Any place to find how a batch of E6600s overclocks?

[Gunslinger08]

I'd like to see what other people are saying. Any sites out there?

 

[aigomorla]

Originally posted by: joshsquall
I'd like to see what other people are saying. Any sites out there?

ummmm if you goto xtremesystems.org/forums

members will post up batch numbers once in a while to warn other members to stay away from.

So far from the looks of it

Only good NEW E6600 batch will have the letters A B G

I hear F's are absolutely terrible, and G's are slightly better then F's
A's would come next, and the best is B.

The 4ghz clocking E6600's are old week B bins from what ive seen so far.

 

[jhurst]

I'm trying to determine which number to look at for my processor. SiSoft Sandra sas:

Revision Stepping: F/ 6 (0)
Stepping Mask: B2

Do I have a B or an F?

BTW.....can only max out at 333x9, have tried multiple combinations including raising Vcore to 1.55v, but have given up for 3.0ghz on stock voltages/Zalman 9700 (Asus P5B-Deluxe, G.Skill 4-4-3-5 @ 5-5-5-15). Kinda unimpressed with overclocking capabilities, but it still blows anything that AMD has right now, so I'm OK.

 

[Gunslinger08]

Originally posted by: jhurst
I'm trying to determine which number to look at for my processor. SiSoft Sandra sas:

Revision Stepping: F/ 6 (0)
Stepping Mask: B2

Do I have a B or an F?

BTW.....can only max out at 333x9, have tried multiple combinations including raising Vcore to 1.55v, but have given up for 3.0ghz on stock voltages/Zalman 9700 (Asus P5B-Deluxe, G.Skill 4-4-3-5 @ 5-5-5-15). Kinda unimpressed with overclocking capabilities, but it still blows anything that AMD has right now, so I'm OK.

That's actually the exact same setup I'm using, except for a Tuniq Tower instead of the Zalman. I'll let you know my results when I get it all put together.

 

[dlbetz]

I would like to know if my E6600 is a good batch to OC. Any help would be appriciated.
My system:
Case=Thermalake Tai-Chi W/2 120cm case fans
PSU=Antec 500WATT SmartPower 2.0
Motherboard= Gigabyte GA-N680SLI-DQ6
Cpu= Intel E6600 Batch L640A822 2.4 Gig
Cpu Cooler= Vigor MonsoonII
Memory= Crucial Ballistix pc8000 2 Gig
Video Card= Foxconn Geforce 8800GTS 640MB
Monitor= Samsung SyncMaster 226BW
OS= Vista 32Bit Premium

 

[Shimmishim]

Originally posted by: jhurst
I'm trying to determine which number to look at for my processor. SiSoft Sandra sas:

Revision Stepping: F/ 6 (0)
Stepping Mask: B2

Do I have a B or an F?

BTW.....can only max out at 333x9, have tried multiple combinations including raising Vcore to 1.55v, but have given up for 3.0ghz on stock voltages/Zalman 9700 (Asus P5B-Deluxe, G.Skill 4-4-3-5 @ 5-5-5-15). Kinda unimpressed with overclocking capabilities, but it still blows anything that AMD has right now, so I'm OK.

you can tell what batch you have by looking at the retail box of the cpu or IHS of the cpu.

 

[sjandrewbsme]

Where is a list of which batch is decent for OC? I've been looking for some time and can't find anything definitive....I must be missing something.

 

[1ManArmY]

Originally posted by: Shimmishim

Originally posted by: jhurst
I'm trying to determine which number to look at for my processor. SiSoft Sandra sas:

Revision Stepping: F/ 6 (0)
Stepping Mask: B2

Do I have a B or an F?

BTW.....can only max out at 333x9, have tried multiple combinations including raising Vcore to 1.55v, but have given up for 3.0ghz on stock voltages/Zalman 9700 (Asus P5B-Deluxe, G.Skill 4-4-3-5 @ 5-5-5-15). Kinda unimpressed with overclocking capabilities, but it still blows anything that AMD has right now, so I'm OK.

you can tell what batch you have by looking at the retail box of the cpu or IHS of the cpu.

what do we look for on the box? The L640A822 number? How do we determine which batch it is?

 

[n7]

Originally posted by: 1ManArmY
what do we look for on the box? The L640A822 number? How do we determine which batch it is?

L640A822

That's an A.

 

[MotF Bane]

If you have an L628, praise any diety you worship.
XS is down right now, I'll grab a nice list later.

 

[1ManArmY]

Originally posted by: n7

Originally posted by: 1ManArmY
what do we look for on the box? The L640A822 number? How do we determine which batch it is?

L640A822

That's an A.

So the L640 = year 2006 40 = the week it was made A = Batch

 

[MotF Bane]

XS is back!


