everyone
the rig
Evga 750i ftw
Q6600 (G0 stepping)
Zalman cnps9500
Antec 900 (3x 120mm(2 intake 1 exhaust) led fans & 1 200mm bigboy(exhaust))
4gb corsair xms2 pc6400 ram
500gb samsung hdd
2x Inno3d 8800gt oc
im new to overclocking do have an understanding of whats going on but not a lot of experience.
well i've bought my rig got it set up nicely and have successfully overclocked a Q6600 to 3ghz. i was hoping to get it to 3.2 but it just doesnt want to play the game.
i changed the FSB to 356 with a times 9 multiplier ( the ram is unlinked) and successfully posted, then crashed core voltage was around 1.35v
i increased my core voltage in steps up to 1.45v at various stages in between it booted to windows and froze shortly after.
At core voltage 1.45v loaded windows played around opened some low demand applications and (mainly sys monitors) cpu temp was at 50c i still had most of my fans turned down to low excluding heatsink fan.
im a little bit worried about going much higher on the core voltage (i believe 1.5v should not be exceeded)
im after any tips to try and improve the overclock but i can accept that my cpu may not go any higher ( this rig still kicks my friends backsides).