Is my e6600 running at 3.2ghz or 3.6ghz?

[mawsoccer]

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Here Are My Specs:

Asus P5B-Deluxe
Intel Core Duo e6600 L631A
eVGA 7600GT KO 256MB
2 x 1GB Crucial Ballistix DDR2-1000
Samsung 18X DVDRW Combo
Thermaltake Armor Balck Tower case w/ 25 cm Fan
OCZ GameXtreme 600W PSU

Is it normal for the 25 cm fan to be touching the top of my Tuniq Tower?

What setting would you recommend me to OC at?

What programs are most reliable for Vcore and Temp readings?

What programs should I use to test stability?

I hope to run at around 3ghz daily and maybe 3.6ghz every once in a while. Are there problems with my temps that would prevent this?

What is a good vCore for 24/7 use on an e6600?

Please give me some answers and suggestions.

 

[Hulk]

I'm not an expert here but I'll give you my thoughts.

I can't see that photo very well so I don't know what it's showing.

Get cpuz to determine what speed your currently running. Or just multiply you FSB (from BIOS) by 9.

I don't have a Tuniq Tower so I can't comment on the fit.

O/C settings are personal. Some people like to let it all hang out, others are more conservative. I'm running 3.2 at 1.350 Volts (stock for my mobo) so I'm happy there. I'm 100% stable and relatively cool under load. I don't want to push it for a few extra hundred MHz. Plus I'm 4-4-4-12 with my RAM now which is the rating for my RAM. This means I still have some headroom there and probably with my CPU since I don't need to boost the Vcore. So what I'm saying is that I prefer a nice stable O/C like the one I running now.

I use cpuz for Vcore, I hear it's okay if you're under 1.45V. I'm using the Intel Thermal Analysis tool for temps. I'm 40 idle and 53 full load with Prime 95.

Like I said there are a lot of people here with a lot more knowledge than me. This is just my experience.

Hope it helps.

 

[Duvie]

Who knows...what did you set it inthe bios? Did you change the multiplier? I have a screen shot of 4ghz on E6600 cause orthos and easytune5 would only take the FSB and times it to the default multiplier eventhough I wasn't using default multiplier...

I set 7x 466 in the bios for 3.266ghz but it figured 9x (default multiplier) 466 for 4194mhz....It is a great screenshot of orthos running totally stable...

 

[JAG87]

ill explain in simple terms.

cpu-z is always right.
all other things that give you whacked readings, take the current FSB and the default multiplier and calculate the final speed (in your case 400x9 = 3.6). Since the multiplier is really set to 8, these programs estimate the FSB 3600/8 = 450). So they tell you your chip is running at 450x8, when its really running at 400x8.

 

[secretanchitman]

what does the bios say?

oh, i would trust cpu-z. its mostly right.

 

[Hyperlite]

Originally posted by: JAG87
ill explain in simple terms.

cpu-z is always right.
all other things that give you whacked readings, take the current FSB and the default multiplier and calculate the final speed (in your case 400x9 = 3.6). Since the multiplier is really set to 8, these programs estimate the FSB 3600/8 = 450). So they tell you your chip is running at 450x8, when its really running at 400x8.

for everything cept voltages.