What average speed is the Q6600 hitting when overclocked?

[Acanthus]

Originally posted by: cmdrdredd

Originally posted by: Acanthus

Originally posted by: JAG87

Originally posted by: Acanthus

Originally posted by: JAG87
generally for 24/7 operation and with a good motherboard you should obtain:

B3
3.2 to 3.4 ghz on air
3.4 to 3.6 ghz on water

G0
3.4 to 3.6 ghz on air
3.6 to 3.8 ghz on water

The quad overclock thread disagrees with your B3 results.

Theres a lot of average joes in that thread and average joes are not great overclockers. But hey, look at your cpu. 3.3Ghz @ 1.42v. Yes, you are watercooling but you can run a Q6600 @ 1.42v on good air cooling as well, lets say a TR U-120 EX. TBH with you, I am surprised your at 3.3Ghz with water. Are you afraid to throw more voltage at it, or do you have a slacking chip?

1.42v is the actual, its set at 1.51v.

It will no go beyond that point prime stable, and i know what im doing.

If youre talking about lame ass XS suicide runs, sure i can run 3.6 or 3.7 for 15 minutes and get a screenshot of doing Pi if i try 3-4 times. However, i dont waste my time suicide benching and use my machine to do things other than artificial benchmarks.

Call us "average joes" if you feel better about your magic unstable OC, but dont lie to us about the averages when we are talking about different standards of stability.

There are people running these prime stable at 3.6Ghz you know...

B3s? at less than 1.5v? Prime stable? Not an ES?

Call me blind but im seeing:

aka1nas
Q6600: 3.2GHz @1.34v (Tuniq) #B3
---Board: eVga 680i SLI T1

BonzaiDuck
Q6600: 3.2GHz @1.412v (AIR) #B3
---Board:

Markfw900
Q6600: 3.2GHz @1.328v (Scythe Ninja) #B3
---Board: Gigabyte DS3 P965
Q6600: 3.2GHz @1.328v (Scythe Ninja) #B3
---Board: Asus P5K

Diogenes2
Q6600: 3.2GHz @1.26v (TR U120) #B3
---Board: GA-965P-DS3 V1 ( F4 )

Kingfetty
Q6600: 3.2GHz @1.3125v (Scythe Ninja) #B3
---Board Abit IP35 Pro

eelw
Q6600: 3.1GHz @1.37v (Thermaltake V1) #B3
---Board: eVGA 650i Ultra

BiGi
Q6600: 3.04GHz @1.3V (Zalman 7000) #B3
---Board: Gigabyte GA965 DS3 Bios F12, Version 2.0

adairusmc
Q6600: 3.0GHz @1.26v (TR U120x) #B3
---Board: Asus P5N32-E 680i

DaPoets
Q6600: 3.0ghz @1.28v (Stock) #B3
--Board: Intel D975XBX2 Bad Axe 2

Viper GTS
Q6600: 3.0GHz @1.244v (Big Typhoon) #B3
---Board: EVGA 680i A1

Aigomorla
X3210: 3.37GHz @1.41v (water) #B3
---Board:
X3220: 3.75GHz @1.5v (water) #B3
---Board:

Skyguy
Q6600: 3.4GHz @1.43v (water) #B3
---Board: Gigabyte 965P-DS3 Rev.3.3

 

[JAG87]

Originally posted by: Acanthus

Originally posted by: JAG87

Originally posted by: Acanthus

Originally posted by: JAG87
generally for 24/7 operation and with a good motherboard you should obtain:

B3
3.2 to 3.4 ghz on air
3.4 to 3.6 ghz on water

G0
3.4 to 3.6 ghz on air
3.6 to 3.8 ghz on water

The quad overclock thread disagrees with your B3 results.

