Q6600 and P5Q mobo help

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hi
i have just built a new computer

Q6600
Asus p5q mobo
zalman 9700 cooler
antec 900 case

stock was at 266 * 9

OC'd to 333 * 9 (3.0 GHz) with 1.29 volts
ran prime95 for 1 hr and stable
idle at 37 C and load at 45 C

i can also OC to 354 * 9 (3.2 GHz) with 1.34 volts
with also 1hr stable on prime95
idles at around 38 C and loads at 52 C

is it safe to OC to 3.2GHz?
is the temperature too high?
and will the high voltage at 1.34 volts shorten the CPU's life span significantly???

thanks
 
How about locating your starting voltage to put the over clock voltage into perspective! Run either Real Temp, or Core temp, and look for what it says your VID is.

Answers, yes, No, and Nope, just watch the temps.

Most q6600s are good for 3.6 Ghz, so I don't think a minimal over clock would harm anything at all, like you have, so the life span should remain the same.
Prime stable for an hour, huh? Large or small ffts?

--Lupi
 
i dunno what was the VID since the p5q mobo was on AI overclock when i put the CPU in in stock but CPU-Z voltage was at about 1.25 volt

and also my North Bridge and SOuth brdige are all at 1.30 VOlt are they too high?
p45 NB and ICH10R SB
i havent tried testing them with lower voltage yet since i havent got much time to play around with them

should i lower them?

and for the prime95 test
it ran like 3 tests on 1024 and the rest on something significantly bigger

cant remmeber 😛
my first time Overclocking lol
 
hehe, niiiice! The VID wont change, so look with Core temp, or real temp. VID is factory starting voltage imprinted by intel when it was tested.

So list that, please?

Voltage is kewl, though you prolly can leave SB on auto.

And that means you used LARGE ffts. That does not test processor stability!

Small ffts does.

VID!

--Lupi
 
LOL, okay, re start, hit the Bios, and under CPU options, disable C1E, Speed step, and then find EIST if it is in there, and disable that too!

Save and boot, and look again.

The VID range for a Q6600 is between 1.2000 (the best!) to 1.3250, the worse.

Almost there! Gonna be high, 1.3000 or higher if its a retail box. So far only one guy in 5 months has gotten a decent VID.

VID = Factory starting voltage for your chip. IE, at 2.4 Ghz with junk on auto, this chip defaults to that Bios VCore equal to VID.

VID is also a good indication of OC ability.

It is set when intel tests the chip, and some pass at a very low voltage, some get high ones, within its range. Its total LUCK, and tough to get then!

--Lupi
 
CPUID: 0 * 6FSB (b/c of intel halt or something to save energy at idle)
APICID: 0
Revision: G0
Processor: Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 (Kentsfield)
Frequency: 3005.56 MHz (333.95 x 9.0)
PLatform: LGA 775
VID: 1.1625v

TG. MAX: 100C
Core #0: 35C 0% Load
Core #1: 35C 0% Load
Core #2: 31C 2% Load
Core #3: 34C 0% Load

running prime 95
Core #0: 48C 100% Load
Core #1: 48C 100% Load
Core #2: 43C 100% Load
Core #3: 45C 100% Load
 
LOL, told ya, hehehe.

BUT, thats okay! because it'll still do 3.6 Ghz.

Do you have Load Line Calibration enabled?

That is a good first step, because that will defeat Vdrop and droop and allow for better usage of the power applied to VCore.

All that really matters are the temps. Nice, by the way, the temps.

You will need a loaded Value of 1.44-1.45 volts while Loaded with Prime small ffts torture test.

As a matter of fact, go run it for a total of 2 minutes, Small FFT torture test on all cores!

Tell me your new high temps, hehe, and also watch with CPUz what it says your core voltage is. We want to know the lowest it goes down to.

--Lupi
 
clocked to 360 * 9 with 1.44 voltage to be safe

CPUZ vdroop 1.432
load temp at 59 degree
idle at 38 degree

prime95 test for 2 min at 1024k stable
should i do it to 400 * 9???

 
You have to use SMALL ffts! Not Large! The first test will be 8k length! The temps will be higher than Large ffts. Its a useless and misleading setting.

Blend for RAM, Small ffts for CPU.

--Lupi
 
omg it ran up to 67 degrees with small FFTS tests!!!!

i stopped it after 1 min
i am entering the unsafe zone arent i??
 
Naw, its fine.

Can take some heat, really, so for testing, a bit of heat wont hurt it.

So go ahead and let it go. We wanna see where it stops at. if it gets to 75c, go ahead and stop it.

Normally, for a 24/7 OC, you wanna nail 65 c, or a lil bit higher. With added clock speed, and added voltage, the heat becomes a real factor in life span. Keep it low, and all is well.

