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Q6600 is solved

Q6600 is solved

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SOBGelo
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04-11-2026, 10:43 AM
#1
does anyone know if I can increase the speed of my cpu from 3.06g to 3ghz while using this mobo?
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SOBGelo
04-11-2026, 10:43 AM #1

does anyone know if I can increase the speed of my cpu from 3.06g to 3ghz while using this mobo?

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NoodleLips
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04-17-2026, 11:43 AM
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G41 boards usually won't overclock unless you try very hard. The standard Q6600 runs at 2.4GHz on a 1066 FSB when the CPU multiplier is set to 9. That gives us about 333.33FSB, which might work but it depends on your board and how much RAM you have. If your RAM doesn't match the FSB, things get harder. Most G41 boards don't even have specific ratios for this. If that's all there is to say, then you need to read more about overclocking. Learning how to do it yourself will help a lot. It isn't as easy as just picking a number in the BIOS and turning on that setting.
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NoodleLips
04-17-2026, 11:43 AM #2

G41 boards usually won't overclock unless you try very hard. The standard Q6600 runs at 2.4GHz on a 1066 FSB when the CPU multiplier is set to 9. That gives us about 333.33FSB, which might work but it depends on your board and how much RAM you have. If your RAM doesn't match the FSB, things get harder. Most G41 boards don't even have specific ratios for this. If that's all there is to say, then you need to read more about overclocking. Learning how to do it yourself will help a lot. It isn't as easy as just picking a number in the BIOS and turning on that setting.

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Chiefly
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04-17-2026, 01:16 PM
#3
G41 boards don't actually boost clocks well. A standard Q6600 CPU runs at 2.4GHz when paired with an old 1066MHz memory bus and a specific CPU multiplier of 9. That gives you 333.33MHz, which is doable but risky since it depends on both your board and your RAM. Most G41 boards don't even offer FSB-to-RAM speed ratios to choose from. If all those options sound confusing, just study more about overclocking. It's not as easy as setting a number in the BIOS and hitting start immediately.
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Chiefly
04-17-2026, 01:16 PM #3

G41 boards don't actually boost clocks well. A standard Q6600 CPU runs at 2.4GHz when paired with an old 1066MHz memory bus and a specific CPU multiplier of 9. That gives you 333.33MHz, which is doable but risky since it depends on both your board and your RAM. Most G41 boards don't even offer FSB-to-RAM speed ratios to choose from. If all those options sound confusing, just study more about overclocking. It's not as easy as setting a number in the BIOS and hitting start immediately.

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ZaitheGod
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04-20-2026, 09:08 AM
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I'm not planning to use much of anything on an ICH 7 mobo if I want something serious or an overclock. I need at least an ICH 8 for that kind of thing. Asrock made this board just a budget bare minimum to get a quad-core, but it's really chipset limited otherwise.
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ZaitheGod
04-20-2026, 09:08 AM #4

I'm not planning to use much of anything on an ICH 7 mobo if I want something serious or an overclock. I need at least an ICH 8 for that kind of thing. Asrock made this board just a budget bare minimum to get a quad-core, but it's really chipset limited otherwise.