Since the stock fan is designed to run along with the cpu it should be completely fine if you dont do some vicious overclocking. However, as has been said, overclocking results can vary widely, even with the same chip. Q6600 asus p5ke 2gb crucial ballistix tracers pc6400 44412 evga 8800 gt superclocked antec 900 case with 5x 120 mm fans and 1x 200 mm fan intel stock cpu cooler would i be able to overclock my system with this cpu cooler. Overclocking intel q6600 with a stock cooler windows 7. I have the pc in another room however, made a hole in the wall price perfomance ratio ftw. Intel q6600 cpuram question ars technica openforum. And with the stock cpu cooler you wont be able to overclock very high. I used to overclock my q6600 with the stock cooler.
Frankly, im surprised that my intel d975xbx2 badaxe can overclock so well, and so easily. My first post on this thread and i have a question can i overclock a q6600 with a deepcool gammax 200t and. I have an asus tower air cooler, and just by touching the fins, i know that the temps are around 40c. My experience overclocking the q6600 a basic guide. When i swap in the quadcore, will the e8400 fan do the trick or. Overclocking is usually most useful for gamers, but is it useful to tease a little. Idle temperatures for q6600 using stock cooler anandtech. Overclocking q6600 with intel stock cooler anandtech. However, after reinstalling windows i cant get the thing to overclock above 2. You can adjust the power, voltage, core, memory settings, and other key system values for more performance. It helps speed up your componentsand your gameplay. Overclocking q6600 with coolermaster 212 hyper plus i recently installed windows on my ssd, prior to that i had my cpu overclocked to 3. Overclocking q6600 with coolermaster 212 hyper plus.
I also wanted to test if theres any real difference in games especially cryis and other cpu intensive games,after. Do not first change any volt settings as they will be auto adjusted by your mobo. I finished the whole process, from absolute clueless rookie to notsoclueless rookie w 3ghz in about. With good air like a thermalright ultra 120 then 3. My experience entails vcore, vdimm, fsbdram dividers, and very pertanent information to show users the dynamics and methodology of overclocks, in an attempt to help clarify assumptions and misconceptions about overclocking q6600 s and the type of clocks to expect given the specifications and cooling solutions provided. 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.
Your software is reporting ddr speed, not ddr2 speed so. Btw, i dont want to use a benchmarking stressing utility. Given all the recent threads in relation to overclocking on the p5ke and similar i thought i would write a guide to explain the basics to overclocking on this motherboard, this should also hold true in part to overclocking on other similar asus boards such as the p5kc, p5k premium, etc. All overclocking will have to be done from the bios via fsb multiplier adjustments. Replace the crappy thermal paste they give you with some arctic silver should help drop temps a bit, also ive placed the fans in my antec 900 to a position that allows maximum airflow over the. Intel core 2 quad q6600 overclock pcmaclinux society. Do not use clock gen overclocking software on your oem dell or hp boards to raise the clockspeed and wonder. Cpuz keeps showing im running at 2000mhz because my multiplier is. I would like to properly overclock my intel core 2 quad q6600 which is on a. The go stepping is energy efficient 95w and will run cooler than the b3 chip.
Overclocking a q6600 on stock cooling guru3d forums. No overclock is a sure thing though so go slow and careful. The safety of using a stock cooler temporarily super user. Overclocking intel q6600 with stock nvidia geforce forums. Im trying to overclock my current system but im unable to find the multiplier on the bios of my p5q pro turbo. 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. The 680 chipsets are not the best for overclocking quads so expect 3 gig and.
Apparently the stock cooler that comes with the q6600 is good quality and should be able to be overclocked on. Ln21856 northq siberian tiger liquid cooling amdintel with 120mm ceramic northq fan control. As mentioned above, our intel core 2 quad q6600 also uses the g0 stepping. You cant use throttlestop to overclock your q6600 because that cpu doesnt have an unlocked multiplier. Lga775 core2duo, core2quad overclocking guide guides. Basic guide for overclocking q6600 on asus p5ke and. Overclock the 680i sli q6600 questions 20110915 22.
Our g0 q6600, surprisingly enough, couldnt really get much higher. It will shut down to avoid damage, but it is best not to. World records achieved by overclocking a intel core 2 quad q6600 processor. I read that you can pretty easily overclock it to 3. I have a q6600 and plan to overclock it sometime on a 650w antec something power trio. Video cards bfg nvidia geforce gtx 260 oc maxcore 896mb pcie 2. With a lower stock voltage compared to the b3 stepping, along with a huge test. Hello, im new in the overclocking subject and after reading of lots of oc. I want to play with wii emulator however so i should go past 4 ghz, i. When you are using the stock cooler, it can make a huge difference to be able to undervolt, and still overclock. Actually, the q6600 is a really good overclocking chip, as long as you have the stepping 0 model. Im overclocking with a stock cooler quite comfortably. A capable cpu cooler is critical when attempting to overclock.
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. Overclocking intel q6600 with a stock cooler windows 7 help forums. Been running the q6600 on stock since the time ive got it was thinking of putting the core contact freezer to some use and overclock the q6600. Does it make sense to overclock workstations and servers. As were overclocking a cpu that has a thermal design power of 105w at its stock clock speed of 2. If you have a stock cooler, overclock your processor to 33fsb which is 3. If i load the cores to 100% using tat, i get around 70c 75c for the. This is a hardware forced overclock, not a software bios overclock, which is very nice for users that have q6600 in oem dellhp systems that have no software overclock tools. I bought ddr2667 which should be good for stock or up to at least 333 fsb overclock, right. Scan highly recommends the following cooler, especially designed for overclocking your intel core 2 quad q9550 45nm cpu. Obviously you need to assure your new settings adequate cooling with at least 30% more cfm of airflow over a stock coo. My question is, would the freezer pro suffice in cooling the cpu. So ive been using an e8400 since 2008 with the stock cooler, never ocd, and recently got a used q6600 at a very good price. Im just wondering what the acceptable idle temperatures are for the q6600 using the stock heat sink and fan.
I have a new afermarket cooler,much bigger than the stock cooler i firstly had. It can also help with processorintensive tasks such as image rendering. 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. Go for the freezer, to maximise overclock id suggest a aio water cooling. Just after anyones suggestions, i been mostly a notebook kid so i dont know too much about cooling and overclocking. You will be able to see a very large difference in operating temperatures with it compared to the stock cooler and the freezer 7 pro. Overclock the 680i sli q6600 questions evga forums. I only wanna overclock a little bit which stays stable on stock cooling. The extreme overclocking forums are a place for people to learn how to overclock and tweak their pcs components like the cpu, memory ram, or video card in order to gain the maximum performance out of their system. Of course ive taken a few measures to ensure that my q6600 gets the best cooling possible.
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