q6600 over clocking problems

[aiva114]

hi guys i want to over clock my Q6600 , but i can't because i don't know the max temp that i can reach with it and be safe plus all the monitoring programs give different info plus i can't get cpu usage at 100% with prime95.

I got :

Intel Q6600

ASUS P5K-E WIFI AP

GEIL DDR2 1066 (PC2-8500)

EVGA 8800GT 512mb

CPU cooler COOLER MASTER CM SPHERE

here few screens

 

[Luigi]

those temps look fine, you need to run prime 95 4 times, once for each core to max it out.

 

[aiva114]

4 time and each an hour ??? how high can i go with temps because i can't find on Internet what is the max temp ??? and does sameone know why cpu-z say's that i got PC2 6400 ram.

 

[Luigi]

because you have.. run it for 2 or 3 hours if you can

 

[Toxcity]

I wouldn't go above 60oC.

 

[Luigi]

Why not? they're 'warrantied/are ok for' upto 100...

 

[aiva114]

I wouldn't go above 60oC.

ok in that case i have plenty of room to over clock.

ps how can i get fsp:ram 1:1 ?? for example i use FSB 333 and my north bridge is 333mhz and cpu ratio is 9x (i can't set it lower then 6 and max is 9)

 

[Rastalovich]

Why not? they're 'warrantied/are ok for' upto 100...

They can do it for sure. But I don`t see Intel being happy with a complaint about a q6600 that folds 24/7, and cos of it`s clock/volts, ran at 75+ degrees 24/7.

Besides, it`s lifespan (whatever it is, nominally 50000 hours or something @ stock, which would be warrantied), is greatly reduced the further u go over the stock level.

To bench a cpu, to where u only go to ur setup extreme for a short time, is fine. But I don`t know of many people that hammer 5g out of a cpu and then leave it there for everyday use. Probably go for a month if ur lucky b4 it craps out.

They may goto these 90+ temps, and have their normal 30+ degree stock. The ideal for 24/7 and lifetime of the cpu, is to find a medium ur happy with along with whatever cooling u wish to employ.

50+ degrees for an air solution I don`t personally like, with a few exceptions.

60 is my fear level cos I`m a wuz.

If it hits 70, I turn something down. I h8 `having` to change-out stuff.

 

[Luigi]

Yeah, i totally agree. I wouldnt go above 65 for everday temps, but judging by what he has atm he still has lots of room

 

[Hatman]

For me my usual goal for air is 10min stress test and it stays under 70.

Then on normal operation it isnt likely to get near 70.

 

[aiva114]

I'm a big wuz to so for my everyday use i'll set is to 3,5ghz or 50- .

 

[Rastalovich]

It`s a good clock for the q6600.

I`m on 3.33 atm I think.

 

[aiva114]

It`s a good clock for the q6600.

I`m on 3.33 atm I think.

Yah, I set mine to 3,2 fsb 400:ram 400 run perfectly more then i need in combo with evga 8800gt . on frontlines:fuel of war the game can't measure thw fps so high it is