Post your Q6600 OC Temps! :)

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Buztafen

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Morning all, just wondering what kind of temps people are getting with these chips, and if anyones had any bad experiences?

Currently running mine at 3.4 with a Zalman 9500. After a few hours running Prime im getting around 68-69c shown in Core Temp, and around 65c shown in Everest and Real Temp? Which is the most accurate program out of interest?

Ive heard anything under 70c is ok for Q6600's.

Cheers, Buz.
 
CoreTemp / RealTemp is probably the most accurate.

Anything under 80C is generally agreed to be fine for a Q6600 (or any other 65nm process Core 2), so long as you're running less than 1.5 vcore after droop. (again, assuming a 65nm process chip)

My temps are abysmal compared with yours, but my chip just runs hot. It ran hot even under water with a 2x120 radiator all to itself.
 
Being a bit of a n00b still at OC'ing is the vdroop the difference between whats set in BIOS and what something like CPU-z or Everest records as the Vcore voltage?

Im currently set at 1.425v in BIOS for Vcore which equates to 1.328v in CPU-z and 1.33v in Everest....
 
Cheers and yeah its a Q6600 65nm G0.

Might give 3.6 a go and see what happens. Glad i went for this chip now :)
 
Question, with the Voltage showing this low in CPU-z should i be able to lower my BIOS voltage without messing up stability, therefore lowering temps? The VID of my chip is 1.2500v shown in Core Temps...
 
You can try, but there's no guarantee. Seeing vdroop does not equate to the chip being able to handle that speed at a lower voltage. It's just part of how most LGA775 boards are set up, and can vary board to board. This 780i I'm using for example has crazy vdroop. The 680i LT I had for a while had very little. My friend's DFI P35 has almost none.
 
Guess theres nothing wrong with giving it a shot, or i could just swap the Zalman for a Xigmatech....but that involves taking the board out to get this stupid bracket of the back, after all the cable management too....Doh!! :(
 
vcore at 1.2875 g0 step 1.2125 VID idle at 33-35C full up to ~55C

oh yeah and runs at 400X8 = 3.2 ghz
 
I'm running 450x8 (3.6ghz) @ 1.35v on a Zalman 9700
Prime load at 65-70 depending on ambient temps.
Actual Game load I never see above 50 so far
Idle 40c on core temp.
 
crawlgsx said:
I'm running 450x8 (3.6ghz) @ 1.35v on a Zalman 9700
Prime load at 65-70 depending on ambient temps.
Actual Game load I never see above 50 so far
Idle 40c on core temp.
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Sounds very similar to my temps bud, though im running 378 x 9 (3.4ghz) on a 9500. Idle is around 37-38c

Is that 1.35v in BIOS or CPU-z?

Also is using an 8x multiplier the better way to go?
 
My Q6700 G0 is running 360 x 10 @ 1.50 (idle), 1.47 (load) on water. 3 x 120 rad with 4 fans running at 8volts (low) unless the temps cross 35C. Right now, idling at 27/28/27/28 C. I've pretty much hit the max safe voltage for this chip (though I've had it running at 3.8+ past 1.6v). When I'm encoding blu-ray rips to 720p h.264, load temps around about 50C after an hour of encoding, so not too bad.
 
Water cooled with hardware in sig. Coolest running quad I ever owned.

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Nice! Gonna be trying 3.6ghz on air when i get home, just coz im curious as to how hot it'll get...3.4 for daily use is enough for me at the mo. It creeps up to 69c in Prime after a few hours but gets nowhere near that whilst playing games.
 
Hey dnottis, out of curiousity can you PM me your OC settings (voltages, etc) for 3.7ghz? I've been kind of lazy about fine tuning my oc (ie maybe I can use less vcore). We have diff boards, but may give me a better starting point. Great temps btw..with 1.42vcore that's what I'd expect.
 
Buztafen said:
Sounds very similar to my temps bud, though im running 378 x 9 (3.4ghz) on a 9500. Idle is around 37-38c

Is that 1.35v in BIOS or CPU-z?

Also is using an 8x multiplier the better way to go?
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8x worked out better for me, allowed me to run a higher FSB rather than only 400 I'm running 450.

That is 1.35v in Bios and CPUz. P5q is very good at eliminating Vdroop.
 
Tried to run at 400x9 on my G0 and got BSOD'ed almost instantly when firing up Prime on auto voltage. Not sure exactly what caused the crash (everything was on auto, tried to disable CPU throttling but it didn't take for some reason, so when Prime turned on it jumped from 2.4 to 3.6 and crashed), CPU-Z showed at 1.47 :eek:, so I backed off. Currently running at 8x400, stable, slowly backing off of auto (1.375). Intel Burn Test temps were at 64-66C.

Not sure if I should try for 3.6 again or 3.4. Once I find the 3.2 sweet spot, maybe I will.

Is there any reason to tweak my memory, NB, or VTT if it runs stable on auto?
 
5 Intel Burn Tests passed! 8x400 @ 1.375v, bumped ram to 2.0v, bumped NB up .1v.

Idle @ 28-33-27-27, Intel Burn Test load @ 60-60-57-57 max readings, average slightly lower.
 
