This VID is the lowest that I see. Not sure how good OC will go. Please update us often.

huhu about vdrop i think almost all mobo in market face same thing bro im oso face with vdrop when using DK lastime..altho when using UT now i still face it

I wonder any of you guys know why my 6600 GO oc 3.2g @1.325v stable like a rock n have been using it for few months, but when i try to go up to 3.3g or 3.4g i have to raise the voltage until 1.4v for 3.3g n 1.5v for 3.4g, wonder why have to increase so much voltage, n the temp will go over 72+ which i dont like. My spec is as stated on my sign.

getting a proc is like lottery....you never know when your going to end up with a gem or lemon...but a good indication of your proc's OC ability would be the VID, the lower the better...again its not a sure bet...

Bro kmarc, got a question here. I've been running stable at 3.2ghz (400x8) on my Q6600. However sometimes, when starting the pc, it jumps back to stock clock, why did this happen??

stress test stable for 2+ hours with 333x9 1.28vcore. 
need to stop the stress coz need to use the pc to burn dvd. 

One quick ques. One of my CPU core(out of 4) failed during prime95. Is it consider stable?

whats the safest vcore to run Q6600 at 3.2Ghz (360X9).I am using stock vcore now.The temp are around 40C idle.

a question about EIST. Does it works on overclocked PC?

hi all sifu, what is the suitable hsf to tame q6600, just for a mild oc to 3.2ghz.  is HDT-SD964 ok?  i know most might recommend s1283, cm 212 & etc but my prob is they are too tall to fit into my poor mid-tower, and kind of out of my budget too... thks~

thks 4 the info... rite now using low-end evercool buffalo, under 26c ambient temperature my q6600 @ 1.285v bios @ 3ghz @ idle 36c and load 57c, yet to try on 3.2ghz coz not comfortable with high vic

s1283 outperformed sd964 for sure, but that would required me to chg chasis
dunno why, managed to run 3ghz @ 1.285v at no sweat but for 3.2ghz, prime failed even i set to stock vcore @ 1.325, so gave up...

Hi, just curious to know, i set my vcore @ 1.275v, at 3.2g n stable playing game n do multi tasking, but will fail prime quad unless set to 1.325v vcore, suggestion at 1.275vcore or 1.325vcore. which setting will you set, moreover ,no doubt we are using quad core most of the time i notice our processor is using dua core the most, thats why when i sat my vcore to 1.275v is stable like a rock, but not quad prime. Any comment. TQ

here is a pic... running prime95 now~~~  is this normal? or i put too much voltage?

i wonder how come you guys can set the vcore so low and yet prime stable.

i just changed my Q6600 G0 stock hsf with hyper212 and changed all my 3d aurora fans to the 90cfm fans (2 exhaust, 1 intake).

I tried several settings to achieve 3.0GHz
bios vcore 1.325v 9x333
vcore 1.325v 8x375
these 2 setting, i can prime stable around an hour plus only... then my pc hung.
load temp shown in core temp is 63C

i bumped up my vcore to 1.343v 9x333
this time, i can prime stable for slightly more than 3 hours. then pc hung again...
load temp in core temp is 65C

btw, i primed using the second option where it says generates maximum heat, most power consumption...

the only 2 things i changed were the multiplier and vcore settings in bios. others left as auto. is there some other voltage i need to change to get it stable? what is this vtt in my bios?

maybe i will try 1.400v and test again tonight. but any other suggestion from u guys?

Kmarc, saw your signature using gigabyte ds3 mobo, wonder did you put a fan at the NB heatsink, i put 2 small fan on the heatsink n was wondering my cpu temp so high , might be the course of the NB fan. Any ideal.

My nb fan i took it out from my cm blue ice, its quiet strong thats why i am worry it my blow air toward the cpu, anyway i still believe my mobo sensor is having problem becos i have tested many ways of cooling my cpu but then still not much improvement, presently cpu voltage at 1.325 @3.2g n quad prime highest is 67c n lowest at 60c. But strangely 2 core will show about 8-10c different than the other 2 core. Example core 1n 2 show 67c 3n4 58n59c respectively.

What's the advantage of running at 8x400Mhz instead of 9x356Mhz to achieve 3.2GHz clock speed?

Guys, what is the max load safe temperature for Q6600?

Hi guys I just joined the Q6600 G0 bandwagon.

Appreciate some tips to improve my overclock:

Processor: Q6600 G0 currently running at 3.0 ghz  333x9 (tested with 12 hours prime) using HyperTX cooler and 1.365 voltage
Motherboard: Asus P5KR with vdroop pencil mod
RAM: 2 x 1gb Team Xtreem RAM DDR2 1066 running at 667 mhz (for troubleshooting first) at 5-5-5-15 at Auto Voltage
PSU: Gigabyte 850 W Odin
GFX: 2x4850 Crossfire (non oced)

Right now 3.0ghz is fine. Temps are around 47C Idle but jumps up to 69C ish after about an hour of priming based on Speedfan. A bit concerned about temperature.

A note that before the pencil mod, I could not get my overclock higher than 2.8ghz as the voltage kept on fluctuating.

But if I try to run it at 3.2 ghz I'll get an error at Core 2 using Prime(that is 0,1,2,3).  Tried increasing the voltage but still received the error within a few minutes of running even at 1.425 V

Have I really hit the limit of my processor or is the mobo to blame or my pencil mod? Please note that without the pencil mod I could not even get up to 3.0ghz.