Here is my question. What numbers do you use to see your real cor voltage? Do you use what its says it s set to in the bios or do you go by whats in CPUZ?
Here is what my set up looks like

Intel Q6600 GO Kentsfield 65nm 2.40GHz @ 3.46GHz
1.500V in bios and 1.456V CPUZ VID 1.3250V <-----------------Is this ok?
Core speed 3460.2MHZ
Multi X9.0
Buss Speed 384.0MHz
Rated FSB 1536.1 <-------------------Should i be trying to get this number closer to 1333?

Mainboard GA-P35-DS3L
Memory 4 gigs OCZ DDR2 6400 Dual Channel 5-5-5-15 2T 2.10 V
HSF Tuniq Tower 120

Thats about it. All other settings at default.
Should i be bumping the nb and sb voltave to or is it ok where it is if i can pass OCCT 1 hour test and prime95?

Uhhh.. You use CPUz to see the real time voltage. Or HWMonitor. Those are two standard programs for OCing, then Core Temp as well. You want all three of those.

Just google search for them all!

--Lupi!

The CPU VID is your chips natural BIOS VCore setting.

With that chip, its multiplier is locked at 9 or lower, so you cant get that speed at 1333.

Chip multiplier X FSB = Core frequency. So 333 quad pumped is 1333. FSB 333 x 9 multiplier is 3.0ish.

IE: Your current speed comes from that FSB 1536. Or 384 quad pumped. So 384 x 9 = your current speed, get it?

--Lupi!

ok I think i understand. My real question is will i burn this chip up with 1.5V in bios. I know when windows is running its only at 1.45 is this safe for my chip? The only reason I want to know is so i can push it more. If its posible. I can boot in to windows at 3.5GHz but cant pass OCCT test at this voltage so is it safe to bump it up or should i just call it good.

No, you will not burn that chip out at that BIOS VCore. Its within intel specs. It will decrease the life expectancy though. They are warrantied at 3 years. So its pretty safe to say you can get a few years from it still. In 1 year, it will cost 50 bucks, lol, and in 2, when it may burn out it'll be like 500 bucks because you cant get them anymore!

hehe!

I have booted into windows on a B3 version no less, at 1.8250 in the Bios, sooo... what do you think?

--Lupi!

Oh, sorry. If you wanna expect over a year on the chip, try not to do any more than where it VDroops to 1.500.

Thats when its fully loaded. if your Vdrop and droop are to high, that makes you set that High BIOS VCore, only to have it lower when in windows, and lower more when you are fully loaded and testing with PRIME 95, another free tool that you should get. Its small FFTs will test your chip to its max!!

--lupi!

so what your saying is crank it up its good for another 200mhz? I really dont care if it last more than 2 years since i have never held on to one more than 6 months befor moving on to a faster chip. The only reason Im even over clocking this thing is because i have a friend who he can get to 3.2 on his and I over clocked it but wasnt really able to do a good job of it. He has 2 8800gts 512s and he can get some where near 15000 3dmark 6 points. I have only one 8800gts 512 and yet I get 14850 points on 3dmark 6. I think I can make it to 15000 on one 8800gts 512 and this chip at 3.6 or 3.5 GHz.

I have all those programs you listed and I use them. I would have been lost with out the help I got here. Thank you for your help.

LOL, nice. Thats pretty much why I OC at all. Yeah, you'll get 3.6 easy on that chip...

I had one with the same VID. I have pics if you want them of my settings.

--Lupi

that would be great. i was kinda wondering if i needed to bump the fsb voltage a bit

Thats a standard procedure, Though I have been reading about it. Its strange what it does. It's a termination point for voltage signals.

It should only go up to 1.5, as 1.55 is the MAX! And it can help, because it strengthens the signals. I usually max it out at 1.5, then set the CPU PLL Voltage to .1 over your VCore voltage.

So A Bios VCore voltage of 1.3000 may need at least a 1.4000 PLL. Again, it has to do with signaling and its strength. And how the signal is terminated. I wish I could wrap my brain around it! But my head hurts everytime I read more on it!

It appears that at the lower speeds you dont need to raise those other two. It only comes into play when the speed of the CPU is changed.

Well im back again. I got it testing at 3.5GHz at 1.49V idle and 1.44 full load. so far temps are doing ok at 61 for the high full load and 35 idle. Its been running for about 10 min now and so far so good.