My q6600 thread

[Schmide]

I just got my system stable. I attempted to install a Vista64 with sp1 on it and couldn't get the SLI video driver to work. (I should of given up on the first blue screen but I'm a dumbass). Now running fine on Vista64 no sp1.

Specs
Q6600 B stepping G0
Asrock Penryn1600SLI-110dB
2x Palit 9600gt in SLI (yes the 109ar cards)
2gig Mushkin 1066
4gig Mushkin 800
TDX cpu block
Maze 4 chipset bolck (had to dremmal and bend bolt to get this on the board)
Black ICE extreme II radiator
DD MagII LE(<- crap pump noisy refused to start when I first got it (hammer time))
Bay Res
3/8 inch everything.
SlienX fans

I did a quick 3ghz overclock with stock voltage (reads 1.194v in cpuz drops to 1.12-1.15v during prime95). Haven't done extensive testing on this. May have to raise the voltage?

Core temps are as follows.
0 43-46c
1 42-45c
2 36-38c
3 39-40c

Chipset stays at 35c-37c

Suggestions? Go higher?

 

[LOUISSSSS]

u should've tested ur system at stock speeds too.
download the latest OCCT and run it for 2 hours on CPU and 2 hours on RAM (this should = 8+ hours of p95 testing)
-be sure to set your ram timings to 1:1 and 5-5-5-18 @ (insert correct voltage here), i noticed u have diff ram speeds

after ur system is stable @ stock speeds go for ur 333x9=3.0ghz OC try it at stock voltages first. it should work.
test with OCCT again.

then drop your multi to 8 and fsb to 400mhz (8 x 400 = 3.2ghz) and run OCCT CPU + RAM again

post back when u get those stable

 

[LOUISSSSS]

i'm not sure on whats the TJ MAX on the Q6600 some say 95C, some say 100C. but u should monitor ur temps with Coretemp/Realtemp to make sure NO CORES GO ABOVE 72C

 

[Schmide]

Ok I went back and changed the 5/4 ram to 1.1 running 333x9=3000 5 5 5 15 t2

My TJ MAX is 100c and all readings were made by coretemp.

ATM Running OCCT now for the first hour default settings for the first pass. Temps are not nearly as hot as prime95. (OCCT 40c max core prime95 kicked up to 47c max core)

BTW I did check it out with prime 95 at stock for 8 hours before I attempted my first overclock.

 

[Schmide]

Froze once at default voltage but that may have been the screen saver not responding while the cores were busy. Upped the voltage to 1.2625 disabled the screen saver and ran the 2 hour CPU and RAM test on OCCT. Passed with all cores less than 47c.

I can't change the multiplier on this board, so unless I want to try 400x9=3600 I'm sol on that.

 

[LOUISSSSS]

you should be able to drop the multiplier to 8x...
unless that asrock is a POS lol

from my exp, OCCT stable = guaranteed P95 stability.

 

[Schmide]

Originally posted by: LOUISSSSS
you should be able to drop the multiplier to 8x...
unless that asrock is a POS lol

POS is grayed out and Google confirmed it.

Oh well for the time being. I'm happy.