Q6600 g0 @ 3.4 & not much more...

[sgrinavi]

I'm looking for ideas with regard to the rig in my sig.. I would like to get it up to 3.8 just for grins....

No matter what combo of multis I use I can not get this thing much over 3.4 .. It runs nice there, temps are reasonable, nothing strange happening. Right now I am running at 9x382 with a 3x mem multiplier, It runs about the same 8x425 with a 2.5x mem multi

Windows starts at everything past those "stable" numbers up to 9x390 or 8x430 , but gives me a BSOD randomly.. anything over that and windows won't even just will not start..

I have had it post as high as 9x410 with no problem
I played with the 7x multi, but it would not even post at 7x500
I have tried upping CPU voltage as high as 1.41
I run my ram at 2.3v (spec is 2.2 to 2.35)
I keep the other voltages at +.01 above stock settings.
Setting PCI-E bus as high as 110 did not change anything
I set the RAM multi down to 2x and n auto (varies, but runs around 9-9-7-23) when I am testing

Any ideas or have I hit the limit of my GO?

 

[frythecpuofbender]

I have a similar "problem" with my Q6600 G0 with a somewhat high VID of 1.3125v

I have no problem undervolting at 3Ghz. (1.290v)
For 3.2Ghz I have to set it to 1.4v (so that it runs at 1.35v under load) and for 3.6Ghz I set it at 1.45v in bios (so that it had 1.4 under load)
Toying around at 3.6Ghz doing basic stuff seemed stable, but starting Orthos shows that it is unstable.
I guess you'd have to up the voltage to 1.5v+ or something but I never dared to try.
My temps are no concern whatsoever. (3.2GHz has them at 52° C under full stress on water cooling), but the voltage issue made my stop at 3.2Ghz.

 

[Markfw]

Feel lucky you can do 3.4 3.8 is for fancy water cooling or supercooled.

 

[sgrinavi]

Originally posted by: Markfw900
Feel lucky you can do 3.4 3.8 is for fancy water cooling or supercooled.

I'm not looking to run 3.8 (or even 3.4) 24/7, I just want to see if I can get there or confirm why I can't. I don't think heat is the issue at this point.

 

[Markfw]

Its very simple. That chip on average won;t go over 3.4, if you do, you are lucky. What else is there to explain ?

 

[sgrinavi]

Originally posted by: Markfw900
Its very simple. That chip on average won;t go over 3.4, if you do, you are lucky. What else is there to explain ?

Sorry if I was not clear; I was not looking for an explaination, just making sure that I am not missing something that might be holding me back.

Do you have a reference for that 3.4 q6600 G0 average?

Thanks!

 

[Markfw]

Just check the Q6600 OC'ing thread
here

 

[aigomorla]

Originally posted by: Markfw900
Feel lucky you can do 3.4 3.8 is for fancy water cooling or supercooled.

What was required for my ES to hit 4.0ghz.

:T

 

[sgrinavi]

Originally posted by: aigomorla

Originally posted by: Markfw900
Feel lucky you can do 3.4 3.8 is for fancy water cooling or supercooled.

What was required for my ES to hit 4.0ghz.

:T

Geeze, you have room for two more fans there.. slacker

 

[sgrinavi]

According to the g0 thread here's the average OCs for that chip (on air) ... Looks like I'm the slacker....



XtremeTiramisu @ xtremesystems Q6600 3.70 G0
Swtethan Q6600 3.60 G0
ChronoReverse Q6600 3.60 G0
ICER @ xtremesystems Q6600 3.60 G0
crazyea @ xtremesystems Q6600 3.60 G0
idiotekniQues Q6600 3.50 G0
Noubourne Q6600 3.50 G0
XILIKON @ xtremesystems Q6600 3.40 G0

AVG 3.56


aka1nas Q6600 3.20 B3
BonzaiDuck Q6600 3.20 B3
Markfw900 Q6600 3.20 B3
Diogenes2 Q6600 3.20 B3
Kingfetty Q6600 3.20 B3
eelw Q6600 3.10 B3
adairusmc Q6600 3.00 B3
Viper GTS Q6600 3.00 B3

AVG 3.14

 

[Markfw]

If you ignore the extreme systems (that I really just don;t trust) its lower. See anantech's own review. They said 3.4 was what they got. I believe that more than anyone else (except my own)

 

[sgrinavi]

Originally posted by: Markfw900
If you ignore the extreme systems (that I really just don;t trust) its lower. See anantech's own review. They said 3.4 was what they got. I believe that more than anyone else (except my own)

Hi Mark, what do you do with 10 computers?

 

[idiotekniQues]

is that 1.41v in bios?

kick it up a notch if u have good cooling and that is your bios setting.

 

[Markfw]

Originally posted by: sgrinavi

Originally posted by: Markfw900
If you ignore the extreme systems (that I really just don;t trust) its lower. See anantech's own review. They said 3.4 was what they got. I believe that more than anyone else (except my own)

Hi Mark, what do you do with 10 computers?

Some are lan party computers for my sons friens, one for work, one for my sons work, and the rest are F@H farm (see number 3 for Team Anandtech in F@H, thats me)

 

[sgrinavi]

Originally posted by: idiotekniQues
is that 1.41v in bios?

kick it up a notch if u have good cooling and that is your bios setting.

Thanks! Great tip. I'm running it at 3.6 (9x400) with memory multi set at 2.5, 5-5-4-12, CPUZ reads 1.408. Temps are up a bit, but not unreasonable. Windows would not start at 410...

3dmark06 jumped up from 13844 to 13929.. Going for 14000 now LOL