Is it pretty much garunteed to run a Q6600 at 3.0Ghz?

[boglwe]

Originally posted by: BZeto
Yeah, i think I got it now. Although I couldnt see all the RAM multi values, i was able to adjust it manually.

Now running at 9 x 334 (3006Mhz), 1.232 VCore
RAM: 400Mhz, 4-4-4-12

I'm gonna run some memtest and P95 here pretty soon. I have a feeling my Vcore is a little low. Idle temps seem decent, around 36C between three cores, one core is showing 30C though, I'm pretty sure I applied the thermal compound evenly, too.. Tjunction is at 100C, not sure if I need to worry about that though.

You simply have to put the mem voltage +4, its a must crucial, Our board runs low voltage to the memory. If you read the specs on that mem for 4.4.4.12 you need 2.2, and just about any overclocking on the mem, you need 2.2 as well.

NOTE, I am away from my home comp atm, so excuse me if the voltage i listed is way out there, I am in class and have not slept, regardless, you need +4.

ALSO, The core temp situation you have is normal, I reapplied thermal paste 3 times then finally lapped my chip and HS and still had 2 cores 5c less then the other two.

 

[myocardia]

Originally posted by: boglwe
You simply have to put the mem voltage +4, its a must crucial, Our board runs low voltage to the memory. If you read the specs on that mem for 4.4.4.12 you need 2.2, and just about any overclocking on the mem, you need 2.2 as well.

Actually, at less than 400 Mhz, he shouldn't need more than 2.1v of vdimm. And since our boards overvolt the RAM slightly, he definitely shouldn't be giving it +.4v.

Zeto, there's a way to see how much vdimm your motherboard is giving your RAM. With all of the Gigabyte P35's, and most likely all P35's, vcore #2 in SpeedFan 4.33 is your vdimm.

edit: I forgot to add that the Gigabyte boards only overvolt the RAM, when used with RAM that has an SPD of 2.2v or higher. If using RAM with an SPD of 1.8v, it doesn't overvolt at all, it seems.

 

[jonmcc33]

Originally posted by: adairusmc

Originally posted by: MarcVenice
Use CPU-Z to determine what stepping you've got. But even a B3 will do 3ghz without much trouble if any at all

Yep. My B3 that I had did 3Ghz with ease.

My new G0 is running at 3420 on air right now though. Well worth ditching the B3.

You paid $260 just for a few hundred megahertz that makes about 5% performance difference? Must have money to burn...

 

[myocardia]

Originally posted by: jonmcc33
You paid $260 just for a few hundred megahertz that makes about 5% performance difference? Must have money to burn...

Actually, he most likely was able to sell his B3 for at least $250, which would mean he paid $25-30 for 400+ more Mhz. That's a good deal, if you ask me.

 

[jonmcc33]

Originally posted by: myocardia

Originally posted by: jonmcc33
You paid $260 just for a few hundred megahertz that makes about 5% performance difference? Must have money to burn...

Actually, he most likely was able to sell his B3 for at least $250, which would mean he paid $25-30 for 400+ more Mhz. That's a good deal, if you ask me.

That's with an assumption that he sold it. I don't assume. I doubt he could have sold it for like new price. Anyone paying near retail price for a used and overclocked processor is an idiot in my book.

But, if he managed to sell it to an idiot then that would have been a good deal. Note though that he said it did 3GHz with ease. We don't know what clock speed he was running it at. Could have been 3.2GHz and all he got was 200MHz or so. That's why I said a few and didn't put a label on how much he actually gained. Again, I don't assume.

 

[adairusmc]

Originally posted by: jonmcc33

Originally posted by: myocardia

Originally posted by: jonmcc33
You paid $260 just for a few hundred megahertz that makes about 5% performance difference? Must have money to burn...

Actually, he most likely was able to sell his B3 for at least $250, which would mean he paid $25-30 for 400+ more Mhz. That's a good deal, if you ask me.

That's with an assumption that he sold it. I don't assume. I doubt he could have sold it for like new price. Anyone paying near retail price for a used and overclocked processor is an idiot in my book.

But, if he managed to sell it to an idiot then that would have been a good deal. Note though that he said it did 3GHz with ease. We don't know what clock speed he was running it at. Could have been 3.2GHz and all he got was 200MHz or so. That's why I said a few and didn't put a label on how much he actually gained. Again, I don't assume.

All I was able to get with the B3 was 3042, so I just ran it at 3Ghz all the time.

I was able to sell it for $225, and I got the G0 at cost through work for $270. Well worth it to me, and it runs cooler at 3420 than my B3 did at 3Ghz.

I will spend my money on anything I damn well feel like.

I also sold my 680i motherboard that was perfectly good for overclocking and got a DFI Lanparty UT P35 board for 3 times the cost. That was also worth it.

 

[jonmcc33]

In that case you made out quite well. Not even sure if ~$50 is worth the 400MHz. It's still not much more performance difference for all the hassle. But if you're happy that's all that matters.

 

[adairusmc]

Originally posted by: jonmcc33
In that case you made out quite well. Not even sure if ~$50 is worth the 400MHz. It's still not much more performance difference for all the hassle. But if you're happy that's all that matters.

I know I could get more than 400Mhz out of it, I just have not felt the need to push it higher yet.

I have it 100% stable where it is at. Maybe one of these days when I have nothing better to do I will start tweaking and try to hit 3.6.