LGA775 compatible board for boosting Q6600 performance
LGA775 compatible board for boosting Q6600 performance
Hello everyone, I know that my question has to do with components a little out of date. I own an Intel Core2Quad Q6600 and currently it sits on an ASUS P5G41M LX2/GB/LPT motherboard which is a very basic one not allowing me to do anythin in terms of overclocking. Anyway I found a guy who is selling an EVGA 780i FTW SLI with nForce chipset. Because back in the days where the Q6600 was in its glorry and NVidia was manufacturing chipsets I was not very much into PCs, I don't know if it is a good motherboard to overclock my Q6600. If you are wondering why I want to do that then the answer is why not
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. Also I have read that NVidia chipsets are a little restricted for overclocking but since it is a FTW edition I guess there are no restrictions, right? And finally I have read that it is better to achieve the same frequency with higher fsb and lower multiplier (for example they prefer 375*8=3000MHz than 333*9=2997MHz) and I really don't know why. Please if anyone can help.
Anthony.
EDIT: The stepping of the cpu is G0.
I used an ASUS P5E X38 and wondered if it's still affordable.
A faster FSB helps, but the improvement isn't huge. I set it up with 333x9 for stable 3GHz performance.
Keep in mind that the OC results vary between processors.
The Q6600 is lagging behind newer models.
Upgrading won't give much benefit since I already replaced my Q6600 in October 2014.
It might be wiser to plan a new setup instead of doing an OC on the Q6600.
Actually, it isn't my primary PC; I have a 4790K with a 980Ti, labeled as main, and an 8350 with a 7970 GHz edition as the secondary. I just picked up this system for free because someone thought it was worth tossing into a dumpster. Now I'm spending only 30 euros on a motherboard to begin my overclocking journey.
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Lower multipliers decrease the number of clock ticks the CPU must wait for data to move between clock domains, marginally lowering latency and performance issues.
Thus, even when both configurations offer identical speeds, one setup may perform slightly better.
Actually, the system isn't on my main PC. I own a 4790K with a 980Ti, labeled as main, and an 8350 with a 7970 GHz edition as a secondary. I just picked it up for free because someone found it lying around. Now I'm spending about 30 euros on a motherboard to begin my overclocking journey. You'll need a solid fan—my Zalman CNPS9500 was quite hot—and a decent PSU to support the overclock. I'm not sure if you can really afford everything for that price, even from eBay. Assuming you have a powerful GPU (my HD6850) and an SSD (my 120GB Crucial M4), the Q6600 should still work as long as you don't play any new AAA games since 2014. By the way, my P5E X38 was a great OCer. I gave my Q6600 to a friend in Cameroon for free. It's not good enough anymore for new AAA titles, but it's still being used there.
Actually, it isn't my primary system; I own a 4790K with a 980Ti, labeled as main, and an 8350 with a 7970 GHz edition as a secondary. I just picked up this setup for free, intending to spend about 30 euros on a motherboard to begin my overclocking journey. You'll need a solid fan—my model was the Zalman CNPS9500—and a Q6600, which tends to get quite hot, though it's still sufficient as long as you avoid new AAA titles from 2014 onward.
I'm not sure if you can afford everything for that price, even on eBay. Assuming you have a powerful GPU (my HD6850) and an SSD (my 120GB Crucial M4), the Q6600 should work fine—just avoid playing any new AAA games since then.
By the way, my P5E X38 was a great overclocking machine. I gave my Q6600 to a friend in Cameroon for free. It no longer meets expectations for new AAA games, but it's still being used there.
I also have a 500W PSU from Coolermaster (G500), which isn't intended for gaming. It's mainly for backup power for my two main PCs, general internet use, and as an HTPC. The GPU is a Gigabyte HD4550, which requires very little power, so the only load is the CPU. For cooling, I use the Scythe Ninja 2.
For using Q6600 as a home theater computer and general internet use, no modification is necessary.
guanyu210379 :
If you wanna use Q6600 as a HTPC and internet general use, no need to OC.
Q6600 on stock speed is not as weak as you think.
Yes I know because I am using it right now. I want to overclock it because I want to get the maximum out of this cpu and I want to "slowly enter the world of overclocking" as I have no previous experience on it. This is the main rerason plus I found that deal with this EVGA motherboard which is better than the current one. If you are wondering why I am not doing this with the 4790K or the 8350, it is just because I don't need any more power from these systems (yet), as they perform extremely well in all domains and the Q6600 is now the overclock experimental pc.