Katalysis said:
Tried to run at 400x9 on my G0 and got BSOD'ed almost instantly when firing up Prime on auto voltage. Not sure exactly what caused the crash (everything was on auto, tried to disable CPU throttling but it didn't take for some reason, so when Prime turned on it jumped from 2.4 to 3.6 and crashed), CPU-Z showed at 1.47 :eek:, so I backed off. Currently running at 8x400, stable, slowly backing off of auto (1.375). Intel Burn Test temps were at 64-66C.

Not sure if I should try for 3.6 again or 3.4. Once I find the 3.2 sweet spot, maybe I will.

Is there any reason to tweak my memory, NB, or VTT if it runs stable on auto?
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You may be able to run stable with fewer volts than Auto sets, and thusly cooler, but at those temps I wouldn't bother.

As for being concerned over 1.47... don't. Anything 1.5 and below should be fine.
 
3.0ghz (333x9)
runs at 40c idle and 60c load.

I've pushed it to 3.6ghz and it ran under 70 :)

noctua baby
 
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Q6600 Rev G0 B batch : 9x423 for 3.807GHz @ 1.41V after vdroop (1.49 bios)
Cooled by: D-Tek FuZion V2 & Swiftech MCR320 & 120 in series, 8800GTX in the loop as well

24 hour prime stable. Just never took a picture of it. Planning on lapping to help improve the temperatures.
 
i can't seem to pass 3.2 GHZ on my q6600 (356x9).. water cooling temp

idle: 33
load: 55
 
iceredwing said:
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Q6600 Rev G0 B batch : 9x423 for 3.807GHz @ 1.41V after vdroop (1.49 bios)
Cooled by: D-Tek FuZion V2 & Swiftech MCR320 & 120 in series, 8800GTX in the loop as well

24 hour prime stable. Just never took a picture of it. Planning on lapping to help improve the temperatures.
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Nice oc mate, your temps look great (imagine what they could be with lapping) I like the idea of watercooling but im still a bit wary of it, hence my desire to keep ocing on high end air, ive got my rig stable @3.6ghz, vcore of 1.4125 (9x400) temps of 58-58-52-52 (still gotta lap chip and my TRUE) would like to see some pics of your setup if you dont mind posting them mate:)
 
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Watercooling is quite safe as long as you aren't willing to cut corners. The only thing that makes it annoying is whenever you want to change the cpu or gpu (or whatever is in the loop) it can be such a chore.

But if you are interested in making the jump and just need some advice feel free to PM me or go to xtremesystems.org. It has a wealth of information and very helpful members
 
woo just got IBT stable 400x9 with a vcore of 1.46. Little worried about the vcore so I may stick to something a bit lower.

IBT temps max at 75
 
Very Impressive iceredwing. I am getting my LC system that XS help me order on tuesday. Right now I am running 3Ghz @ 1.38V. 1.36 in CPU-Z.

33/34/25/26 Idle with 65's/55's under Intel's Burn test with a Zalman 9700 unlapped.
 
you should post a work log or pics of the system when it is done. I'm sure it will turn out great
 
Just installed a G0 Q6600 the other day after upgrading from an E6550. The e6550 was at 3.0 Ghz while idling at 34 degrees and 45 under load.

Now the Q6600 is at 3.0 Ghz with a 9x multiplier and idles at between 35 to 42 degrees on the 4 cores, and gets up to 55 degrees under full load. I use an Arctic Freezer Pro, worked great on the 6550 and is doing a great job with the hot Q6600. Considering going to liquid cooling to cool it and my HD 4870 which also runs hot, 70 degrees at full load playing COD:5 and Crysis.
 



Terrible temps at load... I've reseated my heatsink and reapplied as5 twice now and still no good... time to consider lapping.
 
i've found that even though I am IBT stable with 30 passes at 400x9, playing games freeze with a stock cllocked 9600-gso.

any ideas?
 
Q6600 @ 3.2 (8*400) with 1.225 Volts (In Bios and CPU-Z)

Idle about 45-50. *Stock Cooling*.


I'm too lazy to take any pictures right now.
 
Q6600 at 3.2Ghz (8*400) :). Idle at 35-38C and load at 65C. Happy with my OC and temp. God, it's going to be sad leaving behind the q6600 as i7 becomes more affordable and I get the upgrade bug again :).
 
htphm42 said:
Q6600 at 3.2Ghz (8*400) :). Idle at 35-38C and load at 65C. Happy with my OC and temp. God, it's going to be sad leaving behind the q6600 as i7 becomes more affordable and I get the upgrade bug again :).
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Exactly the same. Lol. I load at 57 though, using the AC Freezer 7 Pro.
 
q6600 G0 @ 3.88GHz

1.715 vcore (shitty VID =]] )

40 C idle
70 C 100% load

btw, on air =]
 
1.715 is stupid-high vcore... and the CNPS9700 isn't that great a HSF. You must have a very strange chip.
 
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