Theres a lot of average joes in that thread and average joes are not great overclockers. But hey, look at your cpu. 3.3Ghz @ 1.42v. Yes, you are watercooling but you can run a Q6600 @ 1.42v on good air cooling as well, lets say a TR U-120 EX. TBH with you, I am surprised your at 3.3Ghz with water. Are you afraid to throw more voltage at it, or do you have a slacking chip?

1.42v is the actual, its set at 1.51v.

It will no go beyond that point prime stable, and i know what im doing.

If youre talking about lame ass XS suicide runs, sure i can run 3.6 or 3.7 for 15 minutes and get a screenshot of doing Pi if i try 3-4 times. However, i dont waste my time suicide benching and use my machine to do things other than artificial benchmarks.

Call us "average joes" if you feel better about your magic unstable OC, but dont lie to us about the averages when we are talking about different standards of stability.

Oh no dude, by no means was I talking about suicide runs. 3.2 to 3.4 ghz prime stable can be done with air. take a look at your processor, with an ultra 120 extreme you would get a bit higher temps then your water cooling, but it would still be stable. as you can see most people in the thread are sitting at 3.2 GHz with air cooling. hey I was sitting at 3.2 GHz too with my QX6700 ES B1 @ 1.34v, but that doesn't mean you cant go higher. I could get it easily prime stable at 3.33 GHz, but the temperatures on the Zalman 9700 were not the greatest. A Tuniq or a TR U120 would have allowed me to run 3.33 Ghz stable 24/7.


and my overclocks are not marginally stable, I think my standards for stability aren't the highest, but 6h prime is good enough for me. I never keep my machine turned on for more than 6 hours straight anyways. Right now I can definitely go higher than 3.6, but the motherboard is holding me back. as soon as I increase the voltage, the system becomes unstable. I suspect the culprit is the PWM temperatures, I know its not the cpu. 3.6Ghz with 1.40v and has lots of head room still. and by the way, a suicide run is not 3.6 ghz... a suicide run is more like 3.9 - 4.2 GHz.

see, our standards for stability are the same, but our standards for overclocking differ quite a bit

 

[cmdrdredd]

Originally posted by: Acanthus

Originally posted by: cmdrdredd

Originally posted by: Acanthus

Originally posted by: JAG87

Originally posted by: Acanthus

Originally posted by: JAG87
generally for 24/7 operation and with a good motherboard you should obtain:

B3
3.2 to 3.4 ghz on air
3.4 to 3.6 ghz on water

G0
3.4 to 3.6 ghz on air
3.6 to 3.8 ghz on water

The quad overclock thread disagrees with your B3 results.

Theres a lot of average joes in that thread and average joes are not great overclockers. But hey, look at your cpu. 3.3Ghz @ 1.42v. Yes, you are watercooling but you can run a Q6600 @ 1.42v on good air cooling as well, lets say a TR U-120 EX. TBH with you, I am surprised your at 3.3Ghz with water. Are you afraid to throw more voltage at it, or do you have a slacking chip?

1.42v is the actual, its set at 1.51v.

It will no go beyond that point prime stable, and i know what im doing.

If youre talking about lame ass XS suicide runs, sure i can run 3.6 or 3.7 for 15 minutes and get a screenshot of doing Pi if i try 3-4 times. However, i dont waste my time suicide benching and use my machine to do things other than artificial benchmarks.

Call us "average joes" if you feel better about your magic unstable OC, but dont lie to us about the averages when we are talking about different standards of stability.

There are people running these prime stable at 3.6Ghz you know...

B3s? at less than 1.5v? Prime stable? Not an ES?

