should I try to overclock, or rather not?

**Archangel** · 01-01-2008, 09:42 PM

Well.. I've tried some stuff already, but it didnt appear to work so far (the pc didnt want to boot anymore after I changed 1 setting for example)

official according to the list Asus has on the Web, this motherboard doesnt support the Q6600. however, according to Nvidia this chipset (the Nforce 590 SLI chipset) does support the Q6600, if it uses the 801 or 901 Bios (I use the 901 atm), and in windows it seems to work normally, 4 cores with different loads show up etc.
now, i know this board should be able to overclock quite a fair bit (iirc the best overclocking board using the 590 chipset), so, where should I start to see if it can actually overclock a Q6600?

ok, I tried using that AI overclock thingy, and when I set it to a +10% mode, it works (2.65Ghz), but when I set it to +15%, it doesnt boot

I just KNOW the q6600 must be able to overclock further than that, I just dont know whats holding it back atm

[-0MEGA-] · 01-01-2008, 11:54 PM

Don't ever use "AI" or "Auto" overclocking, either do it completely manually or not at all.

The Q6600 has great potential, especially the newer G0. Since you don't seem to be an expert on overclocking (no offense), I would start off by just raising the FSB, try setting it to 300, then 320. Make note however that you will need to set a higher memory divider and/or increase the CPU voltage to make the processor stable at higher speeds.

I got my Q6600 up to 3.7GHz @ 1.44v

colt1911 · 01-02-2008, 12:50 AM

I agree with Omega , I have the P5N32-E sli and using the AI always locked up with anything over 10%. I 've read several threads as where the 680I chipset does not work very well with the Quads. Everyone I 've talked too has ended up changing the NB and SB coolers because they get so hot.I hope this is not aganist the rules but there is a good thread on overclocking with that board on Overclock.net. If posting that link is aganist forum rules please delete it.

**Archangel** · 01-02-2008, 10:32 AM

the problem is... in the bios It only show's a fsb of 1066 stock (and a seperate frequentcy, wich is set to 800MHz stock). I mean, on my AMD board, it said clearly the fsb of 200MHz, the memory divider was easy to find, and the multieplier too.. this bios is just such a mess

ok, twiddled a bit around in the bios. the 1066 (QDR it sais) and the memory clock (800MHz) are the only frequenties I can change (I suppose the QDR is 4x the fsb, 4x266 = 1066) but when I set the QDR to 1200 (wich would be a fsb of 300), well, it gets past post, but doesnt boot up windows.
(that was with the Vcore set to 1.45v)

I suppose this board cant overclock a quad core further than this then I gues

[-0MEGA-] · 01-02-2008, 02:49 PM

If I remember the 680i may only show the effective bus speed, but you should still be able to raise it to overclock. I had my E6300 up to 3.2GHz on my previous 680i.

**Archangel** · 01-02-2008, 03:46 PM

its the 590 chipset, not the 680i. I'm running the P5N32 SLI, not the P5N32E SLI

01-01-2008, 09:42 PM	#1 (permalink)
Archangel Moderator Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Netherlands Age: 21 Posts: 8,051	should I try to overclock, or rather not? Well.. I've tried some stuff already, but it didnt appear to work so far (the pc didnt want to boot anymore after I changed 1 setting for example) official according to the list Asus has on the Web, this motherboard doesnt support the Q6600. however, according to Nvidia this chipset (the Nforce 590 SLI chipset) does support the Q6600, if it uses the 801 or 901 Bios (I use the 901 atm), and in windows it seems to work normally, 4 cores with different loads show up etc. now, i know this board should be able to overclock quite a fair bit (iirc the best overclocking board using the 590 chipset), so, where should I start to see if it can actually overclock a Q6600? ok, I tried using that AI overclock thingy, and when I set it to a +10% mode, it works (2.65Ghz), but when I set it to +15%, it doesnt boot I just KNOW the q6600 must be able to overclock further than that, I just dont know whats holding it back atm __________________ Newton is dead, Einstein is dead, I don't feel very well either Xfire - Mirrari Intel Q6600 ( @3.6GHz) Asus Triton 79 Amazing 549/3200 4x 1Gb Corsair XMS2 DDR800 Asus Maximus Formula Asus & Sapphire HD3870 512Mb ( 850/1180 ) Corsair HX620W PSU Last edited by Archangel; 01-01-2008 at 10:17 PM.

