Safe overclocks on the Q6600?

Elegy · 07-27-07, 05:51 PM

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** · 07-27-07, 09:39 PM

most people hit 3.0 + with Q6600.

2.66 is completly safe

DarkJedi664 · 07-28-07, 12:47 AM

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

**nekrosoft13** · 07-28-07, 01:14 AM

DarkJedi664 · 07-28-07, 01:59 AM

B3. Gonna try more when I add my water cooling

Elegy · 07-28-07, 04:39 PM

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.

07-27-07, 05:51 PM	#1
Elegy Registered User Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 92	Safe overclocks on the Q6600? 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?

07-27-07, 09:39 PM	#2
nekrosoft13 I'm Geralt Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Chicagoland, once a year in Poland Posts: 24,364	Re: Safe overclocks on the Q6600? most people hit 3.0 + with Q6600. 2.66 is completly safe __________________ Windows 8 the next big failure, right after Windows ME

07-28-07, 12:47 AM	#3
DarkJedi664 Registered User Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 665	Re: Safe overclocks on the Q6600? I'm at 3Ghz, stock voltage, stock cooler! __________________ A good enough computer, and an Xbox 360 http://card.mygamercard.net/IshimaruKenta.png

07-28-07, 01:14 AM	#4
nekrosoft13 I'm Geralt Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Chicagoland, once a year in Poland Posts: 24,364	Re: Safe overclocks on the Q6600? G0? __________________ Windows 8 the next big failure, right after Windows ME

07-28-07, 01:59 AM	#5
DarkJedi664 Registered User Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 665	Re: Safe overclocks on the Q6600? B3. Gonna try more when I add my water cooling __________________ A good enough computer, and an Xbox 360 http://card.mygamercard.net/IshimaruKenta.png

07-28-07, 04:39 PM	#6
Elegy Registered User Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 92	Re: Safe overclocks on the Q6600? 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.

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