Call me blind but im seeing:

aka1nas
Q6600: 3.2GHz @1.34v (Tuniq) #B3
---Board: eVga 680i SLI T1

BonzaiDuck
Q6600: 3.2GHz @1.412v (AIR) #B3
---Board:

Markfw900
Q6600: 3.2GHz @1.328v (Scythe Ninja) #B3
---Board: Gigabyte DS3 P965
Q6600: 3.2GHz @1.328v (Scythe Ninja) #B3
---Board: Asus P5K

Diogenes2
Q6600: 3.2GHz @1.26v (TR U120) #B3
---Board: GA-965P-DS3 V1 ( F4 )

Kingfetty
Q6600: 3.2GHz @1.3125v (Scythe Ninja) #B3
---Board Abit IP35 Pro

eelw
Q6600: 3.1GHz @1.37v (Thermaltake V1) #B3
---Board: eVGA 650i Ultra

BiGi
Q6600: 3.04GHz @1.3V (Zalman 7000) #B3
---Board: Gigabyte GA965 DS3 Bios F12, Version 2.0

adairusmc
Q6600: 3.0GHz @1.26v (TR U120x) #B3
---Board: Asus P5N32-E 680i

DaPoets
Q6600: 3.0ghz @1.28v (Stock) #B3
--Board: Intel D975XBX2 Bad Axe 2

Viper GTS
Q6600: 3.0GHz @1.244v (Big Typhoon) #B3
---Board: EVGA 680i A1

Aigomorla
X3210: 3.37GHz @1.41v (water) #B3
---Board:
X3220: 3.75GHz @1.5v (water) #B3
---Board:

Skyguy
Q6600: 3.4GHz @1.43v (water) #B3
---Board: Gigabyte 965P-DS3 Rev.3.3

If all you read is AT then sure :roll:

 

[Acanthus]

Originally posted by: cmdrdredd

Originally posted by: Acanthus

Originally posted by: cmdrdredd

Originally posted by: Acanthus

Originally posted by: JAG87

Originally posted by: Acanthus

Originally posted by: JAG87
generally for 24/7 operation and with a good motherboard you should obtain:

B3
3.2 to 3.4 ghz on air
3.4 to 3.6 ghz on water

G0
3.4 to 3.6 ghz on air
3.6 to 3.8 ghz on water

The quad overclock thread disagrees with your B3 results.

Theres a lot of average joes in that thread and average joes are not great overclockers. But hey, look at your cpu. 3.3Ghz @ 1.42v. Yes, you are watercooling but you can run a Q6600 @ 1.42v on good air cooling as well, lets say a TR U-120 EX. TBH with you, I am surprised your at 3.3Ghz with water. Are you afraid to throw more voltage at it, or do you have a slacking chip?

1.42v is the actual, its set at 1.51v.

It will no go beyond that point prime stable, and i know what im doing.

If youre talking about lame ass XS suicide runs, sure i can run 3.6 or 3.7 for 15 minutes and get a screenshot of doing Pi if i try 3-4 times. However, i dont waste my time suicide benching and use my machine to do things other than artificial benchmarks.

Call us "average joes" if you feel better about your magic unstable OC, but dont lie to us about the averages when we are talking about different standards of stability.

There are people running these prime stable at 3.6Ghz you know...

B3s? at less than 1.5v? Prime stable? Not an ES?

Call me blind but im seeing:

aka1nas
Q6600: 3.2GHz @1.34v (Tuniq) #B3
---Board: eVga 680i SLI T1

BonzaiDuck
Q6600: 3.2GHz @1.412v (AIR) #B3
---Board:

Markfw900
Q6600: 3.2GHz @1.328v (Scythe Ninja) #B3
---Board: Gigabyte DS3 P965
Q6600: 3.2GHz @1.328v (Scythe Ninja) #B3
---Board: Asus P5K

Diogenes2
Q6600: 3.2GHz @1.26v (TR U120) #B3
---Board: GA-965P-DS3 V1 ( F4 )

