Intel Core 2 Duo E6600 Overclocking Experiences !

[zOaib]

please use this thread to enlighten us with how you managed your overclocks and what kind of cooling and other adjustments thx .

 

[zOaib]

3dmark05 test

the link below gives the cpu scores for amd 4800+ x2 cpu @ 2.4ghz , 3.1ghz and 3.4ghz , none of which were able to beat the cpu score of 8655 i got form the e6600 runnign at stock speed ............. very interesting indeed. (P.S my x1900xt was at stock speeds aswell).
http://www.pcstats.com/articleview.cfm?articleid=1845&page=9

 

[W2hCYK]

3.5GHz Posted, on watercooling. 1.425v(not even sure if thats the voltage that it needs). I'll stability test once I figure out how to install windows on these stupid drives..

I realised I have some air in my loop.. ill get it out and then try to OC higher... temps are 34c

 

[W2hCYK]

Prime testing 3.5GHz right now.

What is the max safe voltage on a conroe with watercooling? I plan to keep this for about 3 years, so I need it to last.. is 1.45v my max?

 

[infrared]

probably about 1.55-1.6v on water i should imagine

Also, download "Core Temp", to get the accurate reading from the cpu die

 

[W2hCYK]

ok. I'll aim for 1.575v~

My board overvolts, but doesnt undervolt, and doesnt droop. So when i say.. 1.45v, it will give me 1.52v, but will be rock solid @ 1.52v.. lol..

What is FSB Termination voltage? It goes up to 1.5v for me..

***Im flashing the newest BIOS for my motherboard, ill see if its more stable now..

 

[infrared]

Nice, i hope mine doesn't droop on the vcore when i have a core 2 duo in it. It seems to droop BADLY with my P4 in it.

FSB termination voltage is the signal voltage across the board, to all the components. Most people leave this at stock to be safe, but you could raise it to 1.4v and see if it helps.

Flashing the bios on this board is awsome! I've made a 10mb FAT partition on my slave hard drive, and i've filled that with all my bioses, then i just go into the bios, and use EZ Flash, brilliant idea! Asus really thought this board through

 

[W2hCYK]

My watercooling is now seeming to heat up.. stock temps of 45c.. help a guy out!

and also, if anybody has an extra foot of 1/2" ID tubing, please send! Im broke now and i dont really wanna pay like.. $7 shipping for 1ft of tubing. I'll pay shipping on that.. USPS?

 

[Lt_JWS]

Im up to 3.5Ghz, with my cheapo Artic Cooling Freezer Pro 7 1.57 vcore

 

[xman2007]

3.5GHz Posted, on watercooling. 1.425v(not even sure if thats the voltage that it needs). I'll stability test once I figure out how to install windows on these stupid drives..

I realised I have some air in my loop.. ill get it out and then try to OC higher... temps are 34c

if there stupid drives can i have them

 

[W2hCYK]

i got 1337 fsb.. w00t

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v347/Napalm_Fire/1337.jpg

Going for 3.2GHz when i get a new northbridge cooler, or when i fix my cpu cooling..

 

[stealthfighter]

Don't blow it up o.o

 

[W2hCYK]

nope its all good, i soaked the processor in 91% alcohol.. dried it and ran it, and its been up a LONG time now.

 

[W2hCYK]

Im leaving it on all tonight to test stability. 3GHz, 50c max load = high IMO for watercooling..

 

[gR3iF]

lol^^^
big lool^^
sry man but 3 gig is not an aim for a watercooling thats easy with air

i can give my cpu 1.6 volts and it will reach 3,8gig so far (24hours prime stable)

atm iam on 3 gig because no application will use my conroe really so its clocking itself down ;(

at least oblivion will do sometimes

 

[W2hCYK]

ill eventually figure it out.. ill get there.. no need right now, like you said.

 

[gR3iF]

jup 2,9/3 gig is all you need at least for surfing/gaming
for encoding or something simular the extra drop of performance may be good

 

[W2hCYK]

I encode ALOT of videos, and I could use the extra kick of performance. These temps are whats keeping me out of the OCing game here.. 1.6v gets me 3.2GHz @ 58c load, thats not even stable.. and watercooled!!!

Check out my thread. I think my liquid thats in my system isnt doing its job properly.

 

[gR3iF]

3,2 is stable on my pc@1,38 volt 1,6 is for 4gig and more

 

[mobo57]

Newbee here. My rig:
E6600
P5W DH Deluxe mobo w/ nb/sb covers removed, AS5 & 40cm fans
4 gig OCZ PC2 6400 EL Plat Edition XTC
X1900XT W/ Crossfire Card
2x 200 gig WD SATA 150's RAID 0
2x 300 WD SATA2's
2 Thermaltake Bigwater SE's, one for CPU, one for gpu's
Cooler Master Stacker 830 case w/ 5 120 cm fans
Used to have a Zalman 9500 on the CPU. Oc'd to 3.4 @ 1.5 on core and mcih. Temps at idle 35 to 38 c. Load 44 to 48 c.
After the SE, 3.6 @ 1.62v. Temps 42 to 45 idle and mid 50's under load.
Today I lapped the core, good by any RMA.
Temps now are 30 to 32c idle and 40 to 44c under full load. Mobo is at 40 c. Hot here today, 92f earlier, 82f now. 6 hours of SETI and still at 41c @ 3.6 on the cpu per PC Probe. Core Temp reads 61c & 62c.

 

[gR3iF]

my conroe shows under 1,518 (or something^^)
and 3,6 gig a 62 degree under 15 hours prime

 

[VOCCH]

Hi guys just joined....here's a few cpu-z's of my DS4 + E6600 which i run @ 3.2 400x8 all auto for 24/7 use.


http://valid.x86-secret.com/show_oc?id=122755 505FSB

http://valid.x86-secret.com/show_oc?id=121976 3771MHZ

 

[Vinas]

Looks like it's safe to say that the stability wall is 3.3GHz for most of us. I think memory timings will set these systems apart from one another, however.

Here's my e6600 @ stock voltage (1.31v). This is 100% 24/7 stable.

 

[gR3iF]

i can easily squeeze 3,6 out of my connie lol?
iam not on stock voltage then but who cares?

 

[Vinas]

i can easily squeeze 3,6 out of my connie lol?
iam not on stock voltage then but who cares?

I can go up to 4.0 with higher vcore, but it's not very stable... If you are running over 3.3GHz and 24 hour dual prime stable please enlighten me.

99% e6600 owners are not stable over 3.3GHz from what I've seen.