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Overclocking Q6700?

  • 12-01-2009 11:12PM
    #1
    Effluo
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,890 ✭✭✭


    I hear everyone goin on about the Q6600 and how easy it is to overclock, I'm looking at a comp from ankermann with a Q6700 and was wondering what it's like to overclock and just to see other peoples experiences...

    Maybe also compare it to the Q6600? Cheers


Comments

  • #2
    Chosen
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 695 ✭✭✭Chosen


    Exactly the same as a Q6600 G0 stepping, except +1 on the multiplier (x10, Q6600 is x9).
    It depends on 3 major factors:

    1) Your motherboard; what options it gives you in the BIOS, voltage ranges, overclockability generally.
    2) Your memory; most of the PC2-6400 should be ok for reaching the Q6700's limits on air.
    3) Cooling; assuming that 1) and 2) are ok, your limit will be the cpu's cooling. With the default Intel box cooler, you could expect 3-3.2GHz, but any 3rd party half-decent cooler would take you beyond that, provided that the cpu itself is good enough.

    Other than the above rules, the general rule of overclocking apply: every piece of hardware is different and reacts/overclocks in a different way. You might get a dud that won't go past 3GHz, or you might get a weak power supply that cannot provide the juice that an overclocked quad core needs.


  • #3
    Effluo
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,890 ✭✭✭Effluo


    oh.

    Well i'm getting a pc from ankermann and they have their own psu built in to the pc. a 600watt no-name psu...

    I was concerned about this beforehand, Would you recommend me getting a 650 corsair with it seperately? (i hear these are good)


  • #4
    Chosen
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 695 ✭✭✭Chosen


    You skipped part #1 too quickly! Are you sure the motherboard allows for overclocking? Which one does it come with?


  • #5
    Effluo
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,890 ✭✭✭Effluo


    Asus P5QL pro is the mobo


  • #6
    PogMoThoin
    Closed Accounts Posts: 13,874 ✭✭✭✭PogMoThoin


    That board will allow you to overclock a little. It may not be the uber overclocker that some of the other boards are, but it should be able to run at up to 3.2-3.4 (maby higher) with no problems. The Board is specified for a fsb of 400mhz but your overclock depends on alot of other things like Chosen says


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