vcore on q6600

[ScottL4784]

using the rig in my sig if my temps never rise above 55 c would a 1.56 vcore be okay?

 

[deranged]

That's a pretty hefty over volt. You should be able to get 3.6ghz with a voltage below 1.5. What overclock are you getting with 1.56? Anway...At higher voltages with cpu's you can encounter "electron migration", which can damage your cpu. You can always pop a Penryn in that mobo after a couple of years if it dies, it should last that long if you keep the temperatures in control.

 

[Scotteq]

How fast are you running that you need to increase the voltage more than it already is??? Normally the goal is to use the minimum voltage the system is still stable at for cooler running/longer life at the given speed.

 

[prolfe]

To the OP: Nice rig! I agree with these other two posters, though, about the need to push it that high. Even something like 1.4 or 1.425 should net you >3.2 Ghz with any luck. If you really think you need to run it at 1.56, run CPU-Z on it to get the VID. A higher VID means the chip is spec'd to run at higher Voltages.

 

[u2vini]

prolfe, that statement goes for B3 also?

I'm wondering what speed should i get on air with 1.5v.

 

[totenkopf]

I don't know about B3, but with 1.5V you should be able to get AT LEAST 3.4ghz! I don't want to run at 1.5V otherwise I would test it out and show you. I get 3.4ghz stable-ish (haven't done any 6 hour tests or major tweaking at that speed) with 1.425V possibly less. Maybe with 1.5V you should be approaching 3.6ghz? what do the rest of you think? I currently run 3.33ghz on 1.35V.

 

[jjblanche]

Yikes...1.56? Seems to be flirting with disaster. I'm working on a Q6600 OC tonight, and I'm currently doing quite nice at 2.7 ghz @ 1.175. My temps are a full 7*C lower than stock, and yet I have a nice 11% increase in frequency.

That being said, this proc is in a micro ATX, where temps are the limiting factor. Within the next two weeks I'm going to be doing a Q6600 build in an Antec 900 with a proper Zalman CNPS, so that's when I'll really be able to comment about voltage. Still, though, I wouldn't push it over 1.5 if I were you. In fact, as a rule, I'm going to be keeping myself below 1.5 on the Antec build, preferably below 1.45. Although I only need a CPU to last for two-ish years, when the voltage starts getting that high, you run the risk of a premature fry. You have to ask yourself, is the extra 100 or so mhz worth the liability?