Intel 975XBX2 + Q6600 users - Need help

[AmdInside]

OK. So I have had the Intel 975XBX2 motherboard since early this year and although it is not the best overclocker, it has served me well and therefore I would like to continue using it. I used to own a Core 2 Duo E6600 which I was able to get a stable overclock of 3150GHz on core voltage. I recently picked up a Core 2 Quad Q6600 G0 and the bottleneck for me is about the same....3150MHz. I have good memory, good power supply, the best heatsink/fan (ultra 120 or something). My CPU when running at 3150MHz never tops 47 degrees C when running Prime95. So far, I have run everything at stock voltage but now I am wondering if I should start changing the voltages. Can anyone who has gotten a great overclock out of their Intel 975BX2 please provide me with your motherboard overclocking settings including voltages you have changed? CPU? FSB? etc.. Thank you. If I am missing any information, please let me know. I have set the reference frequency to 266MHz, memory frequency 533MHz, Enhanced Power Slope is enabled and of course, the Watchdog is disabled. Oh, and finally I am running the latest motherboard BIOS from Intel.

 

[sutahz]

At a min check out overclocking guides, if you havent already.
Every cpu overclocks different, as well as every motherboard (I really doubt many own your same mobo though).
Enhanced Power Slope = E1e or E1i whatever its called (power stepping)
What is watchdog?
I guess those last 2 statements are for those who own your mobo.
Oooo, check out OCDB's (Overclocking Database's), they provide you w/ what settings ppl used w/ what processors and what mobo's.

I just looked at your sig, 2 questions
1.) whats so great about MCE
2.) what sucks about vista

 

[AmdInside]

Thanks for the reply. I've consulted this website before as a guide but I would still appreciate users settings. When I overclock it too much, I have to reset the BIOS through a jumper which is a pain in the arse to reach.

http://www.peakin.com/xbx2/index.html

As for Vista, it is a preference thing. For me, I don't like how many of my programs won't work with it, hate how they changed the API for audio, hate their networking implimentation (the one thing Windows had better than Apple MacOSX was networking in the past and now they made it much more complex for the sake of wizards), takes much longer for my wireless connection to negotiate after coming back from standby under Vista than Windows XP, more memory hog, etc.. etc.. But that is another matter.