q6600 & asus maximus formula

[thestepster]

ah well i have a corsair h50-1 with push pull on it and it seems really good at keepin temps down!

ill up my n/b to a better voltage and hope i can get this more stable, ill try a 370 fsb x 9 cause ive had it at that but it was unstable as hell and if all is well after an hour long prime 95 ill up the fsb to get it nearer to 400

i just hope i dont suffer from terrible vdroop again, you know if there is a way to solve that if i get it?

 

[nepas]

Does your board have LLC(Load Line Calibration)?if so turn it on,it should help with Vdroop

 

[thestepster]

um im not totally sure if it does! i did hear about it when i was readin on this forum about the rampage extreme maybe a google search will help me out

 

[thestepster]

just spoke to tom and he said it does have LLC so ill activate that and see if that helps

 

[nepas]

Yep it has LLC:

Loadline Calibration: Stable and optimal power for sustainable CPU overclock:

Maintaining ample voltage support for the CPU is critical during overclocking. The Loadline Calibration ensures stable and optimal CPU voltage under heavy loading. It helps overclockers enjoy the motherboard´s ultimate OC capabilities and benchmark scores.

450FSB Quad-Core BIOS Settings

CPU Feature

Ai Overclock Tuner [Manual]

OC From CPU Level Up [Auto]

CPU Ratio Control [Manual]

Ratio CMOS Setting: [8]

FSB Frequency [450]

FSB Strap to North Bridge [400MHz] or [Auto]

PCIE Frequency [110]

DRAM Settings

DRAM Frequency [DDR2-1199MHZ] or [800MHz] or [Auto]

DRAM Command Rate [2T]

DRAM Timing Control [Manual]

CAS# Latency [5]

RAS# to CAS Delay [5]

RAS# Precharge [5]

RAS# Active Time [12]

RAS# To Ras# Delay [3]

Row Refresh Cycle Time [42]

Write Recovery Time [6]

Read To Precharge Time [3]

Read To Write Delay(S/D) [8]

Write To Read Delay(S) [3]

Write To Read Delay(D) [5]

Read To Read Delay(S) [4]

Read To Read Delay(D) [6]

Write To Write Delay(S) [4]

Write To Write Delay(D) [6]

DRAM Static Read Control [Disabled]

Ai Clock Twister [Strong]

Transaction Booster [Enabled]

Boost Level [0]

Voltage Settings

CPU Voltage [Whatever your CPU needs for 3.6GHz]

CPU PLL Voltage [Auto]

North Bridge Voltage [1.61v]

DRAM Voltage [2.16v]

FSB Termination Voltage [1.54v]

South Bridge Voltage [Auto]

Loadline Calibration [Enabled]

CPU GTL Reference [0.63x]

North Bridge GTL Reference [0.67x]

DDR2 Channel A REF Voltage [Auto]

DDR2 Channel B REF Voltage [Auto]

DDR2 Controller REF Voltage [DDR2_REF]

SB 1.5V Voltage [Auto]

Some settings I pulled from another forum for you to try

 

[thestepster]

nice mate! ill check those out, not sure about the ram timings tho might not work with mines

 

[thestepster]

right thats me finished an 8 hour prime 95 test here's a screenie

http://tinypic.com/r/33ufz1i/6 << direct link so you can see a larger file incase you cant read the pic up there^^

 

[thestepster]

forgot to say that my room is around 24 degree's aswell

 

[nepas]

with those temps,I would push it to 3.4-3.6 if it were me!

 

[thestepster]

just pushed it up to 3.4 ghz with a 1.340 vcore and was running prime 95 and then it blue screened after 2 hours and it was touchin the 60's

 

[thestepster]

managed to boot at 3.5ghz and get it validated, but when it blue screened and restarted i couldnt get back to the validation page ive tried to look on there website for it but it just hangs and never goes anywhere so i cant get it again ive had to tone the oc down cause it wasnt stable so ill get back 2 it later and see what i can do, i was still stuffering vdroop with LLC and c1e on was 1.34v on the bios and the validation showed it was 1.3v (i think) dont know for certain till i can get a/the validation page i already got

 

[thestepster]

just bought myself a new q6600 and an asus p5k-e with the vdroop mod, its done 3.7ghz on it cant wait to get it and try it in my maximus