quad intel cpu

[PyroInc]

Anyone else hear that you could overclock the Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 Kentsfield 2.4GHz 2 x 4MB L2 Cache LGA 775 Quad-Core Processor to 3.0 ghz with it staying pretty dam cool. I'm going to be upgrading pretty soon here and I dont want to go from AMD to INTEL but if this is true and the price is right well .....

[Paulieg]

Well, my Q6600 GO clocks to 3.7ghz stable and cool...and it's for sale:D

[hat]

3.6 is quite achieveable with a G0

[ZenZimZaliben]

Blasphemy!!! No Quad core can go over 2.6Ghz. ;)

[sorehammer]

what cooling are you using to achive 3.6 and 3.7 i'm only getting 2.9 with the stock cooler.

[pbmaster]

what cooling are you using to achive 3.6 and 3.7 i'm only getting 2.9 with the stock cooler.

Well there's your problem ;)

[sorehammer]

any suggestions oh wise one's for a lowlwy person

[pbmaster]

I'm not sure if that's intended to be a smart remark or not, but you should look into some of Arctic Cooling, Zalman, Thermalright, or any other known brands for a CPU cooler.

[sorehammer]

not trying to be smart not to clued in to cpu cooling just tend to use stock items.:respect:

[pbmaster]

Well just as a general rule it's best not to push any part on stock cooling. Try looking into the Zalman CNPS 9700 or something similar.

[sorehammer]

cheers for that any one have any experiane with these

Scythe Ninja-PLUS Rev B

[craigwhiteside]

go with a tuniq 120 :cool:

[craigwhiteside]

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=HS-002-SB&groupid=701&catid=57&subcat=821, its quite cheap now, and the blue led's really set it off :D

[Paulieg]

On a budget, go with a AC Freezer 7 Pro. If you have more to work with, get a Zerotherm Nirvana or Enzotech Ultra-X.

[Random Murderer]

hell, even a b3 will clock to 3.6, just be a little warmer than the g0 at the same speed.

[btarunr]

Blasphemy!!! No Quad core can go over 2.6Ghz. ;)

Of course it can. Check the "4 GHz on the air club" run by Tatty_one and see for yourself. BTW mines chugging along peacefully at 3.00 GHz with 40~60 C (not bad)

[Random Murderer]

Of course it can. Check the "4 GHz on the air club" run by Tatty_one and see for yourself. BTW mines chugging along peacefully at 3.00 GHz with 40~60 C (not bad)

you missed his joke, he's running his quad @ 4GHz.

[btarunr]

:o

let's start the "btarunr and his Q6600 get pwned" club

[Random Murderer]

:o

let's start the "btarunr and his Q6600 get pwned" club

is it a b3 or a g0?

[btarunr]

is it a b3 or a g0?

B3. methinks it's from one of the older production batches

[ZenZimZaliben]

You should try lapping it. I did on mine and it made a big difference and I gotta say it was super easy. First time I ever lapped a cpu, done many heatsinks so was a little concerned about the CPU, but with no pins on the back of the chip really nothing to worry about.

The difference was between running at 3.8 or 4.0 and staying under 1.55 volts.

[Random Murderer]

B3. methinks it's from one of the older production batches

mine's a b3 as well. waiting for the weather to get a little colder so i can see how far i can get it.

[btarunr]

me too. Random and I have the same coolers unlike ZZZ, with a luxurious liquid block. At 3.00 GHz and 14C room temp, I feel my B3 is going hot (45~65). I'm a n00b at lapping. Gimme a tutorial's link please

[ZenZimZaliben]

Here ya go. http://www.xtremesystems.org/forums/showthread.php?t=156774

Very easy to do and with excellent results. Not sure why they put the grey ceramic over the chip other then to print on.

[btarunr]

WOW

Thanks ZZZ, I never knew such a procedure existed. I could kiss you.

[Random Murderer]

WOW

Thanks ZZZ, I never knew such a procedure existed. I could kiss you.

i wouldn't kiss him... do you know where he's been?:wtf:

[btarunr]

where?:ohwell:

[Random Murderer]

where?:ohwell:

i don't know, that's why i wouldn't kiss him. that, and i don't feel that way about guys...

