Overclocking INTEL Q6660
Overclocking INTEL Q6660
Hello, im brand new on overclocking.
I tried a lot of times to Overclock but i always have a problem, the computer freezes and i have to restart when im playing only or the game (Rainbow Six Siege in this case) crashes and when i end the process the computer starts to freeze but little by little and obviously i have to restart.
Something strange is that when i setup default settings on BIOS the NB Voltage goes on the max level and i have to lower it.
CPU: Intel Q6660
Motherboard: P35 Platinum
GPU: Geforce GTX 760
Memory: 8GB DDR2
I tried a lot of settings but didnt succeed, i really dont know the relation between the memory frequency and the FSB, hope you can help me and thanks!
This is a report i generated with CPU-Z i hope this helps.
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CPU-Z TXT Report
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Binaries
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CPU-Z version 1.86.0.x64
Processors
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Number of sockets 1
Number of threads 4
APICs
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Socket 0
-- Core 0 (ID 0)
-- Thread 0 0
-- Core 1 (ID 1)
-- Thread 1 1
-- Core 2 (ID 2)
-- Thread 2 2
-- Core 3 (ID 3)
-- Thread 3 3
Timers
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ACPI timer 3.580 MHz
Perf timer 3.516 MHz
Sys timer 1.000 KHz
Processors Information
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Socket 1 ID = 0
Number of cores 4 (max 4)
Number of threads 4 (max 4)
Name Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600
Codename Kentsfield
Specification Intel® Core™2 Quad CPU Q6600 @ 2.40GHz
Package (platform ID) Socket 775 LGA (0x4)
CPUID 6.F.B
Extended CPUID 6.F
Core Stepping G0
Technology 65 nm
Core Speed 2399.9 MHz
Multiplier x Bus Speed 6.0 x 400.0 MHz
Base frequency (cores) 400.0 MHz
Base frequency (ext.) 400.0 MHz
Rated Bus speed 1599.9 MHz
Stock frequency 2400 MHz
Instructions sets MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, EM64T, VT-x
Microcode Revision 0xBA
L1 Data cache 4 x 32 KBytes, 8-way set associative, 64-byte line size
L1 Instruction cache 4 x 32 KBytes, 8-way set associative, 64-byte line size
L2 cache 2 x 4096 KBytes, 16-way set associative, 64-byte line size
Max CPUID level 0000000Ah
Max CPUID ext. level 80000008h
Cache descriptor Level 1, D, 32 KB, 1 thread(s)
Cache descriptor Level 1, I, 32 KB, 1 thread(s)
Cache descriptor Level 2, U, 4 MB, 2 thread(s)
FID/VID Control yes
FID range 6.0x - 9.0x
Max VID 1.313 V
IBRS not supported
IBPB not supported
STIBP not supported
RDCL_NO no
IBRS_ALL not supported
Temperature 0 38 degC (100 degF) (Core #0)
Temperature 1 38 degC (100 degF) (Core #1)
Temperature 2 34 degC (93 degF) (Core #2)
Temperature 3 37 degC (98 degF) (Core #3)
Clock Speed 0 2399.87 MHz (Core #0)
Clock Speed 1 2399.87 MHz (Core #1)
Clock Speed 2 2399.87 MHz (Core #2)
Clock Speed 3 2399.87 MHz (Core #3)
Core 0 max ratio (effective) 6.0
Core 1 max ratio (effective) 6.0
Core 2 max ratio (effective) 6.0
Core 3 max ratio (effective) 6.0
BIOS
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UEFI No
Chipset
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Northbridge Intel P35/G33/G31 rev. A2
Southbridge Intel 82801IR (ICH9R) rev. 02
Graphic Interface PCI-Express
PCI-E Link Width x16
PCI-E Max Link Width x16
Memory Type DDR2
Memory Size 7 GBytes
Channels Dual, (Symmetric)
Memory Frequency 400.0 MHz (1:1)
CAS# latency (CL) 5.0
RAS# to CAS# delay (tRCD) 7
RAS# Precharge (tRP) 7
Cycle Time (tRAS) 19
Row Refresh Cycle Time (tRFC) 52
Command Rate (CR) 2T
Host Bridge 0x29C0
Memory SPD
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DIMM # 1
SMBus address 0x50
Memory type DDR2
Module format Regular UDIMM
Manufacturer (ID) Corsair (7F7F9E0000000000000000)
Size 2048 MBytes
Max bandwidth PC2-6400 (400 MHz)
Part number CM2X2048-6400C5
Number of banks 8
Data width 64 bits
Correction None
Nominal Voltage 1.80 Volts
EPP no
XMP no
AMP no
JEDEC timings table CL-tRCD-tRP-tRAS-tRC @ frequency
JEDEC #1 4.0-4-4-13-15 @ 270 MHz
JEDEC #2 5.0-5-5-18-22 @ 400 MHz
DIMM # 2
SMBus address 0x51
Memory type DDR2
Module format Regular UDIMM
Manufacturer (ID) Kingston (7F98000000000000000000)
Size 2048 MBytes
Max bandwidth PC2-6400 (400 MHz)
Part number
