Please help me to overclock my Q6600 G0 on Asus Striker Extreme

heylandius · Dec 16, 2013

Here's what you need to know: http://valid.canardpc.com/i6k5u4

Can anyone tell me which settings do I put where to get my cpu to 3GHz ?

Cons29 · Dec 16, 2013

sorry, but your link is blocked from here. but, overclocking q6600 is the same as overclocking any 775 cpu.
so any guide online will apply. increase fsb, check your ratio, test, increase if needed, test again,
just watch your voltages and temps.

heylandius · Dec 16, 2013

Cons29 :

Here's the contents:

System Specifications
Processor (CPU)
NameIntel Core2 Quad CPU Q6600 @ 2.40GHz
Threading 1 CPU - 4 Cores - 4 Threads
Frequency 2399.76 MHz (9 * 266.64 MHz)
Architecture Kentsfield (65 nm)
CPUID / Stepping 6.F.B / 6.F (G0)
CPU Extensions MMX, SSE, EM64T, VT-x
Caches L1 : 128 KB / L2 : 8192 KB
Microcode 0x00000BA
Temperature 39°C
Voltage 1.232 Volts
Type Stock
Motherboard
ModelAsus StrikerExtreme
BIOS Phoenix Technologies LTD - ASUS StrikerExtreme ACPI BIOS Revision
CPU Socket Socket 775 LGA
North Bridge NVIDIA nForce 680i SLI SPP rev A2
South Bridge NVIDIA nForce 680i SLI MCP rev A2
Memory (RAM)
Size4096 MB
Type DDR2-666 - Dual Channel
Frequency 333.3 MHz (4:5)
Timings 5-5-5-15
Slot #1 ModuleKingston - 1024 MB (5300)
Slot #2 ModuleKingston - 1024 MB (5300)
Slot #3 ModuleKingston - 1024 MB (5300)
Slot #4 ModuleKingston - 1024 MB (5300)

Roland Of Gilead · Dec 16, 2013

heylandius :

http://www.overclock.net/t/300149/3ghz-q6600-oc-on-p5n-e-sli/50

check this out, it's not the exact same mobo, but is a good guide. 3ghz is easy on the G0 Q6600.

If you have any troubles, PM me, I've the same chip, and it's a doddle to get it to that.

edit: agree with cons29, OC'ing is fun, and the reward can be huge, but read into it a bit, and make sure to test for stability.

Cons29 · Dec 16, 2013

if you have not done so, read some guides online, it is too long to post here and there are lots and lots of guides online. you have a good board, it should oc well

Roland Of Gilead · Dec 16, 2013

heylandius :

just saw your specs there. With your ram, your not going to be able to go beyond 3ghz (PC5300 = 333mhz x 9 multi = 2997mhz). Your limited by your ram. You may be able to OC the ram, but you won't get much more out of it.
Additionally, because you have four dims populated, you will need slightly more voltage to NB and ram. But just a small increase.

Cons29 · Dec 16, 2013

if the ratio permits it, he can oveclock the cpu, just try not to oc the ram by using proper ratio

heylandius · Dec 17, 2013

Cons29 :

Spent all day yesterday, trying to OC. I increased the FSB and VCore on my CPU, got my cpu to 2.7GHz, and it froze after an hour of work. Got everything back to stock.

I can't overclock by following any guides online ;/

Roland Of Gilead · Dec 17, 2013

heylandius :

set your ram to unlinked. set your ram frequency to 333mhz/667 (this is the 3ghz settings). It should be at 266mhz by default. put your vcore at whatever your VID is. my q6600 has a VID of 1.3

By starting with your default VID you have a place to work from. For 3ghz, most Q6600 don't require a voltage increase. But if you don't boot properly, raise it a notch at a time and restart.

Set all other voltages to auto (just for the time being and you adjust those after you have a stable boot, and get to windows) see if it boots. you may need to research your bios's though. For the P5NE that I have, only 0608 works for 3ghz and above. So might be something similar for your board.

heylandius · Dec 17, 2013

Roland Of Gilead :

heylandius :

set your ram to unlinked. set your ram frequency to 333mhz/667 (this is the 3ghz settings). It should be at 266mhz by default. put your vcore at whatever your VID is. my q6600 has a VID of 1.3

By starting with your default VID you have a place to work from. For 3ghz, most Q6600 don't require a voltage increase. But if you don't boot properly, raise it a notch at a time and restart.

Set all other voltages to auto (just for the time being and you adjust those after you have a stable boot, and get to windows) see if it boots. you may need to research your bios's though. For the P5NE that I have, only 0608 works for 3ghz and above. So might be something similar for your board.

Hey! I did what you said, I even booted into Windows. It was extremely glitchy. But it was showing 3GHz core clock. But it was unable to open anything, but CPU-Z . Then I rebooted my PC and it was frozen. Had to reset everything to stock. Maybe, the problem is really with my memory?

Roland Of Gilead · Dec 17, 2013

You need some tools to help stress test.

I use the following.

Coretemp -monitors temps of all cores on your CPU, and also gives your VID. You want your CPU temps to be under 60 degrees C for full load stressing if it goes above that, then your really pushing it.
Prime95 - Test your CPU for stability (use small ffts, which test only your CPU and cache - best way to find your stable CPU)
Memtest - For testing your mem.

It could be the mem. In one of previous posts I mentioned that all 4 dims for memory are populated on your board. So you will need to set the ram timings and voltage in the memory section of your mobo bios. I would suggest having the memory voltage at about 2.1 or the closest one to that, and set your timings manually. THis can be the single biggest reason why an OC is unstable.

Get back to me after you do that. Might be worth Pm'ing me rather than posting.

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