q6600 overclocking temps

XxMongermaniacxX · Apr 18, 2015

So I was playing battlefield 3 campaign for about an hour, and I have my q6600 overclocked to 3.0 ghz on a closed loop water cooler. I was getting 58c for the first core, 55c for second, 50c for third, and 48c for fourth... Should I try to overclock more so I can get some more performance? What is a safe temperature for the q6600? Will my gpu usage go up as I overclock more? ( I am using amd 7950 and gpu usage is at 60%)

thanks!

gpu temp: 56c

SYSTEM:
Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 @ 3.0 GHz
ASUS P5N-D
Cooler Master Seidon 120v
Asus DirectCUii 7950
4Gb DDR2 Ram @800 mhz

BF3 @ultra preset getting 45-70 fps (CPU usage at 95-100%)

CompuTronix · Apr 18, 2015

There are two Q6600's:

B3 Stepping, Tcase 63C, TjMax 85C @ 105 Watts
G0 Stepping, Tcase 71C, TjMax 100C @ 95 Watts

Intel's website no longer differentiates between the wattage of these two processors, and erroneously classifies them both @ 105 Watts.

Use CPU-Z to identify your Q6600 Stepping Revision.

Many G0 Stepping Q6600's will overclock to 3.6GHz (9 x 400FSB) with adequate cooling, such as yours.

Do not exceed 1.500 Core voltage, and if you have the G0 Stepping Revision, keep it under 80C.

For more information, please read this Tom's Sticky: Intel Temperature Guide - http://www.tomshardware.com/forum/id-1800828/intel-temperature-guide.html

Thanks,

CT :sol:

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