q6600 at 1.6 vcore?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!

[Mikrouwel]

Hi Guys

My system is as follows:

Motherboard: Asus p5n-D

CPU: Intel Q6600

CPU Cooler: Gigabyte G-Power 2 Pro

Stock CPU Speed: 2.4GHz

Overclocked CPU Speed: 3.4GHz

Memory: (4GIG-DDR2) 2 x 1GIG Kingston, 1 x 2GIG Transcend

HDD: (3 Internal) 2 x 250GIG Samsung 7200RPM, 1 x 2TB W&D 5900RPM

Sound Card: Creative 5.1 (nothing Special)

Graphics Card: Asus EAH5870 V2 1GIG GDDR5

PSU: Antec 500W

Case: Cm Scout

Now I can get my CPU to 3.6Ghz In bios with vcore at 1.6 volts. (AI Tweaker says 1.55)

This clock is not 100% stable.

In the Ai Tweaker software my motherboard comes with It will let me push my vcore up to 1.9 volts.

Now to get my 3.6Ghz Stable I will have to more than 1.6 volts through.

My problem comes in when I have to set my ram. I want my ram to run at 1000Hz but I don't know what volts to set it at or what the stock volts are?

I understand I have got 2 x 1GIG Kingston, 1 x 2GIG Transcend but how will this effect my overcloking?

Please could you guys help me soon please because I need to benchmark my PC tom afternoon and if I can get my CPU to 3.6Ghz I am rate I will win (I'm not up against very good PCs)

Thanks Guys in Advanced

Mikrouwel

 

[tinytomlogan]

1.6v is very high volts, a maximum of 1.55v with watercooling was advised with the q6600, tbh dude I wouldnt go any further and I would be very worried about your temperatures aswell.

 

[SnW]

What the man above me said and please don't do a 1.9Vcore

what are the temps anyway ?

I think i had my QC6600 at 3600Mhz with just 1.35Vcore bit of a time ago tho...

maybe you need to fiddle with other voltages

 

[tinytomlogan]

What the man above me said and please don't do a 1.9Vcore

what are the temps anyway ?

I think i had my QC6600 at 3600Mhz with just 1.35Vcore bit of a time ago tho...

maybe you need to fiddle with other voltages

I was worried it was just a massive cpu vcore to try and keep it stable. Not the best clocking board anyways could also be that.

 

[Mikrouwel]

What other volts should I change?

My HT is 1.48 and NB 1.42

Thanks for the help

Mikrouwel

 

[SiN]

Your cooler isn't that great, I am not totally sure your cooler could even handle a 3.4 GHz overclock.

I would stay around 3.2 GHz seeing as you are limited by your motherboard, cooler, and possibly your chip (not golden). 1.55v is too much an any air cooling set-up, so I am thinking you should stay around ~1.4-1.45v TOPS.

 

[tinytomlogan]

I think you need to show us load temps matey, as I think they will be silly high.

 

[Diablo]

Also the RAM will be hampering matters, install it in matched pairs, and for max overclockability only one dimm per channel.

 

[nepas]

Your cooler isn't that great, I am not totally sure your cooler could even handle a 3.4 GHz overclock.I would stay around 3.2 GHz seeing as you are limited by your motherboard, cooler, and possibly your chip (not golden). 1.55v is too much an any air cooling set-up, so I am thinking you should stay around ~1.4-1.45v TOPS.

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I think you need to show us load temps matey, as I think they will be silly high.

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Also the RAM will be hampering matters, install it in matched pairs, and for max overclockability only one dimm per channel.

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