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Overvolting G.Skill Ram

should be fine to at least 2.1 as long as you take the heat insulators off.
 
You do not need to remove the heat spreaders! Also that ram is rated for 2.1V and works fine even higher, within reason.
 
I'm not sure where you are getting 2.1V. That RAM is rated for 1.8-1.9V. You shouldn't need to do anything above that if you're using the 555-15 timings @ DDR2 800 speeds.

Since you're only running one set of these, I would doubt that memory is the issue in trying to hit 3.6.

What is the VID for your Q6700?
What voltage do you have set for CPU?
What voltage do you have for MCH?
Do you have the RAM set for Auto? If so, what timings are they being set to?
If Manual, what timings?

 
Ill confirm what capreppy said and say that I have that same memory and at stock timings and speeds its perfectly stable at 1.8v.
 
when i oced my x2 3600+ to 3.2ghz prime stable
I oced my Ram (the Lower quality Gskill NQs) to 1066mhz with 2.3v
They were pretty hot.. i mean.. haha.. they were REALLY hot. I think that's their max, they ran in my computer for about 13 hours a day. For a few months, before I upgraded.
 
IF overvolted just make sure you keep them cool. Good practice with any ram when OCing.
 
The heat "spreaders" that come stock usually don't help dissipate heat at all. They in fact make the RAM run hotter.

Not sure if G.Skill has changed the TIM pads to be any good since their DDR1 heatspreader days, but I doubt it. A few of the chips didn't even make 50% contact with the TIM, let alone the heatspreader. They basically use a foam pad with a slippery side that touches the RAM chips.

I took off the heat "spreaders" on my G.Skill PC3200 DDR1 ram and was able to run it at DDR 566. Didn't even get warm to the touch.

Right now my 2GB set of "Value" RAM, which didn't come with heat spreaders and doesn't get warm at all, is sold as DDR-800, yet will run at DDR-1066 at 2.1v.

If you want a good way to cool your RAM, remove the heat spreaders and use a fan blowing across the RAM. Make sure you have good air flow through the case. 1-2C higher temps inside the case than outside the case is good to shoot for.

If you really want heatsinks on your RAM.. use stuff that actually works.. like RAM heatsinks hooked on with arctic silver epoxy. Not something that uses foam pads or double stick tape.
 
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