Experienced OC'r needs help on Q6600. :)

Cowspoo · Feb 7, 2008, 03:56 AM

Hey, i can't get orthos to run properly without errors past 3.4ghz

. here's my specs.. think you could help? and.. here's CPUZ

Case~ RAIDMAX SMILODON ATX-612WB Black SECC STEEL ATX Mid Tower
CPU~ Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 Kentsfield 2.4GHz LGA 775 Quad-Core Processor
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Motherboard~ ASUS P5K DELUXE/WIFI-AP LGA 775 Intel P35 ATX Intel Motherboard
RAM~ Crucial Ballistix Tracer 2GB (2 x 1GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) Dual Channel Kit
GPU~ E-vga Nvidia GF8800GTS
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Random Murderer · Feb 7, 2008, 04:09 AM

what are your fsb and mch voltages at?

Cowspoo · Feb 7, 2008, 04:11 AM

Refer to the image.... FSB 380, MCH volts? ... cpu is at 1.42 everything else auto

Paulieg · Feb 7, 2008, 04:12 AM

How much vdroop are you getting under load? Your vcore may not be high enough if it's significant.

Random Murderer · Feb 7, 2008, 04:13 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Cowspoo

Refer to the image.... FSB 380, MCH volts? ... cpu is at 1.42 everything else auto

wow, i saw the image, that's why i asked the damn question.

go into bios and put your fsb VOLTAGE higher, VMch is north bridge voltage. raise that as well. a g0 shouldn't need that much vcore to hit 3.4...

Cowspoo · Feb 7, 2008, 04:13 AM

Hmm how could i tell that when its under load? Is it possible using CPUZ?

JrRacinFan · Feb 7, 2008, 04:14 AM

What's your memory voltage set for?

EDIT: Run 4 instances of Orthos at the same time. You should then be at full load.

Cowspoo · Feb 7, 2008, 04:15 AM

ahha. i'm sorry random murderer. didn't mean to sound rude. so far i have all the volts at auto except ram which is at like 1.9

Random Murderer · Feb 7, 2008, 04:15 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Cowspoo

Hmm how could i tell that when its under load? Is it possible using CPUZ?

didn't your board come with software called pc probe? that will tell you your voltages.

Random Murderer · Feb 7, 2008, 04:17 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Cowspoo

ahha. i'm sorry random murderer. didn't mean to sound rude. so far i have all the volts at auto except ram which is at like 1.9

hey, no problem, we've just had a bunch of assholish noobs lately.
as far as your q6600 g0 clocking, the p5k should do it fine, it just has a few quirks.

Cowspoo · Feb 7, 2008, 04:17 AM

yeah, the Q6600 bios has much more options than my E6400 did.. I got that up to 3.2Mhz from stock 2.13

(stable). what's a normal V for this CPU to be at to reach at least 3.6mhz?

sneekypeet · Feb 7, 2008, 04:18 AM

Id get a second opinion on that 12V line ...Pc probe should answer anything we throw at ya.

Random Murderer · Feb 7, 2008, 04:20 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Cowspoo

yeah, the Q6600 bios has much more options than my E6400 did.. I got that up to 3.2Mhz from stock 2.13

(stable). what's a normal V for this CPU to be at to reach at least 3.6mhz?

what? a cpu doesn't have a bios, the board has that....

Cowspoo · Feb 7, 2008, 04:24 AM

haha

true story. i'm very impressed with this forum responsiveness though. I could get ontop of my game fast

Random Murderer · Feb 7, 2008, 04:27 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Cowspoo

haha

true story. i'm very impressed with this forum responsiveness though. I could get ontop of my game fast

others have reached 3.6GHz at 1.188 vcore

that's most likely a cherry-picked chip though, expect yours to get 3.6 at around 1.25 to 1.3 after you figure out what's holding you back.

niko084 · Feb 7, 2008, 04:28 AM

Do you have thermal, c1e or speed step enabled?

Test the ram and the processor separately and see which one is failing.

sneekypeet · Feb 7, 2008, 04:29 AM

can you load orthos and get us the voltage values while it is runnin?

