Overclocking the Conroe e6600?

[pancito]

P5W DH + E6400 Stock HSF
I was at 333x8 (2.66) but my temp was low 60's under load

Yesterday i changed to a Zalman 9500 my idle temps didn't change much but my load temps went down to hi 40s low 50.

So i decided it was time to up the FSB again and went for 400*7. and with out a problem i got to 2.8 from stock 2.13 30% overclock 8) temps stayed at mid 50's.

I need DDR2 800 Mhz to stay on the 1:1 Radio, currently have 667 Ram.

I tried overclocking with AMD 4800+ and i was thrilled to go from 2.4 to 2.8 but i had to up all the voltages you can imagine.

 

[turbocrime]

p5w dh
e6600

if you temps are good and you are having trouble try upping the mch and fsb voltage a little.

to get 4.1ghz I had to set fsb and mch on the maximum the mb will support and this is holding me back now so will have to vmod the board to go higher.

 

[21121]

Ok i tryed a little (really little) overclocking today... from the stock 2.40 to 2.43 (lol xD).

Computer specs like this:

Mobo - Asus P5N32 SLI SE Deluxe
RAM - OCZ DDR2 PC7200 (running at 800mhz stock)
GFX - 7900GT

So i reboot, its workin fine. But it looks like this:

CPU settings section (cant change clocks/multiplyer etc):-

CPU frequency : 2432mhz
FSB : 1081mhz (i cant see the acctual one on my Mobo, or i cant find it)

Overclocking section:-

Target Memory Clock : 811mhz <----(the questionable bit) (cant change)
FSB Clock : 1081mhz <-- can change
Memory Clock : 800mhz <-- can change




any idea what it all means? is it going fine or is something wrong?

and what would a "high" temperature be? (45/46 C last time i checked).

Anyone that can tell me where to go from there, the info would be greatly appreciated =).

 

[sruane]

With the clock locked, and DDR2 maxing out at 1066mHz, is it even possible to overclock this processor?

I'm running my E6600 at 3.2GHz, so I suppose its possible.

 

[toosober]

My CPU temps float from 32c to 39c @ load @ 400 bus and X7 multiplier w/ stock cooling.
To get to X8 multiplier I have to increase the CPU voltage a tad and the temps are floating at 36c to 45c @ load. I know it has quite a bit more head room.
As far as games are concerned, from stock to a 415mhz and X7 I gained about 20 frames a second in FEAR. I have found my sweet spot @ 415mhz X7 with stock voltages with my current MB-CPU-RAM combo. Each board will act a differently, for a $115 MB and a $319 CPU I am quite satisfied with the performance.
Not as nice as the old Celeron 300A 440bx overclock, OK I am old.
Budget overclocking I would suggest the e6400 cpu w/ a Gigabyte DS3 or S3 motherboard, and some A-DATA 667 RAM.

 

[BigCharb]

SUP,i love this proc, it was easy to get passed 3.oGhz. i had to change voltages passed 3.5 and maxed out at 4.0Ghz at 1.57volts. (i know they are high, i have to go stupid overclock with my ram) i dont know why u cant overclock much but i hope ur luck changes, this proc is crazy fast when overclocked right.

P.S
i got 4Ghz with my FSB and ram 1:1, i dont know how to change the ratio to 9:8; i don't recomend doing what i did cuz i almost fried my ram at 2.1V

l8er

 

[ProSlayer]

SUP,i love this proc, it was easy to get passed 3.oGhz. i had to change voltages passed 3.5 and maxed out at 4.0Ghz at 1.57volts. (i know they are high, i have to go stupid overclock with my ram) i dont know why u cant overclock much but i hope ur luck changes, this proc is crazy fast when overclocked right.

P.S
i got 4Ghz with my FSB and ram 1:1, i dont know how to change the ratio to 9:8; i don't recomend doing what i did cuz i almost fried my ram at 2.1V

l8er

Are you sure that is stable? You ought to run Memtest and Prime.

