What no Q6600 thread

[Millyons]

with intels price slash this week im thinking of getting a q6600, but i would like to know how they oc

so please post your results ... week voltage cooling .... 24/7 stable please


thanks

[HoriWanderFuLL]

yar im interested in all the Quad Oc results has anyone got a link in this forum of Quad comparison ?

Because.......
Problem with these forums ..Look at the Commando thread for instance..you sit there for 2 frigging hours filtering thru crap thats not even related to the commando Motherboard..First page is good after that its a Slanging match between who knows this and who dosnt know jack crap ...VERRY ANNOYING.

[eva2000]

not sure about Q6600 B3 Retail, but my Q6600 B3 ES does 3600mhz at 1.45v 24hr orthos/prime/folding stable on Swiftech G4 Storm/Thermochill 120.3/MCP655 pump

http://www.xtremesystems.org/forums/...d.php?t=124174

[virtualrain]

I suspect Q6600 OC'ing has been rare to date because they have been priced so close the the QX6700 that no one in their right mind would buy one.

With the price coming down shortly, we should see some more quad-core overclocking around here.

Here's what I've found for recent quad-core overclocking on 680i boards which is what I'm leaning towards. Although, with these less than stellar results, I'm inclined to rethink that.

It would be great to hear from others.

680i Board / CPU / FSB / Multi / Clock / Vcore / Cooling / Link

DFI QX6700 360 x10 = 3600 @ 1.456 On Air: http://www.xtremesystems.org/forums/...&postcount=112
Striker Q6600 345 x9 = 3105 @ 1.5 On Water: http://www.xtremesystems.org/forums/...87&postcount=3
EVGA QX6700 350 x10 = 3500 @ 1.5 On Water: http://www.xtremesystems.org/forums/...65&postcount=1
EVGA X3220 377 x9 = 3393 @ 1.138 On ???: http://www.xtremesystems.org/forums/...73&postcount=1
EVGA Q6600 367 x9 = 3303 @ 1.375 On Water: http://www.evga.com/community/messag...9&whichpage=24
EVGA QX6700 400 x8 = 3200 @ 1.35 On ???: http://www.evga.com/community/messag...TOPIC_ID=30388
EVGA QX6700 350 x10 = 3500 @ 1.475 On Air: http://www.evga.com/community/messag...TOPIC_ID=30389
EVGA Q6600 333 x9 = 3000 @ ??? On ???: http://www.evga.com/community/messag...9&whichpage=23
EVGA QX6700 450 x8 = 3600 @ 1.45 On Water: http://www.evga.com/community/messag...83&whichpage=4
EVGA QX6700 362 x10 = 3620 @ 1.5 On Water: http://www.evga.com/community/messag...83&whichpage=3
EVGA QX6700 400 x9 = 3600 @ 1.51 On Water: http://www.evga.com/community/messag...83&whichpage=3
Abit QX6700 333 x10 = 3333 @ 1.405 On Water: http://forum.abit-usa.com/showpost.p...postcount=1137

[DDTUNG]

Here are my results:

Q6700 ES B1/P5B D/1.59V/water 375x10
X3220 ES B3/Commando/1.57V/water 422x9
Q6700 ES B3/P5B D/1.5V/water 370x10
Q6600 ES B3/P5B D/1.47V/air 400x9
Q6700 ES B3/P5B D/1.47V/air 360x10
X3210 ES B3/Commando/1.46V/air 438x8
X3210 ES B3/Commando/1.46V/air 438x8
Q6600 ES B3/P5B D/1.47V/air 389x9
Q6700 ES B3/P5B D/1.37V/air 330x10
X3220 ES B3/P5B D/1.34V/air 367x9

Last three systems have been clocked down pending switch to Tuniq Tower 120 on order. All systems crunching WCG full load 24/7/365.

DDTUNG

[situman]

Hmmm looks like current generation boards cannot handle quad core overclocking.