Cowspoo · Feb 7, 2008, 04:29 AM

yeah it's only at 3.0ghz right now. tm, c1e and speed step are both disabled

Cowspoo · Feb 7, 2008, 04:30 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by sneekypeet

can you load orthos and get us the voltage values while it is runnin?

sure let me bring it back to 3.4 give me a min please

Random Murderer · Feb 7, 2008, 04:32 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by sneekypeet

can you load orthos and get us the voltage values while it is runnin?

orthos doesn't support quads, he needs the newest prime95.
after you get p95, go to advanced and enable "round off checking" so it will alert you to errors.

francis511 · Feb 7, 2008, 04:34 AM

Funny ,mine`s exactly the same. Gets unstable past 375 fsb on two different boards. Currently at 1.43 to achieve that . That`s with significant vdroop 1.43 = 1.4-1.42 actual

niko084 · Feb 7, 2008, 04:35 AM

Lowest 3.6 I know of personally on a Q6600 was at 1.45 I think.

Random Murderer · Feb 7, 2008, 04:35 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by francis511

Funny ,mine`s exactly the same. Gets unstable past 375 fsb on two different boards. Currently at 1.43 to achieve that . That`s with significant vdroop 1.43 = 1.4-1.42 actual

that's not bad vdroop at all. i lose .05 in my droop...

Cowspoo · Feb 7, 2008, 04:51 AM

sneekypeet requested this. this is with c1e tm and speedstep DISABLED. fsb 380 ram 5-5-5-15 everything else auto. BTW i can get into windows at 4.0Ghz... (450x9) but orthos fails after like 3 seconds

niko084 · Feb 7, 2008, 05:04 AM

um... There is your problem.... 1.39 volts... You need to get that up around 1.45 at least.

Feb 7, 2008, 03:56 AM	#1
Cowspoo Join Date: Feb 2008 Posts: 50 (0.03/day) Thanks: 14 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts System Specs	Experienced OC'r needs help on Q6600. :) Hey, i can't get orthos to run properly without errors past 3.4ghz . here's my specs.. think you could help? and.. here's CPUZ Case~ RAIDMAX SMILODON ATX-612WB Black SECC STEEL ATX Mid Tower CPU~ Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 Kentsfield 2.4GHz LGA 775 Quad-Core Processor HS/F~ Zalman CNPS9700 LED Motherboard~ ASUS P5K DELUXE/WIFI-AP LGA 775 Intel P35 ATX Intel Motherboard RAM~ Crucial Ballistix Tracer 2GB (2 x 1GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) Dual Channel Kit GPU~ E-vga Nvidia GF8800GTS HS/F~ ZALMAN 9500A 92mm 2 Ball CPU Cooler ( on way ) Hard Drives~ ( 2 ) Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 ST3250410AS 250GB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s SATA RAID 0 Monitor~ Acer 19" AL1916w ( will be upgrading to 22") PSU~ OCZ StealthXStream OCZ600SXS ATX12V / EPS12V 600W Power Supply DVD/CD Drive~ SAMSUNG 20X DVD±R DVD Burner Last edited by Cowspoo; Feb 7, 2008 at 03:57 AM. Reason: Image didn't work

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Cowspoo Join Date: Feb 2008 Posts: 50 (0.03/day) Thanks: 14 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts System Specs	ahha. i'm sorry random murderer. didn't mean to sound rude. so far i have all the volts at auto except ram which is at like 1.9

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Cowspoo Join Date: Feb 2008 Posts: 50 (0.03/day) Thanks: 14 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts System Specs	yeah, the Q6600 bios has much more options than my E6400 did.. I got that up to 3.2Mhz from stock 2.13 (stable). what's a normal V for this CPU to be at to reach at least 3.6mhz?

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Cowspoo Join Date: Feb 2008 Posts: 50 (0.03/day) Thanks: 14 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts System Specs	sneekypeet requested this. this is with c1e tm and speedstep DISABLED. fsb 380 ram 5-5-5-15 everything else auto. BTW i can get into windows at 4.0Ghz... (450x9) but orthos fails after like 3 seconds

Feb 7, 2008, 05:04 AM	#25
niko084 Eligible for custom title Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Saint Paul, Minnesota Posts: 6,387 (2.71/day) Thanks: 190 Thanked 739 Times in 599 Posts System Specs	um... There is your problem.... 1.39 volts... You need to get that up around 1.45 at least. __________________ This electronic post is encrypted in the 'English language method', any attempt to decipher meaning from these symbols is a violation of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act of 1998. This includes, but is not limited to: interpreting the symbols through use of biological, visual decryption devices, translating the symbols into another language encryption scheme, and digital processing the symbols into a form conducive to oral interpretation. HWBOT HEATWARE

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