The previous hot setup was the q6600 pimod to 3 ghz which wouldnt equal a stock. I have an extremely hot b3 but i dont really care, if it goes out ill get another. We take intels core 2 quad q6600 for a spin on two motherboards to find out if it. And since the tpu statement goes even further and caps it at 95w, ill add one more. The recording strategy was used to show the methodolgy and intricate variables at play while overclocking, and it is assumed that users to that choose to heed advice from this a know the basics of overclocking and b have researched the issue adequately.
Intel xeon x3230 quad core lga775 g0 stepping ocau. Our g0 q6600, surprisingly enough, couldnt really get much higher. My experience overclocking the q6600 a basic guide. Dec 01, 2008 overclocking the g0 slacr q6600 to 4ghz tweaktown the q6600 g0 stepping slacr thread. I have done a bit of research but most of the info i can find about software overclocking is dated, so i figured i would ask you guys for your opinion. Only some of the q6600 chips are g0 stepping the other stepping is b3 which runs hotter and cant overclock as well.
For the former, we used asus p5k deluxe motherboard. Ill choose two popular ones, the q6600 core2quad and the e8400 core2duo. I have read dozens of posts here talking about ocing q6600 cpus but with g0 stepping, and i seem to have b3 stepping. Jul 25, 2007 if the rumours weve heard are true, intel is planning to lower the tdp to around 95w on the core 2 quad q6600 with the introduction of the g0 stepping so your overclocking experiences might be. There were 2 different q6600 the older b3 stepping sl9um runs hotter. Overclocking core 2 quad q6600 temp techspot forums. As you can tell this is my 1st post, i have looked into overclocking before and know about the bios, fsb, multiplier and some other terms. So the q6600 g0 stepping can simply take more punishment from heat before crapping out. Im running a 750i case with what amounts to stage 3 cooling minor case mod and replacement of default fans and run at 3.
But temperature reaches up to maybe 60 degrees load. Apr 21, 2002 intel announced a new revision stepping g0 of the core 2 quad q6600 processor. If the rumours weve heard are true, intel is planning to lower the tdp to around 95w on the core 2 quad q6600 with the introduction of the g0 stepping so your overclocking experiences might be. As well, there was a drastic increase in voltage needed in order to run prime95.
The 9700 was a great cooler 45 years ago but now in terms of performance i. For example on 65nm q6600s the g0 stepping was a much better overclocker than the earlier b3 revision. Apr 06, 2008 hey guys, im wondering, which cpu do you find performs better. Apr 01, 2009 the absolute best choices for overclocking a q6600 would be either a p45 or x48 chipset board, but ive seen impressive results with 600 and 700 series nvidia boards as well. While the core 2 quad q6700 kentsfield cpu can achieve higher speeds at lower voltages than a typical b3 stepping q6600, it is still a hotrunning processor and the majority of users will find. Throttlestop overclocking desktop pcs page 29 techpowerup. Lga775 core2duo, core2quad overclocking guide guides. It is in the ohsoroomy silverstone tj09 case which is a real joy to work with. Otherwise, use these references for your own overclocks if needed. I also have the q6600 quad, with an asus p5e motherboard.
Q6600 b3 stepping 4 gb 2 x 2gb ddr2 667mhz patriot ram. As mentioned above, our intel core 2 quad q6600 also uses the g0 stepping. I basically want to overclock my intel q6600 b3 revision currently its running at 2. But would g0 prove to be a tremendous improvement over the b3 stepping chips. Cpu temps are varying between 51c and 57c under full load. With a lower stock voltage compared to the b3 stepping, along with a huge test field it. Alternatively, write a utility to put the cpu into deep sleep halt and check the. Overclocking the g0 slacr q6600 to 4ghz tweaktown the q6600 g0 stepping slacr thread. Nov 18, 2010 intel core 2 quad q6600 kentfield g0 overclock o over clock the 2.
B3 gets a little bit hotter when the g0 and g0 overclock best my old q6600 g0 could run 4,1 ghz. Compared to the stepping b3, the cpuid changes from 06f7 to 06fb, the sspec from sl9um to slacr but most of all. Jan 16, 2009 hey i have a b3 q6600 and im running it at 3. Asus p5bnondeluxe one intel core 2 quad q6600 obvious 4 gb of kingston ram ddr2 400 mhz 1 stick of 1 gb on each slot nvidia gt 520planning to buy a gt 1030 500w psu it s uncertified and an unknown brand also i plan to buy 4 sticks of ddr2 800 mhz ram. Unfortunately the b3 stepping gets pretty hot when overclocked. I also felt 4 hrs indicated stability as it was a slight and modest overclock screenshot. Theyre doing the now standard internet trick of selective memory. F core stepping g0 technology 65 nm core speed 1603.
