Need help overclocking Q6600/Rampage Formula

[Pcnut]

I will have a Rampage formula with 2x2gb of G skill 1066 Ram and a Q6600 that I will be cooling with a XIGMATEK HDT-S1283 . I want to over clock this to around 3.2 to 3.6 ghz can someone tell me what I need my settings to be at. I know all boards and cpu?s are different but this would give me somewhere to start with.

 

[DSF]

Read the stickied guide by graysky.

 

[Pcnut]

I ahve read the guide but i was wanting to see what some other people got with this board/cpu/cooler combo. And would like for anybody to post what they got if they have a Q6600 and a rampage formula

 

[Pcnut]

I have read the guide but i was wanting to see what some other people got with this board/cpu/cooler combo. And would like for anybody to post what they got if they have a Q6600 and a rampage formula

 

[gameover]

:laugh: I didn't know what a rampage formula was so I goggled "q6600 rampage formula." The top results was your post asking for help at like 4 different forums.

I can only assume your new to overclocking as it appears you bought a very expensive board but are forum shopping for settings. I suggest you slow down trying to find settings and just go step by step through the sticky post.

It's going to take you a few hours no matter how you go about it.

 

[footballrunner800]

I can help u (i have the same mobo). I had a Q6600 before i put in an 8400. We actually have a very similar system (same ram and mobo). Is your Q6600 g0 or b3 stepping(check with CPU-Z or your cpu box For SLACR[g0] or SL9UM[b3]) This will make the difference between a 3.2 overclock or a 3.6 overclock as you will most likely hit a heat wall with a b3 Q6600. Assuming that you probably just bought these parts you probably have a g0 chip.

To overclock to 3.6, you have to up the fsb to 400. At this speed, you need to increase vcore. I think my chip ran at 1.5v in bios. since every chip is different, i would start with a vcore of 1.4 in bios and see if it boots to windows. If it boots to windows, do a quick prime test of like 5 minutes checking your temperatures and see if its stable. If it freezes, fails or if it didnt boot into windows then try to up the vcore by a little bit and try again. TEMPERATURES ARE VERY IMPORTANT! If you see that you go over 75c I would reccomend to do a lower overclock. When you get more than 5 minutes in prime, keep going. Get it stable to at least 3 hours or more.

for the moment, run your ram at a 1:1 ratio with your cpu-->after you change the fsb to 400, go to memory frequency and select ddr2-800. After you get your cpu stable, you can change your memory settings. (we can go over these after you get your cpu stable). If you have any questions feel free ask. If you find that your is system unstable after raising vcore with no change try to up the NB voltage by a little bit though in my experience i did not have to change it at 3.6 with ddr2 800