Also its wrong to write off an entire stepping for overclocking potential when you have only tested 1. Overclocking the g0 slacr q6600 to 4ghz page 2 by shawn baker. Otherwise, use these references for your own overclocks if needed. It is likely that intel just never got around to updating the documentation for the q6700 or did a bad job updating it. Q6600 with the introduction of the g0 stepping so your overclocking. But temperature reaches up to maybe 60 degrees load. Ill choose two popular ones, the q6600 core2quad and the e8400 core2duo. Where to shopnot to shop in a nutshell to get a g0 q6600 it will need to have slacr or 06fb some where on it. For the former, we used asus p5k deluxe motherboard. I have an extremely hot b3 but i dont really care, if it goes out ill get another.
Hi, i am just about to build a pc for a friend, q6600 on a gaex48ds4 motherboard, 4gb 800 6400c4dhx ddr2 ram, zotac 8800gt, 500gb hd, my friend has asked me to overclock cpu to 3ghz, i have read that i should be able to do this using just the stock cooler, my questionis, 1, is this true or would i have to put an after market cooler eg. Of course, you can also buy cpus with the older b3 quadcore or b2 dualcore steppings, but those older versions overclocking headroom is much lower. Compared to the stepping b3, the cpuid changes from 06f7 to 06fb, the sspec from sl9um to slacr but most of all. While the core 2 quad q6700 kentsfield cpu can achieve higher speeds at lower voltages than a typical b3 stepping q6600, it is still a hotrunning processor and the majority of users will find. Dec 18, 2007 i just installed my q6600 last week and i read that the b stepping runs hot but my seems to run really cool. The previous hot setup was the q6600 pimod to 3 ghz which wouldnt equal a stock.
Intel xeon x3230 quad core lga775 g0 stepping ocau forums. You can go into the settings of coretemp and set an offset i would recommend 5c to get more accurate temps. Im running a 750i case with what amounts to stage 3 cooling minor case mod and replacement of default fans and run at 3. Unfortunately the b3 stepping gets pretty hot when overclocked. B3 gets a little bit hotter when the g0 and g0 overclock best my old q6600 g0 could run 4,1 ghz. As you can tell this is my 1st post, i have looked into overclocking before and know about the bios, fsb, multiplier and some other terms. For example on 65nm q6600s the g0 stepping was a much better overclocker than the earlier b3 revision. Ive never done it before and i really dont know what im doing. Theyre doing the now standard internet trick of selective memory. Apr 21, 2002 intel announced a new revision stepping g0 of the core 2 quad q6600 processor.
Our core 2 quad q6600 is a fairly old engineering sample with a b3 stepping and although many of you will argue that an engineering samples tend to overclock. Alternatively, write a utility to put the cpu into deep sleep halt and check the. Sorry, we do not have overclocking data for this intel core 2 quad microprocessor at this time. I am new to overclocking, and after much reading and experimentation, i have managed to overclock my q6600 quad core 2. Q6600 b3 stepping 4 gb 2 x 2gb ddr2 667mhz patriot ram. The overclock tool in this motherboard is the mb intelligent tweaker. Nov 18, 2010 intel core 2 quad q6600 kentfield g0 overclock o over clock the 2. Sep 01, 2008 if you like new flight simulator 2014. The recording strategy was used to show the methodolgy and intricate variables at play while overclocking, and it is assumed that users to that choose to heed advice from this a know the basics of overclocking and b have researched the issue adequately. Our g0 q6600, surprisingly enough, couldnt really get much higher. Our core 2 quad q6600 is a fairly old engineering sample with a b3 stepping and although many of you will argue. This leaves me to believe that the maximum tcase temperature for the q6600 b3 stepping, tdp of 105w, to operate at, can be 62c, where as this can be 71c for the g0 stepping of the q6600.
It also runs a bit cooler and thus can overclock better than. Intel xeon x3230 quad core lga775 g0 stepping ocau. Overclocking intel q6600 stepping b3 on asus striker. I will see how far i can go, once the labour day contest starts.
