I have a Core 2 Quad Q6600 on the way, and I just installed a 560 TI and my current CPU, the Core 2 Duo E8400, and it is bottlenecking like no other. I wanted to know, how far am I going to have to overclock my Q6600 to reduce a bottleneck on the 560 TI. I play games like Day Z Standalone, Mafia II, and Minecraft. Thanks!
Core 2 Quad and Geforce 560 TI
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It depends on what cooler you have - I wouldn't do any kind of overclocking with the stock cooler. I had a Core2Duo E8400 and could do a +700MHz overclock without voltage changes easily with an aftermarket cooler. However, the performance increase was marginal.
DayZ is a very CPU-heavy game - even my overclocked i5-4670K struggles with it. I think overclocking a CPU this old isn't going to save you from the bottleneck.
DayZ is a very CPU-heavy game - even my overclocked i5-4670K struggles with it. I think overclocking a CPU this old isn't going to save you from the bottleneck.
I'd underclock the memory to 667 (you'll be overclocking the memory too when you raise the FSB) and then give the CPU a 400MHz overclock first. Go for higher clocks if your temps look good and you're stable as a rock. You might need to play with the voltages tho.
Take note, that you need to adjust the jumpers with this particular motherboard if you overclock a CPU that is running on FSB1066 (like the Q6600).
Take note, that you need to adjust the jumpers with this particular motherboard if you overclock a CPU that is running on FSB1066 (like the Q6600).
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