What are stable OC settings for C2D 6600, 965P-DQ6, OCZ-DDR2

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Hi y'all.
W-A-R-N-I-N-G... OC nOOb here.

What would be a set of stable OC settings for my hardware listed below?
Intel C2D-6600, Stock Intel CPU Fan Cooler
Gigabyte Ga-965P-DQ6, F6 BIOS version,
OCZ-DDR2-800?
ATI AIW X1900 256MB GDDR3
3x120mm Fans using (S.M.A.R.T. Fan settings)
UltraX 500W PSU
Dual 750GB SATA2 Seagates.
Pioneer 16x Burner
Windows XP Pro. SP2

I've tried a few things including the Gigabyte Easytune 5 (updated it last night 10-18-2006) & the system is stable until the next reboot.
Using the Easytune 5 I've gotten it to go up to 2.81ghz. But on the next reboot it BSOD's or hangs or reboots on it's own during Windows' bootup.

When I reboot the system freezes or hangs up or BSOD until I remove any OC settings I've done either in the BIOS or in EASYTUNE 5. I end up going back to default settings.
I'd prefer to OC in the BIOS if at all possible & if stable.

PS: My 3DMARK06 score without my attempted OCing is: 4506
Is this normal?

Thanks guys & gals.
 
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Thanks, but I was hoping someone would post something that I could use as a starting reference point that I could work with.
Being that I'm a noobie to forumz, is there one central location here where I can find the "STICKIES"? Or do I have to sift through 50,000 message in the past to find 'em? Thanks again.
 
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wusy is extremely busy right now so post a thread before PM him and im sure there are other experienced OCer along the forums thatll help you.
The 1.4v vCORE and 2.2v vDIMM he suggestes in the guide are extremely safe. Things will last long enough for you to forget them at those voltages.
 
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I have a DQ6 with an e6600 and my settings are;

FSB 334 (that's 3.0GHz)
Memory multiplier 2.5 (DDR2-835)
Memory 5-5-5-12
+0.225v on Vdimm

And this cionfigurtation is sytable under Memtest +86 and Prime 95 all day.

I'm using Speedfan to control the fans. I just came out of Oblivion and right now my CPU temp is 43
 
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I have a DQ6 with an e6600 and my settings are;

FSB 334 (that's 3.0GHz)
Memory multiplier 2.5 (DDR2-835)
Memory 5-5-5-12
+0.225v on Vdimm

And this configurtation is sytable under Memtest +86 and Prime 95 all day.

I'm using Speedfan to control the fans. I just came out of Oblivion and right now my CPU temp is 43
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Some of this doesn't quite match the text in my BIOS settings. Maybe you can clarify? Here are the settings listed below the Gigabyte BIOS (M.I.T.) Menu Options word-for-word with the F6 BIOS update:

Robust Graphics Booster - [AUTO]
CPU Clock Ratio:
CPU Host Clock Control:
CPU Host Frequency (Mhz):
C.I.A.2:
System Memory Multiplier:
Memory Frequency (Mhz) [this option is shaded out]:

***** System Voltage NOT Optimized!! *****

System Voltage Control:
DDR2 OverVoltage Control:
(G)MCH OverVoltage Control:
FSB OverVoltage Control:
CPU OverVoltage Control:
Normal CPU VCore [this option is shaded out]: 1.32500V

I can't find your suggestion of Vdimm to set it at +0.225v
 
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CPU Clock Ratio: [9x]
CPU Host Clock Control: [ENABLED]
CPU Host Frequency (Mhz): [334]
System Memory Multiplier: [2.5]
Memory Frequency (Mhz) [this gets filled in automatically]:

(Press f1 at the MAIN bios screen to enable voltage and memory timings - then come back to this screen and set the memory to whatever it says on the sticker - probably 5-5-5-12)


System Voltage Control:
DDR2 OverVoltage Control: [+0.225]


Run Memtest 86+ BEFORE you try to boot Windows. If it won't pass memtest, it'll honk up your copy of windows.
 
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CPU Clock Ratio: [9x]
CPU Host Clock Control: [ENABLED]
CPU Host Frequency (Mhz): [334]
System Memory Multiplier: [2.5]
Memory Frequency (Mhz) [this gets filled in automatically]:

(Press f1 at the MAIN bios screen to enable voltage and memory timings - then come back to this screen and set the memory to whatever it says on the sticker - probably 5-5-5-12)


System Voltage Control:
DDR2 OverVoltage Control: [+0.225]


Run Memtest 86+ BEFORE you try to boot Windows. If it won't pass memtest, it'll honk up your copy of windows.
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Thanks. Yeah, my RAM is 5-5-5-12 DDR2-800 OCZ RAM.
I also had to press CTRL+F1 once in the Gigabyte BIOS (M.I.T.) Menu screen then the advanced settings popped up.
My system is now working @ 3Ghz. Before all I kept getting was constant rebooting once WinXP was commencing to boot or BSOD. It seems to be stable now. Now to get Memtest 86+ from somewhere do a test. I'll also run 3DMark06 one more time. This should get it to BSOD, eh-eh-eh.