[ZenZimZaliben]

Trust me....Your thanks are enough. :)

[btarunr]

Can you do this with a K8, Phenom too?

[Random Murderer]

Can you do this with a K8, Phenom too?

yea, just be extremely careful about the pins.

[zCexVe]

Lapping does void warranty.Thats why I'm afraid of..:P sigh.Why cant Intel make it flat?Wonder a lady with big boobies fit that IHS which makes it concave :D :P

[btarunr]

First thing tomorrow morning, both my Q6600 and X2 5400+ get a spanking!

[ZenZimZaliben]

From what I know you can do this to any CPU that has the Grey Ceramic IHS. And they all come like that now, I think the last CPU that didnt have them were the Athlon Line. And most mobiles still come with no IHS.

This is a lot safer to do then removing the IHS with an exacto knife...But of course as with any mod it isn't 100% safe. Although i think it would be pretty hard to mess up a lap on the cpu.

Also yeah, totally voids the warranty, I mean I think they would notice. LOL

[Random Murderer]

From what I know you can do this to any CPU that has the Grey Ceramic IHS. And they all come like that now, I think the last CPU that didnt have them were the Athlon Line. And most mobiles still come with no IHS.

This is a lot safer to do then removing the IHS with an exacto knife...But of course as with any mod it isn't 100% safe. Although i think it would be pretty hard to mess up a lap on the cpu.

a lot of processor's metal caps are soldered onto the die now anyway, so rmoving it can be fatal to your proccy.

[zCexVe]

yea, just be extremely careful about the pins.
From an old burned out mobo,I took the ZIF socket and I managed get the CPU and the socket stay with a burned of 754 one.Then I tried lapping.Well it went well without bending the pins.:rockout: But lapping sucked a bit.:D

[PyroInc]

just checked the benchmarks for some quad cores and gd amd is falling way behind. I might just end up switching sides :-(

http://www.tomshardware.com/2007/11/19/the_spider_weaves_its_web/page25.html

[Tatty_One]

cheers for that any one have any experiane with these

Scythe Ninja-PLUS Rev B

Look at my specs ;)

[Tatty_One]

Here ya go. http://www.xtremesystems.org/forums/showthread.php?t=156774

Very easy to do and with excellent results. Not sure why they put the grey ceramic over the chip other then to print on.

May I suggest you look no further than this very site for 2 excellent lapping guides....gotta keep it in the family where possible :D

http://forums.techpowerup.com/showthread.php?t=41080&highlight=lapping

http://forums.techpowerup.com/showthread.php?t=19&highlight=lapping

[ZenZimZaliben]

I agree with you there, however this was for lapping the CPU vs. CPU Heatsink. Same, but different.

[Tatty_One]

I agree with you there, however this was for lapping the CPU vs. CPU Heatsink. Same, but different.

Good point....well put :nutkick:

[fitseries3]

is this thread for real? it's pretty obvious that the q6600 can get to 3.6ghz no problem. 99% of them can. another 60% of q6600's can hit 4ghz no problem and 35% can hit 4.4ghz.
as in any overclocking situation, it is advisable to get better cooling than the stock cooler.

[btarunr]

It is real. There are two revisions of the Q6600. The g0 chips OC better and go upto 4 and beyond...with ofcourse serious cooling while lesser mortals like me using the older B3 and using a CNPS 9700 can only hit 3.5 :(

[fitseries3]

It is real. There are two revisions of the Q6600. The g0 chips OC better and go upto 4 and beyond...with ofcourse serious cooling while lesser mortals like me using the older B3 and using a CNPS 9700 can only hit 3.5 :(

yeah, i know. i've had both the B3 and i have a G0 now. my B3 got to 3.6 easy but didn't wat to go any further. my G0 i cant find the max. it's booted windows @ 4.5ghz without error and ran orthos for 18 hours.

i just couldn't believe that people didn't know that the quads could be overclocked.

[btarunr]

:eek:4.5 GHz:eek: lucky bas****!

This is communism...some are more equal than others:laugh:

There's NO way I can take my B3 that far

[Random Murderer]

:eek:4.5 GHz:eek: lucky bas****!

This is communism...some are more equal than others:laugh:

There's NO way I can take my B3 that far

do you really need to?