Make sure your fan is on 100% for the Zal heat sink.

You may need to stick with 3.4 Ghz or so with that cooler.

--Lupi
 
Personally, I would take it to 3.6 at that voltage and just test with small ffts to get a feel for it, and then decide where I wanna place it. Because in real world stuff, you wont get those temps like you can when you are testing for them!

if it fails a core, or BSODs, you need a bit more voltage. 1.44 loaded or so.

Don't let it get over 75c for to long!

I am soooo tired! I need to sleep. test your temps and stuff and get a feel for em. If you need more help, I will be here tomorrow! And there are alot of people that help!

You have a board that can nail a high FSB, so 400 won't be anything for it.

--Lupi
 
It's a pretty easy test, really, if the temps are over 70c and appear to be heading onward, its not a viable over clock on the cooling.

If you hit 70c, 71c and its an exceptionally good speed, take it for a gaming run, and encoding.. and what ever your most demanding tasks are for a day with the newest HWMonitor open, it will record the maximum low and high temps, as well as show the current values. Very good for gaming. Open it up, game away, and look after yer done, GPU temps, CPU, and alot of others.

If you get 60c and lower only, you may think about keeping it there.

(My testing up to 65c prime nets 52c max when doing daily junk, Vista performance test for its 5.9 or whatever, will git it a bit higher, and thats all.)

So you pretty much look for the standard, then use common sense on the rest. Until you start down the long and lonely path of VTT, GTL and other signaling modification settings!

Hehe.

Night!

--Lupi
 
ok did a number of tests with ffts test instead

FSB * Mult Idle/load Prime95 Vcore bios Vcore CPUZ Vcore CPUZ at 100%
333 * 9 36C/52C 2 min stable 1.29v 1.256v 1.231v
365 * 9 40C/69C 2 min stable 1.44v 1.424v 1.440v
385 * 9 40C/71C 2 min stable 1.45v 1.434v 1.448v
400 * 9 39C/ 71C Blue screen 1.45v


continue?? 😛
 
July 17th, 2008 CPU Overclocking Test Chart

Setup:
Intel core 2 quad Q6600 (2.4Ghz/VID:1.325v)
Asus P5Q Motherboard
OCZ reaper 1066MHz CL5-5-5-15 timings
Zalman CN9700 Air cooling
Antec 900 case

FSB * Mult Idle/load Prime95 Vcore bios Vcore CPUZ Vcore CPUZ at 100%
333 * 9 37C/49C 2 Hrs stable 1.29v (this was done with 1024K blend Test)
333 * 9 36C/52C 2 min stable 1.29v 1.256v 1.231v

354 * 9 37C/61C 2 min stable 1.35v 1.328v 1.344v
354 * 9 36C/59C 2 min stable 1.32v 1.304v 1.312v
354 * 9 37C/59C 2 min stable 1.30v 1.280v 1.288v
354 * 9 36C/59C 2 min stable 1.29v 1.272v 1.280v
354 * 9 7 min stable
------------Turned on C1E and Speedstep-----------
354 * 9 36C/57C 2 min stable 1.29v 1.272v 1.280v
5 min stable


365 * 9 40C/69C 2 min stable 1.44v 1.424v 1.440v
365 * 9 38C/63C 2 min stable 1.35v 1.328v 1.344v

385 * 9 40C/71C 2 min stable 1.45v 1.434v 1.448v

400 * 9 39C/71C Blue screen (30sec) 1.45v - -
My sister came in b/c she smelled burning....(bad?)

is it safe to clock at 354FSB with 9x multiplier without seriously shortenning the lifespan?
go higher?
354 too high?
 


:lol: :lol: :lol:

As long as you keep the temps under control, you should have no problems with the lifespan of the CPU.

Make sure the fan on your Zalman cooler is at 100% and give it some more voltage. As Lupi stated, as long as you can keep it under 75c you are in the green. These chips can take more voltage than most people think. Saw a thread a while back where someone wrote Intel and got a statement that the C2 65nm series was designed to handle 1.5V. I have a Q6600, same VID that is stable @ 3.6Ghz but only with 1.55V. Not much of a problem for me as I have it on watter but you may have some troubles with your temps.
 
wow
1.55 volts!!?
thats crazy
on watter means water cooling right?

now
is the longevity of the CPU dependent more on the amount of Voltage or more on the temperature it idles and loads on?

would it be okay if i manage to clock to 3.6 GHz but with like ~73C Load temp?

im not a total freak aboutlosing a couple of years of life span of my CPU
i dun care if my CPU lasts 10 years or 5 years since im probably gonna sell it in a year
but i certainly dun want it to die in a year or two 😛

 
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