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1st Time Overclocker - Lucky?

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Mortankas

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Hey all,

So i decided to try my hand at overclocking for the first time, with my new E6600 CPU. These are the results i've achieved so far, without changing any voltages, screenshots at Idle and under 100% load on both cores.

http://mortankas.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/Idle.JPG
http://mortankas.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/OC.JPG

Is this considered a good result? I haven't tried pushing any further yet, i'm waiting to buy 3 case fans before i go any higher, as i don't have any at the mo! I'm using an Arctic Freezer Pro cooler.

Any suggestions on how best to proceed appreciated, thanks all :)

Addition - The overclock is stable using a 32M SuperPi run, and didn't bomb out or anything whilst playing Neverwinter Nights 2 for 2 hours last night.
 
Looks good. You might want to run dual Prime95 or Orthos for a couple of hours just to make sure it's stable.
 
Good so far!

You should be very happy!


Try and go higher to see how good your CPU really is.

Might want to try 401 X 9 for a 3.6ghz with your RAM set to 1:1 (DDR2 802mhz)

Try 1.375 Volts and see how it does. If it needs 1.4 or less, you have a great chip.....
 
orion23 said:
Good so far!

You should be very happy!


Try and go higher to see how good your CPU really is.

Might want to try 401 X 9 for a 3.6ghz with your RAM set to 1:1 (DDR2 802mhz)

Try 1.375 Volts and see how it does. If it needs 1.4 or less, you have a great chip.....
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Is there a reason to set 401 fsb instead of 400?
 
Yes, a new "strap" comes into effect at 401mhz, making it easier on your board's chipset and FSB subsystem.

It's like... an invisible divider that most people doesn't know exists.
 
Yes, a new "strap" comes into effect at 401mhz, making it easier on your board's chipset and FSB subsystem.
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actualy its the opposite of that, and only for certain motherboards. when i run 9x400 on my asus p5w dh the NB and cpu strap is at 1066 and it boots nice and stable. at 401 and up the NB changes to 1333 strap, which screws up the latency. lower strap speed=lower latency, when you change to 1333, you get higher latency (lower speed). this is the reason many people are complaining 401mhz fsb is worse then 400mhz, you get another 4mhz from the CPU but its like changing your ram CAS from 2 to 3, instead of wasting 2 clock cycles, your wasting 3, that extra cycle doesnt sound like much but when you get in the billions-of-cycles per second, it adds up and fast. i always boot at 400 and up the FSB from within windows so the strap stays the same and there is no performance loss. this is how the 975x chipset works.

EDIT: in regards to the origional post... thats a good starter overclock. the 6600 is capable of alot more though. you should be able to hit ~3.5ghz on air with a little tweaking.
http://valid.x86-secret.com/show_oc.php?id=133938
this is what im running at stable. i can hit almost 4ghz with the cooling system i have but it wont boot into windows :rolleyes:
 
Excellent! And thanks for the replies, I'm going to put the 3 case fans in tommorow. 2 To exhaust warm air and 1 to pump more cool air in. Then i will begin to push it further. One thing i've noticed is that my Asus AI Suite program seems to report the CPU temp roughly 10 degrees higher than Intel's TAT. Which one should i go off?

Thanks
 
Something is not right here. Either you're using your computer in a walk-in freezer or you have a thermal probe issue. Sub-20C under Idle and sub 40 under load on that cooler is more or less impossible.
 
My room does get fairly chilly when the windows are open, especially with the sub-zero temps we're getting outside at the moment. Going off everyone elses results though, i was also surprised to see those temps, which is why i thought i'd hit it lucky lol!
 
Mortankas said:
My room does get fairly chilly when the windows are open, especially with the sub-zero temps we're getting outside at the moment. Going off everyone elses results though, i was also surprised to see those temps, which is why i thought i'd hit it lucky lol!
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canada, or montana?
 
I get similar temperatures with my E6600 @ 3.6ghz using a Thermalright Ultra 120.

With a good 60c ambient temperature, my CPU will idle @ 25-30c and during load it will hit 35-45c

It normally idles @ 29-33c

And I'm not too sure about the strap explanation up above. Last time I checked, users were having lots of problems running anywhere between 300-400 FSB and problems would easily go away when using a 401 FSB which would activate the 1333 Strap (a bit of a performance hit, but it is the only way to go higher. I mean, is there another way to really overclock a non extreme CPU without upping the FSB?

I really would like to see someone else's comments on the strap thingy... But AFSIK, 401 is the right setting......
 
orion23 said:
Good so far!

You should be very happy!


Try and go higher to see how good your CPU really is.

Might want to try 401 X 9 for a 3.6ghz with your RAM set to 1:1 (DDR2 802mhz)

Try 1.375 Volts and see how it does. If it needs 1.4 or less, you have a great chip.....
Click to expand...

Just to update my efforts with my first dabble in overclocking :)

http://mortankas.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/OCIdle.JPG
http://mortankas.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/OCLoad.JPG

VCore @ 1.325, Mem @ 2.1V, stable with a 32M SuperPi run, and hasn't bombed out on any 2hr - 3hr gaming sessions as of yet.

Should i continue to drop the voltage and see if it remains stable? Or is that being a little too optimistic lol
:)
 
orion23 said:
I get similar temperatures with my E6600 @ 3.6ghz using a Thermalright Ultra 120.

With a good 60c ambient temperature, my CPU will idle @ 25-30c and during load it will hit 35-45c

It normally idles @ 29-33c

And I'm not too sure about the strap explanation up above. Last time I checked, users were having lots of problems running anywhere between 300-400 FSB and problems would easily go away when using a 401 FSB which would activate the 1333 Strap (a bit of a performance hit, but it is the only way to go higher. I mean, is there another way to really overclock a non extreme CPU without upping the FSB?

I really would like to see someone else's comments on the strap thingy... But AFSIK, 401 is the right setting......
Click to expand...


Think you mean 60F
 
Sorry 60F :rolleyes:


Great results there man. I'm guessing 1.280V is the real "in windows" voltage (vdrop)......

The only way to test stability is by running Orthos or Prime95.

If you're happy with your gaming stability, good for you, that also works for me............

And if you can do 3.6ghz with that little voltage, 4ghz is not too far :D

I'm guessing you'll be able to @ least boot with 1.46 -1.48 and gaming stable with 1.5V


Very nice chip you got there!
 
Mortankas said:
Just to update my efforts with my first dabble in overclocking :)

http://mortankas.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/OCIdle.JPG
http://mortankas.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/OCLoad.JPG

VCore @ 1.325, Mem @ 2.1V, stable with a 32M SuperPi run, and hasn't bombed out on any 2hr - 3hr gaming sessions as of yet.

Should i continue to drop the voltage and see if it remains stable? Or is that being a little too optimistic lol
:)
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Holy shit :eek: , what are the codes on your chip? That is an awesome OC for using only 1.325Vcore. I hope my new L630A832 can OC to 3.5+ staying under 1.4V. Your seems to have no problem at all.
 
I'm not certain where to find the codes for my chip, i'll happily provide them if you can tell me where to find them :)
 
Mortankas said:
I'm not certain where to find the codes for my chip, i'll happily provide them if you can tell me where to find them :)
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on the side of the intel box, or on the chip itself
 
How long will Orthos run on it @ large FFT? Good to see such high hitting 66's. What's the VID there? Check Core Temp.
 
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