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Overclocking + New CPU Fan (Q6600)
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AfterDawn Addict
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10. October 2008 @ 09:59 |
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10. October 2008 @ 20:06 |
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Depends on the chip. Older Q6600s were good for 3.6, newer ones not so good, 3.4 is as much as mine can give.
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10. October 2008 @ 20:45 |
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I have the G0 revision. Is that the older or newer chip?
I did get it to boot at 3.6GHz but it was heating up fast. So I know it is possible.
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dragnandy
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10. October 2008 @ 21:49 |
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i dont know which fan would be good, but i read that the G0 stepping is the good chip. i have that same chip, OC mine to 3.0ghz like nothing, with idle temps of 30C, i never tried 3.6ghz because i never really need or do anything passed 3.0.
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10. October 2008 @ 21:55 |
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G0 for both. Older G0s are better than newer ones, depends on the VID. 1.25VID chips are better than the 1.325 ones like I have. Also, just because it boots at 3.6 doesn't mean it's stable...
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11. October 2008 @ 00:50 |
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How can I check which one mine is?
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11. October 2008 @ 05:42 |
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CPUZ.
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11. October 2008 @ 08:50 |
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My core voltage is 1.328, but that is while overclocked. Should I put it back to standard and try it out then for a more accurate result or is this good enough?
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11. October 2008 @ 15:25 |
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That might be autoset then, not sure. CPUZ should also show you the VID of the chip.
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13. October 2008 @ 19:18 |
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Ok. CPUz did not give me the VID of the chip so I used a program called Core Temp 0.99.3. According to that program, my VID is 1.2750. So this would allow me to get a 3.6GHz overclock according to you Sam. What fan do you suggest to be able to achieve this? Is it even worth going up that high?
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13. October 2008 @ 19:23 |
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More mhz, more speed!
With 1.275 you should be able to make 3.5 at least stable, but I'd recommend nothing short of a tower cooler like a TRUE, NH-U12, Ninja or Tuniq for it.
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13. October 2008 @ 19:33 |
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Can you please post some Newegg links or see if any of mine are good enough from my first post?
"The key to a silent PC is a notebook SATA drive ;)"
Edit: I'd prefer a fan that automatically sets the speed rather than a controller. Which is better though? Are there any that can do both?
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14. October 2008 @ 07:38 |
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Fans themselves don't do that (one I know does, but it's loud as hell regardless). It's a controller on the motherboard that will do that. If you have a decent motherboard BIOS you can set the temperature at which the fan runs at a certain speed, or alternatively, use speedfan to achieve the same effect.
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