N00b questions about OCing Q6600 softly

chshwong · 08-23-2007, 06:58 PM

Hi, I just wanna try OCing my Q6600 with the least effort. Meaning, without spending more money.

And I'm a N00b at this.

Can I just simply rise the clock speed from Bios?

The OC 101 said that if there's no AGP/PCI lock, the mem might have trouble keeping up. How does that apply? How do I avoid trouble with this issue?

From those that are experienced with OC q6600, how much can i raise the clock speed by, without having to go water cooling? I have a thermaltake V1 cpu fan btw.
http://www.hardwaresecrets.com/article/444

Beside the heat of the CPU, what else should I be worried about?

Thank you very much!

**oscaryu1** · 08-23-2007, 07:01 PM

Overclocking too much and burning out something.

I would first recommend AS5, Arctic Silver 5, Its only $6 or so.

Then, and aftermarket cooler.

You stock is fine if yuo doing SOME overclocking. Just raise the clock and watch the temps.

**oscaryu1** · 08-23-2007, 07:02 PM

Forgot:

OC around 10-25MHz each time, save, restart. Too much of an jump will = crash.

chshwong · 08-23-2007, 09:30 PM

so what the OC101 say about the memory speed, i need not to worry right?

pslee · 08-23-2007, 10:24 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by chshwong

so what the OC101 say about the memory speed, i need not to worry right?

you already have a top of the line machine. don't need to overclock unless for benchmark purposes.

**oscaryu1** · 08-23-2007, 10:35 PM

Heard of the Q6600 reaching 4GHz ?

OVerclocking is FINE. You can always turn back when you've done it.

chshwong · 08-23-2007, 11:38 PM

hahaha, unless it gets fried

08-23-2007, 06:58 PM	#1 (permalink)
chshwong Bronze Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 57	N00b questions about OCing Q6600 softly Hi, I just wanna try OCing my Q6600 with the least effort. Meaning, without spending more money. And I'm a N00b at this. Can I just simply rise the clock speed from Bios? The OC 101 said that if there's no AGP/PCI lock, the mem might have trouble keeping up. How does that apply? How do I avoid trouble with this issue? From those that are experienced with OC q6600, how much can i raise the clock speed by, without having to go water cooling? I have a thermaltake V1 cpu fan btw. http://www.hardwaresecrets.com/article/444 Beside the heat of the CPU, what else should I be worried about? Thank you very much! __________________ CPU: Core2 Quad Q6600 Video Card: Geforce 8800GTS 640Mb Gigabyte MOBO: Asus P5K-SE RAM: 2 GB Dual, 800mhz DDR2 Kingston HDs: 2 X Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 320GB 7200 rpm 16 MB Cache PSU: OCZ GameXtreme 700 Watt CD/DVD1: LG 16x DVD/CD-RW 52x CD/DVD2: LG DVD R/W 18x LightScribe Case: Antec P180 Monitor: Samsung 20" Widescreen 2ms, 3000:1 300cd/m2

08-23-2007, 07:01 PM	#2 (permalink)
oscaryu1 Moderator Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Houston, Texas Age: 13 Posts: 10,143	Overclocking too much and burning out something. I would first recommend AS5, Arctic Silver 5, Its only $6 or so. Then, and aftermarket cooler. You stock is fine if yuo doing SOME overclocking. Just raise the clock and watch the temps. __________________ Core 2 Duo E2140 1.6GHz @ 3.04GHz GA-P31-DS3L pqi Turbo CL4 DDR2-800 2GB Sapphire HD3850 256MB Sony Writemaster DVD Burner EIDE Seagate Barracuda 80GB 7200.9 8MB SATII

08-23-2007, 07:02 PM	#3 (permalink)
oscaryu1 Moderator Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Houston, Texas Age: 13 Posts: 10,143	Forgot: OC around 10-25MHz each time, save, restart. Too much of an jump will = crash. __________________ Core 2 Duo E2140 1.6GHz @ 3.04GHz GA-P31-DS3L pqi Turbo CL4 DDR2-800 2GB Sapphire HD3850 256MB Sony Writemaster DVD Burner EIDE Seagate Barracuda 80GB 7200.9 8MB SATII

08-23-2007, 09:30 PM	#4 (permalink)
chshwong Bronze Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 57	so what the OC101 say about the memory speed, i need not to worry right? __________________ CPU: Core2 Quad Q6600 Video Card: Geforce 8800GTS 640Mb Gigabyte MOBO: Asus P5K-SE RAM: 2 GB Dual, 800mhz DDR2 Kingston HDs: 2 X Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 320GB 7200 rpm 16 MB Cache PSU: OCZ GameXtreme 700 Watt CD/DVD1: LG 16x DVD/CD-RW 52x CD/DVD2: LG DVD R/W 18x LightScribe Case: Antec P180 Monitor: Samsung 20" Widescreen 2ms, 3000:1 300cd/m2

08-23-2007, 10:35 PM	#6 (permalink)
oscaryu1 Moderator Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Houston, Texas Age: 13 Posts: 10,143	Heard of the Q6600 reaching 4GHz ? OVerclocking is FINE. You can always turn back when you've done it. __________________ Core 2 Duo E2140 1.6GHz @ 3.04GHz GA-P31-DS3L pqi Turbo CL4 DDR2-800 2GB Sapphire HD3850 256MB Sony Writemaster DVD Burner EIDE Seagate Barracuda 80GB 7200.9 8MB SATII

08-23-2007, 11:38 PM	#7 (permalink)
chshwong Bronze Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 57	hahaha, unless it gets fried __________________ CPU: Core2 Quad Q6600 Video Card: Geforce 8800GTS 640Mb Gigabyte MOBO: Asus P5K-SE RAM: 2 GB Dual, 800mhz DDR2 Kingston HDs: 2 X Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 320GB 7200 rpm 16 MB Cache PSU: OCZ GameXtreme 700 Watt CD/DVD1: LG 16x DVD/CD-RW 52x CD/DVD2: LG DVD R/W 18x LightScribe Case: Antec P180 Monitor: Samsung 20" Widescreen 2ms, 3000:1 300cd/m2

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