Kingfetty
Q6600: 3.2GHz @1.3125v (Scythe Ninja) #B3
---Board Abit IP35 Pro

eelw
Q6600: 3.1GHz @1.37v (Thermaltake V1) #B3
---Board: eVGA 650i Ultra

BiGi
Q6600: 3.04GHz @1.3V (Zalman 7000) #B3
---Board: Gigabyte GA965 DS3 Bios F12, Version 2.0

adairusmc
Q6600: 3.0GHz @1.26v (TR U120x) #B3
---Board: Asus P5N32-E 680i

DaPoets
Q6600: 3.0ghz @1.28v (Stock) #B3
--Board: Intel D975XBX2 Bad Axe 2

Viper GTS
Q6600: 3.0GHz @1.244v (Big Typhoon) #B3
---Board: EVGA 680i A1

Aigomorla
X3210: 3.37GHz @1.41v (water) #B3
---Board:
X3220: 3.75GHz @1.5v (water) #B3
---Board:

Skyguy
Q6600: 3.4GHz @1.43v (water) #B3
---Board: Gigabyte 965P-DS3 Rev.3.3

If all you read is AT then sure :roll:

Link me to the B3s that are 24/7 stable at 3.6ghz.

Im not saying ive never been wrong before, but id like to see some proof.

 

[Acanthus]

Originally posted by: JAG87
Oh no dude, by no means was I talking about suicide runs. 3.2 to 3.4 ghz prime stable can be done with air. take a look at your processor, with an ultra 120 extreme you would get a bit higher temps then your water cooling, but it would still be stable. as you can see most people in the thread are sitting at 3.2 GHz with air cooling. hey I was sitting at 3.2 GHz too with my QX6700 ES B1 @ 1.34v, but that doesn't mean you cant go higher. I could get it easily prime stable at 3.33 GHz, but the temperatures on the Zalman 9700 were not the greatest. A Tuniq or a TR U120 would have allowed me to run 3.33 Ghz stable 24/7.


and my overclocks are not marginally stable, I think my standards for stability aren't the highest, but 6h prime is good enough for me. I never keep my machine turned on for more than 6 hours straight anyways. Right now I can definitely go higher than 3.6, but the motherboard is holding me back. as soon as I increase the voltage, the system becomes unstable. I suspect the culprit is the PWM temperatures, I know its not the cpu. 3.6Ghz with 1.40v and has lots of head room still. and by the way, a suicide run is not 3.6 ghz... a suicide run is more like 3.9 - 4.2 GHz.

see, our standards for stability are the same, but our standards for overclocking differ quite a bit

Im probably in the same boat with PWMs, my vdroop gets wider and wider as i set the voltage higher, and stability falls off when i set to 1.525v or higher, regardless of temps or clockspeed.

 

[Dainas]

My G0 Q6600 is orthos fine at 3.4ghz at 1.35v under its Tuniq on a P35-DQ6, however my 2x4GB kit of DDR800 makes it a trade off to run at those speeds(why does the mem-multi have to shoot from x2.4 to x2.0?). I just run it at 3.105ghz at 1.2v with the mem running at its pathetic OC at stock CL 5-5-5-15 of 830. Its ether jump to 3.6ghz or underclock my ram, or drop the multi.... and don't really care enough as the only thing I do where I could see the difference is smp folding... so I'm content.

 

[nanaki333]

heh.. i'll be upgrading my e6700 to a q6600 sometime next month. may as well for $300. i got my 6700 up to 3.9ghz stable on water with an asus p5b-e. didn't try to take it much higher than that. my idle temps were ~50c idle

 

[aigomorla]

http://i125.photobucket.com/al...73/aigomorla/Q6600.jpg

super impose those settings on my P5K.

Theres 24 hours stable for ya. :]

Thats just at 3.6 on my B3. Now if your talking about my 4.0 ES. Well, i like to see a 4.0ghz anything stay 24 hours prime stable. Even my top of the line setup with a Gigabyte DQ6 had a hard time holding it. Only my P5K-Premium could do that, but it was only for 6 hours tops.

@JAG

AHAHAHAHA i got you starting to call there products thermalcrap

Next is Zalman to Zalwish. Because Zalwish it could keep up with a TR120, or Zalwish they made great watercooling products.

 

[joejccva]

Isn't 67c a bit warm?

