Q6660

Several of us do, what do you want to know?

I was able to get mine up to 3.6GHz on air and 3.85GHz on water.
 
Using the Zalman 9700 for cooling, I've managed to reach (stable) 3.1 with the 680i and 3.2 with my current mobo. Unfortunately, I got stuck with the B3 stepping. :mad:
 
I don't know if this is the smart thing to do but i am 14 and want to take my stock hp computer and upgrade things and turn it into a gaming machine. Im getting a new case mobo and power supply and after I do all that i plan on overclocking the q6660 and want to know how to go about it
 
bigd54 said:
I don't know if this is the smart thing to do but i am 14 and want to take my stock hp computer and upgrade things and turn it into a gaming machine. Im getting a new case mobo and power supply and after I do all that i plan on overclocking the q6660 and want to know how to go about it
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You can't (for the most part) overclock an HP machine.
 
bigd54 said:
why would it matter if i am changing most of the components?
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If you're getting a new case, PSU, mobo, etc, it doesn't matter. It sounds like you want to strip the HP and use the hard drive(s), optical drive and other transferable components. Correct?

Did your HP come shipped with the Q6600, or are you buying it new?
 
I am planning on getting a new motherboard but ive been told that because the computer is hp if I switched the motherboard it may not recognize the operating system. The hp came with the q6660
 
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choke point of OCing an HP is the mobo and maybe the memory. you need to get a good mobo to change the fsb and voltages. and if your memory is not fast enough, then you either need to OC it too or just buy faster memory.
 
if you get a new mobo, then most likely you'll have to reinstall the OS on your old HD since the BIOS and hardware will be different than how everything was originally setup on the HD
 
I have an Asus Striker extreme motherboard and I was able to overclock my Q6600 to 3.4GHz, it gets unstable after that :( But who can complain about a 41.67% overclock?
 
bigd54 said:
that it correct but what would prevent me from overclocking it then?
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Sorry, I must have read over the part about you getting a new motherboard.

But if you are replacing all of the components except for the hard drive and optical drives, why don't you just build a new computer? You will need to reinstall Windows anyways...
 
I've got my Q6600 G0 Stepping up to 3.3 Ghz, stable. I use a Thermaltake Blue Orb 2, and temps were around 30idle 40load, give or take a few degrees. (Celcius). I have since down clocked to 3.0 as it provides sufficient power and I like my temps in the 20*'s. I have heard of people going up to 3.6 stable on air.
 
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I've got my Q6600 G0 Stepping up to 3.3 Ghz, stable. I use a Thermaltake Blue Orb 2, and temps were around 30idle 40load, give or take a few degrees. (Celcius). I have since down clocked to 3.0 as it provides sufficient power and I like my temps in the 20*'s. I have heard of people going up to 3.6 stable on air.
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I had mine up to 3.6GHz on air :)

What program are you using to read your temps? I ask because in your sig it says 18C idle, which is only around 65F, which seems a bit cold. Theres no way for the CPU to be cooler then the ambient temp on air cooling, so if your room is over 65F, then its a wrong reading.
 
You can't reinstall a factory installed Vista copy on a new motherboard. If you try to reactivate, you will have to pay for the activation. You can only uninstall and reinstall on a new mobo if you purchased the OS seperately. The preinstalled OS is linked to your mobo.
That is the way people get ripped off when they buy a manufacturer's PC. Good for you for getting away from that. It is a good price up front when you buy one, but it's a rip off when you compare how easy it is to upgrade home-built computers to your personal specs.
 
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