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Would like help overclocking my Q6600

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If its brand new, why would there be a chance it wouldnt work :wtf:?

i dont want anyone thinking im trying to screw them. all im saying is, if you get it and it doesn't work... i'll give you your money back. it's brand new so i dont see why you would have a problem with it.
 

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i dont want anyone thinking im trying to screw them. all im saying is, if you get it and it doesn't work... i'll give you your money back. it's brand new so i dont see why you would have a problem with it.

Fair enough. I usually only see people say that when they are selling a used or refurbished product. I get your drift though and I can understand your need to be an assuring seller :)
 
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it's a problem with the 680i chipset and the q6600. i have the same problem. i have tried every 680i board out(i am a dealer so i have them all)with the q6600 and have had the same problem. i contacted nvidia an they said it's a known problem and they are tring to come up with a solution.

just know that your not alone with this problem. i have talked to at least 40 other people with the same problem. get a p35 board and try it for yourself. i can get my q6600 to 4.2ghz on a p35 board but i'd rather have SLI!!!

Dear friend you are mistaken the EVGA 680I NF68 T1 and A1 were redisigned with better power phase systems and will overclock the hell out of a Q6600 I know I had one with a B3 Q6600 it did 3.4ghz and with a Go those boards will hit 3.6 to 3.7ghz. The older revision board 680I nf68 TR /AR were limited to around a 1333 fsb or 3.0ghz but not the newer revison boards. post you specs on evgas wweb site and forum they will overclock your board.
 
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what do you want to trade? like i said... im a store so, i probably already have what your wanting to trade me.
It would be something you already have. It's my motherboard. But since I do college online, I cant afford to be down. Unless I want to use my socket 462 computer.
 

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B3 stepping huh? Just leave it be at 3GHz. B3's top out around 3.3 anyway. The extra 300MHz is NOT worth the $$/effort/time it takes to get a new board.
 

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my current chip is a G0 q6600. it wont boot past 3.024ghz. im using a asus striker extreme. vcore has to be set to 1.4825 in the bios to be stable in the OS.
 
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my current chip is a G0 q6600. it wont boot past 3.024ghz. im using a asus striker extreme. vcore has to be set to 1.4825 in the bios to be stable in the OS.

Striker extremes have trouble overclocking q6600 and are full of bugs. You must have a first revision 680I board the EVGA A1 and T1 board are not like that.
 
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Hi...I too cant go over 3,06 Ghz and get stabillity , no way and tryed a lot diferent config´s.Working Watercoolled , but temperatures aren´t problem.I´m believing MeM´s are the problem , but ???.Manage to BOOT Bios and XP at 3,36 Ghz but it goes off past some minutes and i can´t run PI test as it should.So back to 3,06 and waiting till some more info.I heard ppl talking about getting 4,0 Ghz on Q6600 but never saw any one showing it or some bench at that speed.
 
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look harder next time hope this helps right from EVGA's web page

I have. Nothing.

This is for my GO stepping Q6600:
QDR 1640Mhz 9x multi unlinked
CPU 1.5375
FSB 1.3
MEM use manufacturers settings. Set to 820Mhz for 1:1 ratio
SPP 1.3
MCP 1.5
HT 1.3

Remember, these work for me and may not work with your rig. I'm on water with the A1 board. Good Luck!

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here is the whole thread http://www.evga.com/forums/tm.asp?m=93908&mpage=1&key=&#93908
 
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Hi...I too cant go over 3,06 Ghz and get stabillity , no way and tryed a lot diferent config´s.Working Watercoolled , but temperatures aren´t problem.I´m believing MeM´s are the problem , but ???.Manage to BOOT Bios and XP at 3,36 Ghz but it goes off past some minutes and i can´t run PI test as it should.So back to 3,06 and waiting till some more info.I heard ppl talking about getting 4,0 Ghz on Q6600 but never saw any one showing it or some bench at that speed.


now you have seen one
 
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This is for my GO stepping Q6600:
QDR 1640Mhz 9x multi unlinked
CPU 1.5375
FSB 1.3
MEM use manufacturers settings. Set to 820Mhz for 1:1 ratio
SPP 1.3
MCP 1.5
HT 1.3

Remember, these work for me and may not work with your rig. I'm on water with the A1 board. Good Luck!

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Q6600 GO stepping 1640 QDR 9x multi 3.69Ghz linked/synched
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here is the whole thread http://www.evga.com/forums/tm.asp?m=93908&mpage=1&key=&#93908

[Here is another link on a different forum same question

http://forums.slizone.com/index.php?showtopic=9391&pid=66530&st=0&#entry66530
 

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i've seen the light!!! so i should be able to hit 4ghz and break 20k in 3dmark06? t1 or a1? obviosly the tr is the old one right? would the new 45nm chips OC well on the striker? thanks trt740:toast:
 
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i've seen the light!!! t1 or a1? obviosly the tr is the old one right? would the new 45nm chips OC well on the striker? thanks trt740:toast:

I don't believe so the EVGA rep said the first revsion 680I boards were made with no Quad core avaiable to test in so when they finally came out they found this problem and only a few companies XFX EVGA and a few other revised the boards the offered free upgrades if you upgraded to a quad, 650I boards have the same problem. The striker extreme suffers from this aswell.
 
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i've seen the light!!! so i should be able to hit 4ghz and break 20k in 3dmark06? t1 or a1? obviosly the tr is the old one right? would the new 45nm chips OC well on the striker? thanks trt740:toast:

The listed score was with a my new board a P35, however, my old EVGA 680I T1 would take my OLD Q6600 B3 stepping chip to 3.7 but the chip would overheat ( so it wasn't the board it was the chip). Even that old B3 chip did 3.4ghz 24/7 orthos prime stable. So drawing on that info,with a 680I board like I had a (A1 or T1) and a GO stepping Q6600 I would say atleast 3.6ghz. Remember the 680I series handles memory better than P35 boards because of the unlink function, there FSB is lower 500FSB or less but current Intel quads don't like a FSB very much over 450 anyways so it makes little difference.
 
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The listed score was with a my new board a P35, however, my old EVGA 680I T1 would take my OLD Q6600 B3 stepping chip to 3.7 but the chip would overheat ( so it wasn't the board it was the chip). With a 680I board like I had a (A1 or T1) and a GO stepping Q6600 I would say atleast 3.6ghz. Remember the 680I series handles memory better than P35 board because of the unlink function there FSB is lower 500FSB or less but current Intel quads don't like a FSB very much over 450 anyways so it makes little difference.

so whats the difference between the a1 and the t1? the tr is the old one right? i can get a a1 for $79 new in the box all day.
 
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so whats the difference between the a1 and the t1? the tr is the old one right? i can get a a1 for $79 new in the box all day.

Warranty physically they are Indentical the T1 has a 3 year warranty the A1 a lifetime warranty. Same board, exactly the same board. :D
 
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so whats the difference between the a1 and the t1? the tr is the old one right? i can get a a1 for $79 new in the box all day.

Yes TR and AR board are old revsion and will o/c the hell out of dual cores but with Quad 1333 fsb is the limit.
 
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you want your FSB at no less than 1.5V

you also want to run the north bridge at least 1.5v and the south bridge at lesat 1.55v

i run mine like so:

fsb: 1.5
MCP: 1.55
SPP: 1.65
HT: 1.6
 
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also I think with the striker extreme there are revisons that will overclock a quad but I have seen the same problem your posting alot so I'm not sure what to say. I have a rule if it is a pain in the ass I give it my all and move on.
 
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