 

[Acanthus]

Originally posted by: aigomorla
http://i125.photobucket.com/al...73/aigomorla/Q6600.jpg

super impose those settings on my P5K.

Theres 24 hours stable for ya. :]

Thats just at 3.6 on my B3. Now if your talking about my 4.0 ES. Well, i like to see a 4.0ghz anything stay 24 hours prime stable. Even my top of the line setup with a Gigabyte DQ6 had a hard time holding it. Only my P5K-Premium could do that, but it was only for 6 hours tops.

@JAG

AHAHAHAHA i got you starting to call there products thermalcrap

Next is Zalman to Zalwish. Because Zalwish it could keep up with a TR120, or Zalwish they made great watercooling products.

Their equipment is more geared tword silent computing than performance.

Just saying.

Oh and of course, your B3 that does 3.6ghz at 1.1v is normal.

 

[JAG87]

Originally posted by: Acanthus

Originally posted by: aigomorla
http://i125.photobucket.com/al...73/aigomorla/Q6600.jpg

super impose those settings on my P5K.

Theres 24 hours stable for ya. :]

Thats just at 3.6 on my B3. Now if your talking about my 4.0 ES. Well, i like to see a 4.0ghz anything stay 24 hours prime stable. Even my top of the line setup with a Gigabyte DQ6 had a hard time holding it. Only my P5K-Premium could do that, but it was only for 6 hours tops.

@JAG

AHAHAHAHA i got you starting to call there products thermalcrap

Next is Zalman to Zalwish. Because Zalwish it could keep up with a TR120, or Zalwish they made great watercooling products.

Their equipment is more geared tword silent computing than performance.

Just saying.

Oh and of course, your B3 that does 3.6ghz at 1.1v is normal.

Oh and of course, you still not knowing that cpu-z doesn't read the voltage correctly is also normal.

sorry Acanthus, truth is I love ya :heart:

 

[Acanthus]

Originally posted by: JAG87

Originally posted by: Acanthus

Originally posted by: aigomorla
http://i125.photobucket.com/al...73/aigomorla/Q6600.jpg

super impose those settings on my P5K.

Theres 24 hours stable for ya. :]

Thats just at 3.6 on my B3. Now if your talking about my 4.0 ES. Well, i like to see a 4.0ghz anything stay 24 hours prime stable. Even my top of the line setup with a Gigabyte DQ6 had a hard time holding it. Only my P5K-Premium could do that, but it was only for 6 hours tops.

@JAG

AHAHAHAHA i got you starting to call there products thermalcrap

Next is Zalman to Zalwish. Because Zalwish it could keep up with a TR120, or Zalwish they made great watercooling products.

Their equipment is more geared tword silent computing than performance.

Just saying.

Oh and of course, your B3 that does 3.6ghz at 1.1v is normal.

Oh and of course, you still not knowing that cpu-z doesn't read the voltage correctly is also normal.

sorry Acanthus, truth is I love ya :heart:

Speedfan sucks too, but when you give us a screenshot to look at, and CPUZ, coretemp, and speedfan are the only things running, and nothing is said about actual settings... hmm

 

[Amaroque]

Every chip is different.

Need I say more??

 

[Dribble]

It's always been the case that you don't get the overclocks you read about in the forums. I generally take the higher clocked claims then subtract 10% for what you can really expect completely stable 24/7, summer or winter, without using silly volts or a cooler that sounds like a jet on takeoff. Hence I guess most real people will get o/c of about 3.0 to 3.3 with a G0 Q6600, a little less with a B3.

 

[DaPoets]

I just got the TR Ultra-120 extreme and it did drop my temps down by over 20c on full load but I still can't get past 3.25ghz stable on prime95. Even when I get to scary voltages (like 1.6v core) it just won't get stable. I can load 3.4ghz in windows xp but it fails prime95 with in a minute or two.

3.2ghz for my B3 seems to be the sweet spot.