[fitseries3]

:eek:4.5 GHz:eek: lucky bas****!

This is communism...some are more equal than others:laugh:

There's NO way I can take my B3 that far

that's just the board's max(on the G0). im waiting for my 780i to find the chips max clock.

[btarunr]

do you really need to?

For a couple of hours' benchmarking, I'd love to. ^In that sense you don't even need a Q6600 to cross 3.00 GHz

[Random Murderer]

For a couple of hours' benchmarking, I'd love to. ^In that sense you don't even need a Q6600 to cross 3.00 GHz

yea, really. this thing at 3GHz is all the speed i need right now.

[btarunr]

that's just the board's max(on the G0). im waiting for my 780i to find the chips max clock.

Why even a X38 can take you that far. You don't need a 780i. There's a X38 from Foxconn. methinks it has lot of toys in its BIOS


EDIT: Oops...sorry, didn't realise you had an SLI array.:o

[fitseries3]

do you really need to?

once you've past the 3ghz mark on the q6600 G0 you'll never go back. these things are tanks and can pretty much plow their way through any program you throw at them. especially at higher clocks.

i saw a huge improvement over 3ghz in 3dmark06 when running my quad at 3.6ghz.

BUT...i will say, i can't wait for my yorkfield.

[Random Murderer]

Why even a X38 can take you that far. You don't need a 780i. There's a X38 from Foxconn. methinks it has lot of toys in its BIOS

x38 is nice, but 975x is still pretty appealing. who really NEEDS all the bs options x38 has? overclockability isn't increased because of those options, they're just "features."

[Random Murderer]

once you've past the 3ghz mark on the q6600 G0 you'll never go back. these things are tanks and can pretty much plow their way through any program you throw at them. especially at higher clocks.

i saw a huge improvement over 3ghz in 3dmark06 when running my quad at 3.6ghz.

right, but a b3 can hit 3.6 ;)

[fitseries3]

Why even a X38 can take you that far. You don't need a 780i. There's a X38 from Foxconn. methinks it has lot of toys in its BIOS


EDIT: Oops...sorry, didn't realise you had an SLI array.:o

good thinking.... my tri-sli wont work on a x38 board. i really like the intel chipsets but would never run one unless it FULLY supported SLI.

[btarunr]

good thinking.... my tri-sli wont work on a x38 board. i really like the intel chipsets but would never run one unless it FULLY supported SLI.

FULLY? They don't even remotely support SLI. NVidia has something called "integrity" When Intel played foul by modifying their YF chips not to work with 680i (because NV refused to license SLI to them) NV took just two months to roll out a 780i, just a chipset change with the board design being 90% same. I love NV!

[ZenZimZaliben]

yeah, i know. i've had both the B3 and i have a G0 now. my B3 got to 3.6 easy but didn't wat to go any further. my G0 i cant find the max. it's booted windows @ 4.5ghz without error and ran orthos for 18 hours.

i just couldn't believe that people didn't know that the quads could be overclocked.

4.5Ghz? You didn't hit it easy....you have TEC cooling, very nice! I would love to see a screen shot of your system at 4.5Ghz with a SuperPi 1M and 3dmark06 shot. On water the furthest I can push it is 4.2Ghz and the temps and voltages are not what I would consider a daily use machine.

[Tatty_One]

once you've past the 3ghz mark on the q6600 G0 you'll never go back. these things are tanks and can pretty much plow their way through any program you throw at them. especially at higher clocks.

i saw a huge improvement over 3ghz in 3dmark06 when running my quad at 3.6ghz.

BUT...i will say, i can't wait for my yorkfield.

You will have to wait for your Yorkfield.....they are delayed :D Get a SuperPi score up with your quad at 4.5Gig please cause if you do you will beat my SuperPI score @ 4.43Gig although mine was on air!

[fitseries3]

4.5Ghz? You didn't hit it easy....you have TEC cooling, very nice! I would love to see a screen shot of your system at 4.5Ghz with a SuperPi 1M and 3dmark06 shot. On water the furthest I can push it is 4.2Ghz and the temps and voltages are not what I would consider a daily use machine.

not using the TEC anymore. it's for sale. using water now. d-tek fusion block and thermochill PA120.3 is what im using now. i will update my system specs soon.