Serial number 92263DB9
Manufacturing date Week 07/Year 11
Number of banks 8
Data width 64 bits
Correction None
Nominal Voltage 1.80 Volts
EPP no
XMP no
AMP no
JEDEC timings table CL-tRCD-tRP-tRAS-tRC @ frequency
JEDEC #1 4.0-4-4-12-16 @ 266 MHz
JEDEC #2 5.0-5-5-15-20 @ 333 MHz
JEDEC #3 6.0-6-6-18-24 @ 400 MHz
DIMM # 3
SMBus address 0x52
Memory type DDR2
Module format Regular UDIMM
Manufacturer (ID) Corsair (7F7F9E0000000000000000)
Size 2048 MBytes
Max bandwidth PC2-6400 (400 MHz)
Part number CM2X2048-6400C5
Number of banks 8
Data width 64 bits
Correction None
Nominal Voltage 1.80 Volts
EPP no
XMP no
AMP no
JEDEC timings table CL-tRCD-tRP-tRAS-tRC @ frequency
JEDEC #1 4.0-4-4-13-15 @ 270 MHz
JEDEC #2 5.0-5-5-18-22 @ 400 MHz
DIMM # 4
SMBus address 0x53
Memory type DDR2
Module format Regular UDIMM
Manufacturer (ID) STT (7F7F7F7F7F7F3400000000)
Size 1024 MBytes
Max bandwidth PC2-6400 (400 MHz)
Part number SUPERTALENT02
Serial number FFFFFFFF
Manufacturing date Week 165/Year 165
Number of banks 8
Data width 64 bits
Correction None
Nominal Voltage 1.80 Volts
EPP no
XMP no
AMP no
JEDEC timings table CL-tRCD-tRP-tRAS-tRC @ frequency
JEDEC #1 3.0-3-3-8-11 @ 200 MHz
JEDEC #2 4.0-4-4-10-14 @ 266 MHz
JEDEC #3 5.0-5-5-15-21 @ 400 MHz
Hardware monitor Fintek F71882F
Voltage 0 3.38 Volts [0xD3] (+3.3V)
Voltage 1 1.29 Volts [0xA1] (CPU VCORE)
Voltage 2 2.13 Volts [0x85] (VIN2)
Voltage 3 1.18 Volts [0x64] (VIN3)
Voltage 4 5.05 Volts [0x78] (+5V)
Voltage 5 12.14 Volts [0x8A] (+12V)
Voltage 6 1.81 Volts [0x71] (VIN6)
Voltage 7 3.34 Volts [0xD1] (VSB3V)
Voltage 8 3.28 Volts [0xCD] (VBAT)
Temperature 0 36 degC (96 degF) [0x24] (TMPIN0)
Temperature 1 25 degC (77 degF) [0x19] (TMPIN1)
Fan 0 1277 RPM [0x497] (FANIN0)
Fan 1 1718 RPM [0x369] (FANIN1)
Fan PWM 0 100 pc [0xFF] (CPU)
Fan PWM 1 100 pc [0xFF] (System Fan 1)
Fan PWM 2 100 pc [0xFF] (System Fan 2)
Fan PWM 3 50 pc [0x80] (System Fan 3)
Register space LPC, base address = 0x0A00
Hardware monitor Display API
Hardware monitor NVIDIA NVAPI
Voltage 0 0.96 Volts [0x3C2] (GPU)
Power 0 6.34 pc (GPU)
Temperature 0 25 degC (77 degF) [0x19] (GPU)
Fan 0 990 RPM [0x3DE] (GPU)
Fan PWM 0 34 pc [0x22] (FANPWMIN0)
Clock Speed 0 135.00 MHz [0x87] (Graphics)
Clock Speed 1 324.00 MHz [0x87] (Memory)
Display adapter 0
ID 0x1070104
Name NVIDIA GeForce GTX 760
Board Manufacturer Micro-Star International Co., Ltd. (MSI)
Revision A2
Codename GK104
Technology 28 nm
Memory size 2 GB
Memory type GDDR5
Memory vendor Elpida
PCI device bus 1 (0x1), device 0 (0x0), function 0 (0x0)
Vendor ID 0x10DE (0x1462)
Model ID 0x1187 (0x2847)
Revision ID 0xA1
Performance Level 0
Core clock 1084.5 MHz
Memory clock 3004.0 MHz
Win32_VideoController AdapterRAM = 0x80000000 (2147483648)
Win32_VideoController DriverVersion = 23.21.13.8813
Win32_VideoController DriverDate = 10/27/2017
Nice, you can experiment with a higher multiplier, x8 should be fine, and maybe a bit more voltage will help.
I'm using an GA-EP45-UD3R with a mixed RAM configuration of 2+2 and 2+1.
Just to note, avoid trying 1.525V and higher on the Q6600 (keep below 1.4V), as it can draw up to 180W—this is intentional because I'm only doing benchmarks here.
Also, if you have load line calibration enabled, turn it on; after 450FSB disable it if you want to aim for 500.
P35 tends to be more stable with 65nm CPUs compared to P45.
Nice, you can experiment with a higher multiplier, x8 should be fine, and maybe a bit more voltage will help.
I'm using an GA-EP45-UD3R with a mixed RAM configuration of 2+2 and 2+1.
Just to note, avoid trying 1.525V and higher on the Q6600 (keep below 1.4V), as it can draw up to 180W—this is intentional because I'm only doing benchmarks here.
Also, if you have load line calibration enabled, turn it on; after 450FSB disable it if you want to aim for 500.
P35 tends to be more stable with 65nm CPUs compared to P45.
Nice, you can experiment with a higher multiplier, x8 should be fine. Likely a bit more voltage would help.
I'm using an GA-EP45-UD3R with mixed RAM 2+2,2+1.
Just to note, avoid 1.525V and higher on the Q6600 (keep below 1.4V), it can draw up to 180W—this is intentional for my bench tests.
Also, if you have load line calibration enabled, turn it on. After 450FSB disable it if you want to aim for 500.
P35 performs better with 65nm CPUs compared to P45.
I'll try it later.
Thanks a lot!