB corsair DDRII 6400DHX CL4, The proc itself may be my limiter as my stock Vcore is 1.325.

At 3.2 idle is around 33C and max on load is 51 - 52 liddat. Max i've seen it gone up to is 56 - 57 when i pumped up the vcore to 1.56.

Lol ibenq can elaborate on the vnb thing or not ma? Give me some pro tips

Ibenq at higher bus speeds if you don't alter the nb you will require more vcore to make your proc stable is it? I nid 1.56vcore to get mine stable at 3.6Ghz wor . I only did vcore and bus speed and the nb and the rest are all still at stock

Am currently using 9 x 400, you think 8 x 450 will make any difference? Also, increasing the nb will have any effect on the temp of the proc?

Sorry i ask a lot of questions stilll in the learning phase

oc4/3 could you please post a screenie of your temps when its on load please? =D

Don't be scared bro, my stock vcore is 1.325 =D I'm running 3.44 also with air cooling. Changing to WC next week =D
Just a piece of advice, if you really plan to get serious with your Q6600 on air cooling i would recommend getting the best air cooling available so you don't regret later on. Initially i skipped on this i got a so so cooler and later on had to spend more money to get a better one.
I personally would recommend the TR True120, TR IFX or the Prolimatech Megahelms if you intend to go with air cooling. My proc will never be able to reach 3.6 on air cooling but maybe yours can due to the lower vcore.

Getting a custom kit from clawhammer. Just received the items yesterday and i'll prolly have it done over the weekend and hopefully will be able to show some benchmarks sometime next week =D

450 X 9 = 4.05GHz d =D
@Uzary kinda depnds on what your stock core is at lor. For my super l33t 1.325 last timei tried took 1.6 to reach 400. But i'm guessing for those with better 6600's it would take a lot less.

Hi there guys, haven't been active for quite a while but anyways i would like to ask you guys that have been able to make 4.0GHz with your q6600 whether if it's possible if you guys could post a cpuz screenie of it for reference. I seem to have hit a barrier in my overclock @@

1.45v for 3.6 is still okay ler. My old q6600 at 1.44 was 3.4ghz max. For 3.6 during my early testing time, needed 1.56 vcore to get there.