01-01-2008, 11:54 PM	#2 (permalink)
[-0MEGA-] Diamond Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Concord, NH Age: 20 Posts: 27,082	Don't ever use "AI" or "Auto" overclocking, either do it completely manually or not at all. The Q6600 has great potential, especially the newer G0. Since you don't seem to be an expert on overclocking (no offense), I would start off by just raising the FSB, try setting it to 300, then 320. Make note however that you will need to set a higher memory divider and/or increase the CPU voltage to make the processor stable at higher speeds. I got my Q6600 up to 3.7GHz @ 1.44v __________________ Desktop // Laptop Core 2 Quad Q9550 @ 4.0GHz // Core 2 Duo P8400 2.26GHz Asus Rampage Formula X48 // Intel PM45 ATI 4870X2 2GB GDDR5 // 512MB GDDR3 9800M GTS 4GB (2x 2GB) DDR2 940 // 4GB DDR3 800 750GB SATAII w/32MB // 200GB SATAII 7200RPM Creative SB X-Fi Titanium Fatal1ty SilverStone 750W +12V@60A 3DMark06: 21391 // 9179

01-02-2008, 12:50 AM	#3 (permalink)
colt1911 Platinum Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Tennessee Posts: 654	I agree with Omega , I have the P5N32-E sli and using the AI always locked up with anything over 10%. I 've read several threads as where the 680I chipset does not work very well with the Quads. Everyone I 've talked too has ended up changing the NB and SB coolers because they get so hot.I hope this is not aganist the rules but there is a good thread on overclocking with that board on Overclock.net. If posting that link is aganist forum rules please delete it. __________________ Vista Home Premium 64bit Asus P5K Premium Black Pearl Intel Q9450 w/ Zalman 9700 cooler Corsair XMS2 PC 6400C4 DDR2 -800 ( 4 gigs ) Evga 8800GTS 512mb ( G92 ) w/ Acer P221w 22" LCD Seagate 500Gb 32mb cache Sata 2 WD 500gb 16mb cache Sata 2 w/ WD 250 Sata 2 2 Asus Sata DVD Burners Ultra Aluminus Full Tower w/ Antec Neopower 650 watt PSU Asus Xonar 7.1 Pci card w/ Logitech Z5500 speakers

01-02-2008, 10:32 AM	#4 (permalink)
Archangel Moderator Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Netherlands Age: 21 Posts: 8,051	the problem is... in the bios It only show's a fsb of 1066 stock (and a seperate frequentcy, wich is set to 800MHz stock). I mean, on my AMD board, it said clearly the fsb of 200MHz, the memory divider was easy to find, and the multieplier too.. this bios is just such a mess ok, twiddled a bit around in the bios. the 1066 (QDR it sais) and the memory clock (800MHz) are the only frequenties I can change (I suppose the QDR is 4x the fsb, 4x266 = 1066) but when I set the QDR to 1200 (wich would be a fsb of 300), well, it gets past post, but doesnt boot up windows. (that was with the Vcore set to 1.45v) I suppose this board cant overclock a quad core further than this then I gues __________________ Newton is dead, Einstein is dead, I don't feel very well either Xfire - Mirrari Intel Q6600 ( @3.6GHz) Asus Triton 79 Amazing 549/3200 4x 1Gb Corsair XMS2 DDR800 Asus Maximus Formula Asus & Sapphire HD3870 512Mb ( 850/1180 ) Corsair HX620W PSU Last edited by Archangel; 01-02-2008 at 10:50 AM.

01-02-2008, 02:49 PM	#5 (permalink)
[-0MEGA-] Diamond Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Concord, NH Age: 20 Posts: 27,082	If I remember the 680i may only show the effective bus speed, but you should still be able to raise it to overclock. I had my E6300 up to 3.2GHz on my previous 680i. __________________ Desktop // Laptop Core 2 Quad Q9550 @ 4.0GHz // Core 2 Duo P8400 2.26GHz Asus Rampage Formula X48 // Intel PM45 ATI 4870X2 2GB GDDR5 // 512MB GDDR3 9800M GTS 4GB (2x 2GB) DDR2 940 // 4GB DDR3 800 750GB SATAII w/32MB // 200GB SATAII 7200RPM Creative SB X-Fi Titanium Fatal1ty SilverStone 750W +12V@60A 3DMark06: 21391 // 9179

01-02-2008, 03:46 PM	#6 (permalink)
Archangel Moderator Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Netherlands Age: 21 Posts: 8,051	its the 590 chipset, not the 680i. I'm running the P5N32 SLI, not the P5N32E SLI __________________ Newton is dead, Einstein is dead, I don't feel very well either Xfire - Mirrari Intel Q6600 ( @3.6GHz) Asus Triton 79 Amazing 549/3200 4x 1Gb Corsair XMS2 DDR800 Asus Maximus Formula Asus & Sapphire HD3870 512Mb ( 850/1180 ) Corsair HX620W PSU

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