X6800, E6700, Xeon.
http://img186.imageshack.us/img186/2770/14afv5.jpg

E6600.
http://img182.imageshack.us/img182/140/14bow6.jpg

E6400, E6300.
http://img182.imageshack.us/img182/9180/14cov0.jpg

Assorted information.
http://img186.imageshack.us/img186/7389/14mas7.jpg

These images are pulled from XtremeSystems.org's Conroe Overclock Database.
http://www.xtremesystems.org/forums/showthread.php?t=127379
That is the original thread. I don't remember if you can access the forum without registering...

 

[dlbetz]

thanks N7!! But Is "A" good batch to overclock or bad and is week 40 a good week or bad week? Thanks!! Also What are people been able to get out of this batch.

 

[1ManArmY]

Originally posted by: MotF Bane
XS is back!


X6800, E6700, Xeon.
http://img186.imageshack.us/img186/2770/14afv5.jpg

E6600.
http://img182.imageshack.us/img182/140/14bow6.jpg

E6400, E6300.
http://img182.imageshack.us/img182/9180/14cov0.jpg

Assorted information.
http://img186.imageshack.us/img186/7389/14mas7.jpg

These images are pulled from XtremeSystems.org's Conroe Overclock Database.
http://www.xtremesystems.org/forums/showthread.php?t=127379
That is the original thread. I don't remember if you can access the forum without registering...

nice data

 

[lopri]

Umm.. why not just find it out yourself? Unless you get to see those numbers before making a purchase, there is no difference. I have just installed a Q6600 and it's a week 40 and F batch. Will post results later.

 

[1ManArmY]

Originally posted by: lopri
Umm.. why not just find it out yourself? Unless you get to see those numbers before making a purchase, there is no difference. I have just installed a Q6600 and it's a week 40 and F batch. Will post results later.

yikes! an F batch

 

[jondl]

From personal experience, most E6600s will go 3.6ghz and if you're lucky enough to get a good batch you could go higher. Just don't expect 4ghz with air cooling!

I've built 5 E6600 machines and all of them did 3.5-3.6ghz but no more.

 

[stevty2889]

Originally posted by: lopri
Umm.. why not just find it out yourself? Unless you get to see those numbers before making a purchase, there is no difference. I have just installed a Q6600 and it's a week 40 and F batch. Will post results later.

Hope you have better luck than I am, my Q6600 is an F batch, can't get stable past 3.15ghz. I am using 1.425v for 3.15ghz, and even 1.6v doesn't get me stable at 3.2ghz. These things sure do run toasty too, but it's bareable on water cooling.

 

[MotF Bane]

I can't say the E6600 units have impressed me with their overclocking abilities.
Generally, it seems as though the lower multiplier processors overclock further.

 

[lopri]

Originally posted by: stevty2889
Hope you have better luck than I am, my Q6600 is an F batch, can't get stable past 3.15ghz. I am using 1.425v for 3.15ghz, and even 1.6v doesn't get me stable at 3.2ghz. These things sure do run toasty too, but it's bareable on water cooling.

Called EVGA and requested a replacement RMA for my board. Kinda disappointed because I grew to like this board (original NV reference before quad-core revision). But I can't even OC 50MHz over the stock so it leaves me no choice. EVGA's service is, once again, top-notch. Not only their tech support team are more knowledgeable than any other, but also they're decent (humanly).

While waiting for the replacement, all I can do for now is undervolting and so far the result is promising. I will be thrilled to have a stable 3.20GHz with reasonable temps. Will make a thread shortly.

 

[Salatheon]

Link

A database on HardOCP forums for Core2x overclocks. Has roughly around 200 entries. Done a quick check to see if this was posted, didn't see it.

 

[jhurst]

I have a "G" e6600, it won't do a mhz higher than 333 on my Asus P5B-Deluxe. Maxes out at 3.0ghz. I have tried higher voltages, different multiplier/FSB settings, nothing. But, I can get a 20% overclock on stock voltage, so what can I really say. BTW.....cooling with Zalman 9700, 30C/~45C.

 

[aatf510]

I have a L646G e6600 that I just got. It boots into Windows @ 3.2GHz with 1.5v (probably not prime stable), and I can't seem to make it go further.

 

[1ManArmY]

Originally posted by: jhurst
I have a "G" e6600, it won't do a mhz higher than 333 on my Asus P5B-Deluxe. Maxes out at 3.0ghz. I have tried higher voltages, different multiplier/FSB settings, nothing. But, I can get a 20% overclock on stock voltage, so what can I really say. BTW.....cooling with Zalman 9700, 30C/~45C.

when and where did you purchase? I ordered one from newegg last monday

 

[Dubb]

the xeon x3220 I just got is an L640 F batch....Oh well, here's hoping I can undervolt it down and run silent at 2.4