hi .. i am new to overclocking
decided to make my 1st run couple of days ago .. but before i made my first run .. readings and rig are as below
q6600 @ 2.4
idle 50-51C
load 68-69C
vcore unknown

q6600 @ 3.0
idle 53-54C
load 71-72C
vcore unknown

my initial prob was the heat .. idling at 50-51C seems high at stock clock .. 53-54C after setting multiplier to 9 and bus to 333
now .. at 3.0 i manually set vcore to 1.275 to try and keep the heat down (idle 50C load 68C)
tried runnign some load using EVEREST ULTIMATE .. it crashed after 1-2mins !!!

after that i left vcore to AUTO setting .. i saw it went to about 1.33-1.37 in everest but PC no crash
temp idling was 54C load 71-72C ... abit dangerous ???

i concluded that vcore at 1.275 not enuff juice for cpu to run full load stable .. coz i saw it jumped to 1.33-1.37 after setting it to auto
now .. my heating prob comes back .. or is there some other complications involved as well ???

is this temp normal ??? read somewhere the max temp for this q6600 is 71C .. my cooling insufficient prob only ??
also i saw some of the aftermarket HSF comes with "for quad core" labelling .. mine doesnt have that as i have been using this HSF (scythe ninja) since my pentiumD
this ninja has done wonderfully for my hot pentiumD (load 58-60C)
now .. is there any truth to this "for quad core" labelling or just a marketing gimmick ???

thanks in advance

Bro, Most likely is due to overheating. A Q6600 at 71C is hot. Mine is running at 62C-63C using Xigmatek cooler. I am using Asus P5K and Vcore set to Auto. So far rock solid with 4cores running Folding@Home. Here's my screenshots:





Bro, a word of advise. I've seen your stock temperature and it hits 69C. I suspect you did not mount your CPU cooler tightly. Although you feel that it is securedly fasten but the fact is it's not. You need to hear the 4 pin snap in position. What casing are you using btw?

This post has been edited by Thrust: Dec 3 2007, 04:42 PM

looks like my old timer ninja will have to go ..
just bought a higher speed fan for the HS .. and oso casing exhaust .. will post up results once i get them installed ..

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Added on December 3, 2007, 6:57 pmi am using cooler master 534 casing with the stock casing fans .. will be changing the exhaust fan shortly
already mounted and remounted the HSF 2-3 times .. checked footprint on CPU .. perfect footprint

what speed and size your xigmatek cooler and casing exhaust and intake fans ???

This post has been edited by QiW: Dec 3 2007, 06:57 PM

Xigmatek S963 has a 92mm fan that spins at 2800RPM (Need to allow the fan to spin at full speed @3.0Ghz) Casing wise, it has 2 12cm fan blowing from top and back.

aiks bro. there are threads to help you out with this ><