Safe overclocks on the Q6600?

[Elegy]

I'll be getting a Q6600 and there's a possibility I'll also get SLI 8800GTX to go with that. I'm considering overclocking the Q6600 slightly because it can be quite a bottleneck for these cards. Assuming I'm unlucky and get a B3 stepping, what's the highest overclock I could manage while sticking with stock voltages and the stock cooler, not increasing heat production and not decreasing the lifespan? I realize that this is hit and miss to some extent and that different CPUs overclock to different degrees, but what's a safe average?

Would overclocking the FSB to match Q6700 speeds - 2.66GHz - be safe?

Since I'm completely new to this, does overclocking increase power consumption, even if you keep the component at stock voltages?

[nekrosoft13]

most people hit 3.0 + with Q6600.

2.66 is completly safe

[DarkJedi664]

I'm at 3Ghz, stock voltage, stock cooler!

[nekrosoft13]

G0?

[DarkJedi664]

B3. Gonna try more when I add my water cooling :)

[Elegy]

I think I'll consider overclocking to 2.66GHz then and see how much the temperatures change. Thanks for the replies. Let's hope I get a G0 stepping. Overclocking the G0s to 2.66 will probably consume about as much power as a B3 at stock.