[sreedx2]

What is the maximum temp for a Q6600 ? I see they are quite hot

How can I benefit from a quad compared to a dual core at this point ?

not sure about Q6600 B3 Retail, but my Q6600 B3 ES does 3600mhz

what is the difference with an ES ?

[dr-ali]

what is B3 or B2?
what is ES ?

[virtualrain]

ES is engineering sample (given out by Intel to testers, reviewers, etc.). B2/B3 are the silicon stepping or rev. ES may be hand-picked or binned to perform better but I don't think anyone can verify that.

A question about the Q6600... Can you lower the multi on this chip (i.e. to x7 or x8?)

[XenatR]

A question about the Q6600... Can you lower the multi on this chip (i.e. to x7 or x8?)

exactly the question i would like answered

on a BadAxe2

[Blacklash]

Like another said, I refuse to pay the current asking price. I am waiting on the price cut.

[Chosen.]

Can you lower the multi on this chip (i.e. to x7 or x8?)

Because (?) ... you are planning to run this quad at 400-450MHz fsb?...

[virtualrain]

Because (?) ... you are planning to run this quad at 400-450MHz fsb?...

From what I've read here, and on the EVGA forums, overclocking a quad core (especially on a 680i) can be a real challenge and you may need all the flexibility at your disposal that you can get. For example, 425x8 might be easier than 377x9... it really depends on your CPU and board.

[WRC]

i believe the q6600 is locked at x9 just like the e6600

[DDTUNG]

OC problems with Kents are either heat or chipset/FSB related. Lowering the multi won't help.

DDTUNG

[OldGuy]

i believe the q6600 is locked at x9 just like the e6600

You've been misinformed...all of the C2D's are unlocked downward. Only the "X" series are unlocked both ways...

[virtualrain]

OC problems with Kents are either heat or chipset/FSB related. Lowering the multi won't help.

DDTUNG

Some people seem to have luck with lower multi's and higher FSB while others get higher clocks with higher multi's and lower FSB's.

[eva2000]

Yeah on my DFI ICFX3200-DR with same Q6600 B3 ES at 7x and 8x multi with GTL ref adjustments manage 409-411FSB but at 9x it dropped to 340-350FSB.

[theteamaqua]

only Storm?? also 655 is a bit low on pressure, but if u only have 1 block it should matter.. 355 with petra's top ftw

[Smy]

stepping på quad intel cpu?

stepping

:Intel @ 05 Q6600
Intel Core 2 QUad
Sl9um Malay
2.4ghz/8mb/1066/05B
L644G057 G4

B5?

[virtualrain]

I assume a lot of folks are considering the Q6600 after the immanent price drop... what about the X3220 (same chip with Xeon branding)?

[bot@xs]

i got the retail version and have it so far @ 3.2GHz and 1.4v in bios on air
it's been folding for a few days.



i got it for a good deal thou. friend of mine wnated to buy the qx6700 and
bought this one. so he gave me a deal on it.

[sreedx2]

i got the retail version and have it so far @ 3.2GHz and 1.4v in bios on air
it's been folding for a few days.



i got it for a good deal thou. friend of mine wnated to buy the qx6700 and
bought this one. so he gave me a deal on it.

go for max OC when did you buy it ?

I assume a lot of folks are considering the Q6600 after the immanent price drop... what about the X3220 (same chip with Xeon branding)?

Well are the X3220 chips cheaper ?

[grudgelord]

I assume a lot of folks are considering the Q6600 after the immanent price drop... what about the X3220 (same chip with Xeon branding)?

To my knowledge there hasn't been anything in the Intel roadmap regarding Xeon price cuts. This, of course, doesn't mean there *arent* going to be price reductions on Xeons. It seems a like it would be a little silly not to cut Xeon prices as there's no marketing benefit, that I can see, to keeping Conroe and Kentsfield Xeons at an unbalanced price point.

[virtualrain]

According to this, the same price cuts are to affect Xeon quad core... (but it is the Inq!)

http://www.theinquirer.net/default.aspx?article=38687

Also here... http://www.digitimes.com/systems/a20...hardware.co.uk