Q6600 B3 @ 3 GHz

[Giggli G]

Hi guys, I just wanted to know whether this overclock is average/strange/whatnot, and what you think about my temps. I am a first time overclocker, and also a university student who bought this rig on a budget .

Q6600 B3 @3GHZ, 9x333, 1.375 VCore
P5K Vanilla
2GB 800 Crucial Ballistix
Artic Cooling Freezer Pro 7
Thermaltake Tsunami Dream Case

7+ hours stable w/ 2x Orthos & core affinities set.

TAT/Coretemp Temperatures:
Idle: ~45C
Full 2x Orthos load: 62-65C (the first two cores stayed near 65, the other two stayed near 62; temperatures never rose above 65C)
Playing Oblivion: ~50C

I couldn't get the small fft Orthos tests running for more than half an hour on anything less than 1.375Vcore, although the Mem/CPU stress testing ran at much lower voltages.

I've heard about people using only 1.2625Vcore, and found that super surprising.

What do you think?

 

[Markfw]

Why didn't you read/reply to the Q6600 OC thread ?

 

[Hauk]

Think you should have sold the Freezer Pro, bought less pizza and beer, and gotten a real cooler. Just kidding (not really)

Seriously, temps look pretty good for that cooler. Hmm...

 

[Giggli G]

Yeah, a lot of the reviews called it an incredible value, and I must say I agree so far.

It is idling below 45 (43-44) right now, and when I booted up Orthos after a day of chillin out it didn't go past 62

 

[kingfetty]

Try a 7x and pump up the FSB see what you get, mine actually ran cooler that way and let me get another 200mhz out of it.