Trying to get q6600 to 3.4ghz

aVaLaNcHe · 03-13-2008, 06:23 PM

Like the title says, I'm trying to push the processor to 3.4GHz and get closer to 17,500 on 3dmark06 (currently 16,900). I have it currently at 3.2GHz and the vcore is at 1.34V.
However I tried bumping it up to FSB 378 and bumping vcore up to 1.35, but the mobo won't post. I dropped it back down for now, but this frustrates me that it won't go higher. Temps are fine at 3.2, running at about 40*C on air (43 at load).

Here are the specs:

Q6600 at 3.2GHz (1.34V)
XFX 680i LT SLI Mobo
4x1GB Corsair PC 6400 800MHz 5-5-5-15
SLIed EVGA 8800GT 512MB GDDR3 700/2000/1750

Any ideas?

Sunny · 03-13-2008, 09:54 PM

Maybe your mobo cannot handle that high FSB speeds. Or maybe the processor. Since all chips don't always overclock the same.

-RK · 03-21-2008, 10:28 PM

First off take your memory clock down by increments and try it then. If that doesn't work, try raising CAS to 6 and SLOWLY bump up ram voltage.

You should be able to get it up to 3.3 at least.

Also, have you tried taking the vcore a little higher without the clock? That would help pinpoint the problem.

03-13-2008, 06:23 PM	#1
aVaLaNcHe Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Posts: 81 Video Card: SLI 8800GT 512MB	Trying to get q6600 to 3.4ghz Like the title says, I'm trying to push the processor to 3.4GHz and get closer to 17,500 on 3dmark06 (currently 16,900). I have it currently at 3.2GHz and the vcore is at 1.34V. However I tried bumping it up to FSB 378 and bumping vcore up to 1.35, but the mobo won't post. I dropped it back down for now, but this frustrates me that it won't go higher. Temps are fine at 3.2, running at about 40*C on air (43 at load). Here are the specs: Q6600 at 3.2GHz (1.34V) XFX 680i LT SLI Mobo 4x1GB Corsair PC 6400 800MHz 5-5-5-15 SLIed EVGA 8800GT 512MB GDDR3 700/2000/1750 Any ideas?

03-13-2008, 09:54 PM	#2
Sunny Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Anaheim, CA Posts: 217 Video Card: 2X EVGA GTX 280	Maybe your mobo cannot handle that high FSB speeds. Or maybe the processor. Since all chips don't always overclock the same. __________________ EVGA 780i FTW XP MCE/Vista 64 Bit QX9650 @3.6 Ghz FSB 1600 4 GB OCZ @1066Mhz WC 5-5-4-15 v1.9 2 X 300 GB 10,000RPM VelociRaptors(Raid 0) 2 X 300 GB 10,000RPM VelociRaptors(Raid 0) 2 x EVGA GTX 280 @700mhz Core/ 2450 Mem X-Fi Titanium Fatality Champion Series

03-21-2008, 10:28 PM	#3
-RK Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Southern Indiana Posts: 891 Video Card: MSI 9600gt @ 780 core/2000 shader/1000(2000) RAM	First off take your memory clock down by increments and try it then. If that doesn't work, try raising CAS to 6 and SLOWLY bump up ram voltage. You should be able to get it up to 3.3 at least. Also, have you tried taking the vcore a little higher without the clock? That would help pinpoint the problem. __________________ Opteron 175 @ 2.83ghz 2GB DDR 400 @ 333 CAS 2-2-2 2x80gb sata2 drives RAID0 for audio editing and OS 1x120gb IDE drive storage MSI k8n Diamond Plus M-Audio Fast Track Ultra 19" flat CRT (Monstrously heavy monitor) XP Pro I use Blender, Ableton Live, GIMP, AND play games on this thing. Shove your resource intensive operating systems.

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