What's a good max temp for a Q6600 ?

Fif23 · Oct 14, 2012, 06:17 PM

I'm trying to get a 3.2Ghz out of my Q6600 and cheap RAM.

So far I'm at 3.0ghz and 850Mhz DDR.
Bumped up the CoreV about 3 levels from stock.

I am at 50C max temp under 100% load for 10 minutes.

1. At what max temp should I stop ?
2. Can my CEON uncooled DDR go 900Mhz with + 0.2v safely ? (In most cases?)
Thanks !

MrSeanKon · Oct 14, 2012, 06:34 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Fif23

I am at 50C max temp under 100% load for 10 minutes.
1. At what max temp should I stop?

I am an AMD guy, thus you have to based on others opinions. Generally speaking Intel CPUs (air cooled) do not encounter problems running (100% load) with temperatures up to 60 Celsius.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Fif23

2. Can my CEON uncooled DDR go 900Mhz with + 0.2v safely ? (In most cases?)

Do not worry +0.2 Volts for RAM voltage is not dangerous.

Nevertheless, any overclocker should add some extra fans in case to improve air flow.
Hope I help

Fif23 · Oct 14, 2012, 06:36 PM

Excellent.
MAN, I love AMD... Call me an idiot but these CPU's have SOUL ! My next rig will be AMD for sure.

I am at 3Ghz, stock voltage, 850Mhz DDR. 56C 100% Temp.
I guess it's good enough until I upgrade

Sean Connery rules.

KainXS · Oct 14, 2012, 06:39 PM

you need to know the stepping, download cpu-z and it will tell you

as for your ram you need to carefully test it.

MrSeanKon · Oct 14, 2012, 06:44 PM

Thanks Fif23.

To go further my PC is 4 years old. The CPU default speed is 2300 MHz and it runs at 2600 (default Vcore). But I am near 40 years old, thus no time for playing anymore.
As KainXS posted above, have you tested system's stability?
Τhere are many programs to do this (e.g. Prime95, OCCT etc)....

Quote:

Originally Posted by KainXS

as for your ram you need to carefully test it.

If you run MemTest you should run it 6 hours.

Fif23 · Oct 14, 2012, 06:44 PM

It's a G0 locked multi "B" stepping.
Is it recommended to turn off that auto clock manager in BIOS ? The one that sets the Clock speed at like 1700Mhz on idle .... and ramps it up at games.
Does this hinder OC ?

Right now it's fixed at 3.0Ghz at all times.

I put 5 windows of Toast for 20 minutes and it was fine but I will do more extensive testing tonight

MrSeanKon · Oct 14, 2012, 06:49 PM

Fif23 Toast is not a stability tester. It is for CPU burn - in process which is something different.
Have you ever run Prime95 or OCCT?

trickson · Oct 14, 2012, 06:50 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Fif23

I'm trying to get a 3.2Ghz out of my Q6600 and cheap RAM.

So far I'm at 3.0ghz and 850Mhz DDR.
Bumped up the CoreV about 3 levels from stock.

I am at 50C max temp under 100% load for 10 minutes.

1. At what max temp should I stop ?
2. Can my CEON uncooled DDR go 900Mhz with + 0.2v safely ? (In most cases?)
Thanks !

The MAX is 70*C. I would not let it get above that.

Fif23 · Oct 14, 2012, 06:52 PM

Occt running. let see !
Thanks ! I will not let it go over 70.

What should I do with the Auto clock manager in the MOBO ? Off or On ?

trickson · Oct 14, 2012, 06:53 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Fif23

Occt running. let see !
Thanks ! I will not let it go over 70.

What should I do with the Auto clock manager in the MOBO ? Off or On ?

Off if you are Over Clocking.

Fif23 · Oct 14, 2012, 06:54 PM

Nice ! Appreciate the super quick help !
I will report if OCCT finds anything !

MrSeanKon · Oct 14, 2012, 07:11 PM

Fif23 in most cases you should set the values manually. That is why do not let AUTO values in any field in BIOS.

Quote:

Originally Posted by trickson

The MAX is 70*C. I would not let it get above that.

Sorry for my ignorance but I remember (almost 8 years ago) the throttling issue. Thus our friend should download a throttling monitor?

Fif check my sticky here it has many useful links. If you find any broken link please post it there.

Good night from Athens, time to rest

TC-man · Oct 14, 2012, 07:13 PM

Hi,

may I ask what VID your Q6600 has? A low VID indicates (more or less) that it can achieve high overclocks with relatively low voltage. I have here a Q6600 G0 with a VID of 1.2625V and I can overclock it to 3.2 GHz (8x400) with 1.250V and 3.4 GHz (9x378) with 1.3375V (rock stable!). You can find out what VID your Q6600 has with Realtemp or Coretemp.

Fif23 · Oct 14, 2012, 07:27 PM

HEY ! My VID is 1.21 !
Good stuff ?

Thanks Sean ! It's all Manual except the timings of the RAM.. I figured with just a 50mhz boost it can be on Auto...

OCCT Rock steady so far... close to 40 mins

TC-man · Oct 14, 2012, 09:54 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Fif23

HEY ! My VID is 1.21 !
Good stuff ?

Thanks Sean ! It's all Manual except the timings of the RAM.. I figured with just a 50mhz boost it can be on Auto...