Its a photoshop machine running vista x64 and well probably add another 4gb to it before long. The 9700 was a great cooler 45 years ago but now in terms of performance i. Jul 05, 2018 intel core 2 quad q6600 overclock 3ghz xgamezone. The different steppings can be identified by the laseretched code on the top of the cpu. In a nutshell to get a b3 q6600 it will need to have sl9um or 06f7 some where on it. There were 2 different q6600 the older b3 stepping sl9um runs hotter. As mentioned above, our intel core 2 quad q6600 also uses the g0 stepping. What youre seeing there is my q6600 b3 running at just over 3. How to oveclock q6600 stepping b3 on asus striker extreme. Our core 2 quad q6600 is a fairly old engineering sample with a b3 stepping and although many of you will argue that an engineering samples tend to overclock further than. Having some trouble getting my q6600 to overlcock any high than 3. I have read loads and loads about these tjmax settings and it would seem that although intel wrote 90c for the q6600 g0 stepping it is broadly thought that 95c gives more accurate temps.
Mar 21, 2008 the first q6600 is a b3 i bought in august. Lga775 core2duo, core2quad overclocking guide guides. World records achieved by overclocking a intel core 2 quad q6600 processor. Stock cooling isnt always a downer, my q6600 ran at 3. Motherboards networking pcs peripherals psus software storage. A q9400 is borderline for transcoding if required, an overclock will help immesnely, especailly if you want to seek the video. Again this thread details the settings, clock speeds and outcomes of a lot of clocks with the q6600 both b3 and g0 stepping it is certainly worth a good read through and will give you an understanding of the sort of settings you will require to achieve you clock.
My first post on this thread and i have a question can i overclock a q6600 with a deepcool gammax 200t and. I have done a bit of research but most of the info i can find about software overclocking is dated, so i figured i would ask you guys for your opinion. I also have the q6600 quad, with an asus p5e motherboard. F core stepping g0 technology 65 nm core speed 1603. Cpu temps are varying between 51c and 57c under full load. With the fsb now effectively at 360 mhz, there is officially at a 1 1 ratio between the fsb of the q6600 and the frequency of my ram, also running at 720 mhz 360 mhz x 2. The intel documentation for the q6600 shows that the 62. Throttlestop overclocking desktop pcs page 29 techpowerup. Basic guide for overclocking q6600 on asus p5ke and. Asus striker extreme 680i slirev a2 bios 1401latest intel q6600 2. Overclocking the g0 slacr q6600 to 4ghz tweaktown the q6600 g0 stepping slacr thread. The older sl9um b3 stepping which runs hot and doesnt overclock well.
Not if it is a b3 stepping instead of the newer g0. This is a reference for those interested in overclocking a q6600 b3 stepping on a ud3r. According to cpuz, my q6600 is revision b3 stepping 7. With a lower stock voltage compared to the b3 stepping, along with a huge test field it. Aug 16, 2007 but would g0 prove to be a tremendous improvement over the b3 stepping chips. Yet thermal throttling hasnt kicked in at the temps ive been running. I hope this was a good guide help in understanding the q6600. Only some of the q6600 chips are g0 stepping the other stepping is b3 which runs hotter and cant overclock as well. I also felt 4 hrs indicated stability as it was a slight and modest overclock screenshot. In order to overclock this processor, we selected two motherboards based on what are probably the most popular chipsets the core 2 quad q6600 is likely to find itself being used in conjunction with. So the q6600 g0 stepping can simply take more punishment from heat before crapping out. A good tool to do this is cpuz, or you can just use your bios.
I basically want to overclock my intel q6600 b3 revision currently its running at 2. Q6600 overclock results collection ars technica openforum. Asus p5bnondeluxe one intel core 2 quad q6600 obvious 4 gb of kingston ram ddr2 400 mhz 1 stick of 1 gb on each slot nvidia gt 520planning to buy a gt 1030 500w psu it s uncertified and an unknown brand also i plan to buy 4 sticks of ddr2 800 mhz ram. Overclocking core 2 quad q6600 temp techspot forums. Intel core 2 quad q6600 hh80562ph0568m bx80562q6600. I also tried using that nasty icool program and set it to maximum performance. Id look in to that first thing, then see about overclockin, as regardless of whether you have a b3 or a g0 stepping q6600, you should be able to hit at least 3ghz simply. Dec 01, 2008 overclocking the g0 slacr q6600 to 4ghz tweaktown the q6600 g0 stepping slacr thread. Ive been trying to oc my q6600 b3 stepping, but no matter what i do it wont boot into windows. Jan 16, 2009 hey i have a b3 q6600 and im running it at 3. But would g0 prove to be a tremendous improvement over the b3 stepping chips. Intel xtu is a windowsbased performancetuning software that enables novice and experienced enthusiasts to overclock, monitor. If the rumours weve heard are true, intel is planning to lower the tdp to around 95w on the core 2 quad q6600 with the introduction of the g0 stepping so your overclocking experiences might be. My experience overclocking the q6600 a basic guide.
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