 

[BigCharb]

Are you sure that is stable? You ought to run Memtest and Prime.

LOL, stable...it crashed 30 seconds into running cpu-z. i know if i get better ram i will be able to run at 4Ghz without a problem, but ti'll then i'm happy with 3.2.

Thanx l8er

 

[Vinas]

As most of you already know, 4GHz isn't stable. About all most people will be able to achieve while stable is 3.2 on air and 3.6 with water. Above 4GHz stable will require active liquid cooling.

Mine has run at 454 X 9 or 4085MHz non stable, but enough to run basic benchmarks like superpi. I'm currently running at 500 X 7 or 3.5GHz using chill water cooling @ about 17C full load. MB is gigabyte P965-DQ6.

 

[urdaddy]

Hi,
well guys so far i got my E6600 running completly stable at 3.4ghz with 8gig of patriot ram at 1007mhz. I did the 3dmark vantage to realy stress out the cpu and no problem whatsoever. idle temp is 30c and load is 40c. cooling is provided by zalman 9700.

 

[Guest]

hey folks!

built new system. here are specs:

e6600
artic freezer pro 7
2x1gb Corsair Dominator 800mhz
Asus P5Q Pro
nzxt lexa case

currently overclocked at the following settings:

Processor: 3.6ghz
FSB: 400
RAM: 1066 (533 per dimm) timings: 5-5-5-15.

everything is completely stable.

any suggestions as to what I can do to increase speed? I've seen 3.8 - 4.0 ghz, but no one has posted their settings, even for a reference.

voltages are set to AUTO by the bios.

 

[wahjahka]

hey folks!

built new system. here are specs:

e6600
artic freezer pro 7
2x1gb Corsair Dominator 800mhz
Asus P5Q Pro
nzxt lexa case

currently overclocked at the following settings:

Processor: 3.6ghz
FSB: 400
RAM: 1066 (533 per dimm) timings: 5-5-5-15.

everything is completely stable.

any suggestions as to what I can do to increase speed? I've seen 3.8 - 4.0 ghz, but no one has posted their settings, even for a reference.

voltages are set to AUTO by the bios.

just curious, what os are you using?
and that perormance seems nice, i wouldnt go any further, unless you want to push your system to the limits and change all the voltages and stuff

 

[Guest]

I'm currently using 64bit Vista.

I want to change voltages etc to get more performance, and I'm looking for rough settings or guidance if possible as I'm fairly new to overclocking (done 2 stable systems so far) but never tweaked the voltages.....

 

[wahjahka]

I'm currently using 64bit Vista.

I want to change voltages etc to get more performance, and I'm looking for rough settings or guidance if possible as I'm fairly new to overclocking (done 2 stable systems so far) but never tweaked the voltages.....

if your going to try to increase the speed (o/c more) try it without doing anything will the voltages, run prime95, if it appears to be stable then your fine, if its not stable try lowering the speed a little and tweaking the voltages

 

[Acejam]

hey folks!

built new system. here are specs:

e6600
artic freezer pro 7
2x1gb Corsair Dominator 800mhz
Asus P5Q Pro
nzxt lexa case

currently overclocked at the following settings:

Processor: 3.6ghz
FSB: 400
RAM: 1066 (533 per dimm) timings: 5-5-5-15.

everything is completely stable.

any suggestions as to what I can do to increase speed? I've seen 3.8 - 4.0 ghz, but no one has posted their settings, even for a reference.

voltages are set to AUTO by the bios.

Hey,

I have an E660 also with an Artic Freezer Pro 7.

It appears that you're running 400 x 9. Is everything still stable? What are you getting for temps?

When I run your settings, I get about 52 C idle, and 61ish under load. I'm unsure if these are safe or not though.

Perhaps I'll throw some Artic silver thermal paste on, as I do have a tube lying around...

 

[shovenose]

I KNOW ITS AN OLD THREAD BUT I NEED TO KNOW HOW TO OC MY E6600!
mobo: biostar p4m890