OCCT Rock steady so far... close to 40 mins

Wow, a VID of 1.21V is great and should give you awesome OC, especially with an Intel X38 or X48 motherboard. What motherboard are you using?

Fif23 · Oct 14, 2012, 10:42 PM

Hmm.. !
I am using a Gigabyte X38-DS5. Should be a good motherboard ! But I have some really basic DDR-II 800Mhz without any heatsinks on them.

1X ADATA vitesta and 2 CEON sticks.

a_ump · Oct 15, 2012, 01:02 AM

when i had my q6600 at 3.4ghz, i wouldn't let it run anymore than 68-70 celcius at full load for a long period of time(intense gaming) and it lived for a good 4-5 years at that before i gave it away and set it back to defaults. your temps are solid, solid enough to raise the oc if you can

D1RTYD1Z619 · Oct 17, 2012, 05:18 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by a_ump

when i had my q6600 at 3.4ghz, i wouldn't let it run anymore than 68-70 celcius at full load for a long period of time(intense gaming) and it lived for a good 4-5 years at that before i gave it away and set it back to defaults. your temps are solid, solid enough to raise the oc if you can

70 degrees celcius is the hottest you should run that proc and 3.4ghz is right on target for that temp.

Oct 14, 2012, 06:17 PM	#1
Fif23 Join Date: Dec 2008 Posts: 144 (0.09/day) Thanks: 76 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post System Specs	What's a good max temp for a Q6600 ? I'm trying to get a 3.2Ghz out of my Q6600 and cheap RAM. So far I'm at 3.0ghz and 850Mhz DDR. Bumped up the CoreV about 3 levels from stock. I am at 50C max temp under 100% load for 10 minutes. 1. At what max temp should I stop ? 2. Can my CEON uncooled DDR go 900Mhz with + 0.2v safely ? (In most cases?) Thanks !

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Oct 14, 2012, 06:36 PM	#3
Fif23 Join Date: Dec 2008 Posts: 144 (0.09/day) Thanks: 76 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post System Specs	Excellent. MAN, I love AMD... Call me an idiot but these CPU's have SOUL ! My next rig will be AMD for sure. I am at 3Ghz, stock voltage, 850Mhz DDR. 56C 100% Temp. I guess it's good enough until I upgrade Sean Connery rules.

Oct 14, 2012, 06:39 PM	#4
KainXS Join Date: Sep 2007 Posts: 4,679 (2.27/day) Thanks: 181 Thanked 464 Times in 381 Posts System Specs	you need to know the stepping, download cpu-z and it will tell you as for your ram you need to carefully test it.

Oct 14, 2012, 06:44 PM	#6
Fif23 Join Date: Dec 2008 Posts: 144 (0.09/day) Thanks: 76 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post System Specs	It's a G0 locked multi "B" stepping. Is it recommended to turn off that auto clock manager in BIOS ? The one that sets the Clock speed at like 1700Mhz on idle .... and ramps it up at games. Does this hinder OC ? Right now it's fixed at 3.0Ghz at all times. I put 5 windows of Toast for 20 minutes and it was fine but I will do more extensive testing tonight

Oct 14, 2012, 06:49 PM	#7
MrSeanKon Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Athens in love with Anna :) Posts: 253 (0.11/day) Thanks: 28 Thanked 65 Times in 24 Posts	Fif23 Toast is not a stability tester. It is for CPU burn - in process which is something different. Have you ever run Prime95 or OCCT?

Oct 14, 2012, 06:52 PM	#9
Fif23 Join Date: Dec 2008 Posts: 144 (0.09/day) Thanks: 76 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post System Specs	Occt running. let see ! Thanks ! I will not let it go over 70. What should I do with the Auto clock manager in the MOBO ? Off or On ?

Oct 14, 2012, 06:54 PM	#11
Fif23 Join Date: Dec 2008 Posts: 144 (0.09/day) Thanks: 76 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post System Specs	Nice ! Appreciate the super quick help ! I will report if OCCT finds anything !

Oct 14, 2012, 07:13 PM	#13
TC-man Join Date: May 2011 Location: Netherlands Posts: 330 (0.45/day) Thanks: 10 Thanked 111 Times in 98 Posts System Specs	Hi, may I ask what VID your Q6600 has? A low VID indicates (more or less) that it can achieve high overclocks with relatively low voltage. I have here a Q6600 G0 with a VID of 1.2625V and I can overclock it to 3.2 GHz (8x400) with 1.250V and 3.4 GHz (9x378) with 1.3375V (rock stable!). You can find out what VID your Q6600 has with Realtemp or Coretemp.

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Oct 14, 2012, 07:27 PM	#14
Fif23 Join Date: Dec 2008 Posts: 144 (0.09/day) Thanks: 76 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post System Specs	HEY ! My VID is 1.21 ! Good stuff ? Thanks Sean ! It's all Manual except the timings of the RAM.. I figured with just a 50mhz boost it can be on Auto... OCCT Rock steady so far... close to 40 mins

Oct 14, 2012, 10:42 PM	#16
Fif23 Join Date: Dec 2008 Posts: 144 (0.09/day) Thanks: 76 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post System Specs	Hmm.. ! I am using a Gigabyte X38-DS5. Should be a good motherboard ! But I have some really basic DDR-II 800Mhz without any heatsinks on them. 1X ADATA vitesta and 2 CEON sticks.

Oct 15, 2012, 01:02 AM	#17
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