I recently got my new E6600 and have been dabbling with overclocking. I have read all the stickies (of numerous forums, not just this one) but I'm not quite sure what the root of my problems are (my system specs are in my sig if needed).
At the moment I have the important settings as the following:
Multiplier: 9
Clock Frequency: 360
Vcore: 1.4000 (This is what its set at, it drops to slightly under 1.34 at 100% load according to SpeedFan)
The other voltages are set at the lowest choosable point (i.e. not auto). I used Core Temp, SpeedFan and TAT for my temp readings and all three are normally within 2-3 degrees of each other.
I am getting temperatures of around 23c -25c at idle (this is completely idle, as in after i have left the computer alone doing nothing for an hour or two) which seems pretty low. If I am just browsing the net, like right now, the temps are around 25c-29c. But if I run TAT for 10 min or so the temperatures jump up to around 59c which is a bit too hot for me to be comfortable with. Also this seems like a pretty massive jump when the normal idle-load delta is apparently under 20c and mine is 30c - 35c. I have reseated the heat sink a couple of times but that didn't seem to improve anything much more than possibly a degree or two. I am using the TIM which came with the Ultra 120 so maybe its not the best stuff in the world but its not going to be causing the problem on its own.
The ambient temp is pretty low, I'd be guessing 15c - 18c and my case has pretty decent cooling.
So what I'm asking is whether the large idle-load delta indicates what the problem might be to any of you experts? I'm perfectly happy with the speed of the processor as it is but I'd really like to know what is limiting me pushing it any further (I like to tinker). Windows tends to lock up after running TAT for 10+ min if I up the freq to 368MHz, and it wont even get to Windows at 384MHz and I have tried increasing the voltages a bit. How far should i push the voltages?
One thing to note perhaps is that the case configuration is reverse ATX (upside down) so the heatpipes on the motherboard may not be working correctly. But the "system" temp indicator in SpeedFan is always around 31c - 32c so if that's any indicator of the chipset temp it seems fine.
Any help would be greatly appreciated.
(I can't see my signature, maybe you can't see your own signature but I'll write my system specs here just in case it didn't post for some reason)
E6600@3240 (9x360) | Thermalright Ultra 120 w/ Vantec 120mm SF12025L Fan | 2GB Corsair PC6400C4D | P5B Deluxe WiFi | 8800GTX@600/1800 | X-Fi XtremeMusic | 2x320GB 7200.10 | Pioneer DVR-212BK | Corsair CMPSU-620HX | Lian Li PC-V2000 Plus II
At the moment I have the important settings as the following:
Multiplier: 9
Clock Frequency: 360
Vcore: 1.4000 (This is what its set at, it drops to slightly under 1.34 at 100% load according to SpeedFan)
The other voltages are set at the lowest choosable point (i.e. not auto). I used Core Temp, SpeedFan and TAT for my temp readings and all three are normally within 2-3 degrees of each other.
I am getting temperatures of around 23c -25c at idle (this is completely idle, as in after i have left the computer alone doing nothing for an hour or two) which seems pretty low. If I am just browsing the net, like right now, the temps are around 25c-29c. But if I run TAT for 10 min or so the temperatures jump up to around 59c which is a bit too hot for me to be comfortable with. Also this seems like a pretty massive jump when the normal idle-load delta is apparently under 20c and mine is 30c - 35c. I have reseated the heat sink a couple of times but that didn't seem to improve anything much more than possibly a degree or two. I am using the TIM which came with the Ultra 120 so maybe its not the best stuff in the world but its not going to be causing the problem on its own.
The ambient temp is pretty low, I'd be guessing 15c - 18c and my case has pretty decent cooling.
So what I'm asking is whether the large idle-load delta indicates what the problem might be to any of you experts? I'm perfectly happy with the speed of the processor as it is but I'd really like to know what is limiting me pushing it any further (I like to tinker). Windows tends to lock up after running TAT for 10+ min if I up the freq to 368MHz, and it wont even get to Windows at 384MHz and I have tried increasing the voltages a bit. How far should i push the voltages?
One thing to note perhaps is that the case configuration is reverse ATX (upside down) so the heatpipes on the motherboard may not be working correctly. But the "system" temp indicator in SpeedFan is always around 31c - 32c so if that's any indicator of the chipset temp it seems fine.
Any help would be greatly appreciated.
(I can't see my signature, maybe you can't see your own signature but I'll write my system specs here just in case it didn't post for some reason)
E6600@3240 (9x360) | Thermalright Ultra 120 w/ Vantec 120mm SF12025L Fan | 2GB Corsair PC6400C4D | P5B Deluxe WiFi | 8800GTX@600/1800 | X-Fi XtremeMusic | 2x320GB 7200.10 | Pioneer DVR-212BK | Corsair CMPSU-620HX | Lian Li PC-V2000 Plus II