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**Mr GRiM** · 11-07-2008

Quote: Originally Posted by johnwillyums

Hi Folks, finally tried my first overclock on my Q6600 and it seems to be ok. I've altered the FSB frequency to 333 Mhz put the PCie frequency to 101 and the FSB strap to NB at 333.
This gives me a speed of 3005 Mhz on the 9x multiplier and that flips to 2003 on the 6x.
This Asus P5Q Pro has this power saving function that flips the multiplier automatically.
Everything seems to be stable so far and my idle speeds according to Core Temp are at between 55 and 59 on all 4 cores.
I just played Crysis Warhead for 40 minutes and my temps shot up to the late 70s reaching 80c on one core.
Is this ok temperature wise?
I'm running DDR2 8500 at 1066Mhz.
Comments welcome.
Thanks, John

Your overclock is good but not your temps, you need to get better CPU cooling, you don't want to go any higher than 65c for any amount of time.

11-07-2008	#17 (permalink)
Mr GRiM Vista Ultimate x64 305 posts	Re: Intel Overclocking Guide Quote: Originally Posted by johnwillyums Hi Folks, finally tried my first overclock on my Q6600 and it seems to be ok. I've altered the FSB frequency to 333 Mhz put the PCie frequency to 101 and the FSB strap to NB at 333. This gives me a speed of 3005 Mhz on the 9x multiplier and that flips to 2003 on the 6x. This Asus P5Q Pro has this power saving function that flips the multiplier automatically. Everything seems to be stable so far and my idle speeds according to Core Temp are at between 55 and 59 on all 4 cores. I just played Crysis Warhead for 40 minutes and my temps shot up to the late 70s reaching 80c on one core. Is this ok temperature wise? I'm running DDR2 8500 at 1066Mhz. Comments welcome. Thanks, John Your overclock is good but not your temps, you need to get better CPU cooling, you don't want to go any higher than 65c for any amount of time.
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