Thanks to you I've now gotten this far. The best I had gotten it on my own was 2.75Ghz. You live & ya learn. Will keep ya posted on future OCing.
 
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Well, using SpeedFan v4.28. I don't trust it cuz it's says the Fan1 is fluctuating it's spinning from 2600 RPM to 56000 RPM. the temp has been at 37C while running a disk backup in the background for a little over an hour now.
We'll see if I get up in a few hours (God 4bid) to the sound of fire trucks.
 
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Well being that I'm using Speedfan v4.28, the info on the screen for the fans & temp area are:
Fan1: 16875 RPM...............Temp1: 37c
Fan2: 8882 RPM.................Temp2: 35c
Fan3: 7500 RPM.................Temp3: -2c
........................................HD0: 36c
........................................HD2: 36c
........................................HD3: 36c

I hope this is what you were askin...eh?

PS: EasyTune 5 vB6.0912.1 (latest version) says:
CPU Fan: 1237 RPM
PWR Fan1: 1950 RPM
System Fan: 2033

System Temp: 37c / 98F
CPU Temp: 36c / 96F
 
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Oh!!!!, DOH!!! I thought I mentioned this on the very 1st post.
It's the retail Stock Intel CPU Fan Cooler.

I had a really nice one, Silent-775 by Thermaltake, $69, (had it when I had the ASUS P5B mobo), but this Gigabyte mobo can't use it due to the giant heatsinks built into the mobo. So it's just sitting on my desk as a very attractive paper weight. I'll sell it to my cousin as soon as he gets his new system's parts.
 
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Oh!!!!, DOH!!! I thought I mentioned this on the very 1st post.
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My bad, you did :oops:

Well since you get some money may I recommend the Scythe Inifinty or Thermalright Ultra-120. Pair them with a Silverstone FM121 and youll have an air setup thatll run circles around every low end water cooling kit.
 
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You know you can remove that heatsink on the back of the mobo... It's not vital or anything.
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I came close to doing it. I spoke to tech supp about that, But it would void my mobo's warranty. I'll do it when it expires.
 
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Ok, yea, I was just throwing that out there. It's really not that effective IMO, if these companies are so pro-overclocking they should really just bundle aftermarket air-coolers with their MB's, it'd be more effective.
 
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With the bad luck I've had in putting this system together. I'll wait a little longer B4 I remove it since it has to be cut away from the spungy adhesive they used. I've already had to replace everything in this system within the 1st 30 days of purchasing & building it this past August. That's why I ended up with Gigabyte & trashed the ASUS P5B mobo I had back in August.

Now to see if I can get this to go past 3.07Ghz using the suggested changes which Sruane gave me. Currently, it refuses to go past 3.07Ghz. The system keeps rebooting & defaulting back to the standard settings & bring the mobo back to it's 2.40Ghz stock state.
I'd like to bring it to at least 3.2Ghz, Stable.

So far these are my stable at 3.07Ghz settings:

[Gigabyte BIOS (M.I.T.) Menu Options word-for-word with the F6 BIOS update]

Robust Graphics Booster: [AUTO]
CPU Clock Ratio: (9x)
CPU Host Clock Control: [Enabled]
CPU Host Frequency (Mhz): [340]
PCI Express Frequency (Mhz) [100]
C.I.A.2: [Disabled]
System Memory Multiplier: [2.50]

Memory Frequency (Mhz) {this option is shaded out}: [835]

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{Pressing Ctrl + F1 key Combo At Main BIOS Screen Enables DRAM Timings Below}

DRAM Timing Selectable: [Manual]
CAS Latency Time: [5]
DRAM RAS# To CAS# Delay: [5]
DRAM RAS# Precharge: [5]
Precharge Delay: [12]
ACT to ACT Delay: [Auto]
Rank Write To READ Delay: [Auto]
Write To Precharge Delay: [Auto]
Refresh To ACT Delay: [0]
Read To Precharge Delay: [Auto]
Memory Performance Enhance: [Normal]

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{blinking} ***** System Voltage NOT Optimized!! ***** {blinking}

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System Voltage Control: [Manual]
DDR2 OverVoltage Control: [+0.225V]

PCI-E OverVoltage Control: [Normal]
{option appears after pressing Ctrl + F1 key combo}

(G)MCH OverVoltage Control: [Normal]
FSB OverVoltage Control: [Normal]
CPU OverVoltage Control: [1.40000V]

Normal CPU VCore {this option is shaded out}: [1.32500V]
 
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