400 x9 = 3.6ghz
remember to add vcore 

dear OC-ers,

i am newbie to the OC scene but would like to learn; i recently purchased the following:

Q6600 (2.4GHz)
Gigabyte P35-DS3
2GB Kingston Hyper-X 4-4-4-12
MiniTypo 90 Cooler
PowerLogic 500W PSU

So far i was only able to OC to 2.7GHz (300x9) and the voltage i set it to system (mobo controlled); with this speed, my cpu temp during normal use is about 31/32 degrees. And when running OCCT stress test, it goes up to max of 58degrees; is this acceptable?

I tried to OC to 3GHz (333x9) but failed to boot into XP; i get a blue screen.

Can anyone tell if i can OC to 3.2GHz with the hardware above for daily use?

thanks.

Hi,

Noob here....

Yesterday I tried to OC my processor, then i drag it to 8% OC then when "GO" system hangs and blue screen then restart......

what is that suppose to mean?

my spec.

Intel Q6600 G0 ... 2.4 increase 8% = ~2.6.
Gigabyte P35-DS3
2GB 800MHz Kingston value Ram Kingston chip.
ASUS 8800GT TOP GC...
Silverstone ST-50F 500W PSU

i use the Gigabyte overclock software to closk it in basic move.. so, i just drag the bar until the processor become 2.6GHz... then when i click "GO", the system will hang... and reset..

any idea why i cannot overclock? ya, i also using origianl HSF...

Please advice,

Thanks.