You can go into the settings of coretemp and set an offset i would recommend 5c to get more accurate temps. Again this thread details the settings, clock speeds and outcomes of a lot of clocks with the q6600 both b3 and g0 stepping it is certainly worth a good read through and will give you an understanding of the sort of settings you will require to achieve you clock. In order to overclock this processor, we selected two motherboards based on what are probably the most popular chipsets the core 2 quad q6600 is likely to find itself being used in conjunction with. Not if it is a b3 stepping instead of the newer g0.
Motherboards networking pcs peripherals psus software storage. The intel documentation for the q6600 shows that the 62. According to cpuz, my q6600 is revision b3 stepping 7. Ive been trying to oc my q6600 b3 stepping, but no matter what i do it wont boot into windows. A q9400 is borderline for transcoding if required, an overclock will help immesnely, especailly if you want to seek the video.
Of course, you can also buy cpus with the older b3 quadcore or b2 dualcore steppings, but those older versions overclocking headroom is much lower. Also its wrong to write off an entire stepping for overclocking potential when you have only tested 1. I hope this was a good guide help in understanding the q6600. I also tried using that nasty icool program and set it to maximum performance. I am new to overclocking, and after much reading and experimentation, i have managed to overclock my q6600 quad core 2. Yet thermal throttling hasnt kicked in at the temps ive been running.
The overclock tool in this motherboard is the mb intelligent tweaker. Id look in to that first thing, then see about overclockin, as regardless of whether you have a b3 or a g0 stepping q6600, you should be able to hit at least 3ghz simply. Mar 21, 2008 the first q6600 is a b3 i bought in august. My first post on this thread and i have a question can i overclock a q6600 with a deepcool gammax 200t and. This is a reference for those interested in overclocking a q6600 b3 stepping on a ud3r. Intel core 2 quad q6600 hh80562ph0568m bx80562q6600. Dec 18, 2007 i just installed my q6600 last week and i read that the b stepping runs hot but my seems to run really cool.
Stock cooling isnt always a downer, my q6600 ran at 3. Its a photoshop machine running vista x64 and well probably add another 4gb to it before long. Hi, i am just about to build a pc for a friend, q6600 on a gaex48ds4 motherboard, 4gb 800 6400c4dhx ddr2 ram, zotac 8800gt, 500gb hd, my friend has asked me to overclock cpu to 3ghz, i have read that i should be able to do this using just the stock cooler, my questionis, 1, is this true or would i have to put an after market cooler eg. This leaves me to believe that the maximum tcase temperature for the q6600 b3 stepping, tdp of 105w, to operate at, can be 62c, where as this can be 71c for the g0 stepping of the q6600. With the fsb now effectively at 360 mhz, there is officially at a 1 1 ratio between the fsb of the q6600 and the frequency of my ram, also running at 720 mhz 360 mhz x 2. Basic guide for overclocking q6600 on asus p5ke and. Q6600 overclock results collection ars technica openforum. World records achieved by overclocking a intel core 2 quad q6600 processor. Our core 2 quad q6600 is a fairly old engineering sample with a b3 stepping and although many of you will argue that an engineering samples tend to overclock further than. It also runs a bit cooler and thus can overclock better than. Q6600 with the introduction of the g0 stepping so your overclocking. Having some trouble getting my q6600 to overlcock any high than 3.
Sep 01, 2008 if you like new flight simulator 2014. Asus striker extreme 680i slirev a2 bios 1401latest intel q6600 2. Sorry, we do not have overclocking data for this intel core 2 quad microprocessor at this time. I have read loads and loads about these tjmax settings and it would seem that although intel wrote 90c for the q6600 g0 stepping it is broadly thought that 95c gives more accurate temps. I will see how far i can go, once the labour day contest starts. Ive never done it before and i really dont know what im doing.
The different steppings can be identified by the laseretched code on the top of the cpu. Overclocking intel q6600 stepping b3 on asus striker. Intel xeon x3230 quad core lga775 g0 stepping ocau forums. The older sl9um b3 stepping which runs hot and doesnt overclock well. Where to shopnot to shop in a nutshell to get a g0 q6600 it will need to have slacr or 06fb some where on it. Our core 2 quad q6600 is a fairly old engineering sample with a b3 stepping and although many of you will argue. It is likely that intel just never got around to updating the documentation for the q6700 or did a bad job updating it. What youre seeing there is my q6600 b3 running at just over 3.