Unable to overclock Q6600 over 2.8 on a FP-IN9. GRRRRRRRRR

[ollie27]

Bos.15 seems to give more OC room with the Q6600 Prime stable for 3hours at 3GHz...................

Settings

Fsb - 1333MHz (Quad)
Vcore - 1.4V (1.33V After Vdroop)
NB - 1.41V
Cpu Vtt - 1.28V
DDR 2.1V
LDT x 2
Ram UNLINKED at 800MHZ - Losend the timings to 5-5-5-15-2T (SPD 4-4-4-12)
Full load temps w/ Arctic Freezer 7 Pro - 50c
System Temp - 29c - Antec 900 case 4x120m fan & 1x200m fan all set to low.
PWM temp - 58c - Is this too high? If not whats a safe limit?
40x10mm Chipset fan - Mounted on the chipset for extra cooling.

Temps are all fine and within spec so that should not be an issue.

Will changed ram settings back to 4-4-4-12 or push for 900/950MHz at 5-5-5-15 if it passes prime for 4+ hours and 3x loop of 3Dmark 06.

Will post back later if i find these settings to be stable and IF i can push it further (Be happy w/ 3GHz though) I hope it stays stable at 3GHz but i doubt as i have searched long and hard on the net and cannot find many ppl with over 2.8GHz on the 650i. Am hoping w/ bios.15 (w/ FSB1333MHz support) to be better at OC'in quads. 1333MHz Fsb should not be a problem as the bios.15 updated the mobo to run the new Cpu's at 1333Fsb.

Fingers Crossed!!!!!!

[ollie27]

It failed Prime and would not run 3Dmark 06 so its back down to 2.7GHz Board is being sold and going to get an EVGA 680i A1 as i want to keep Sli for future upgrade. From a few reviews i have read the 680i is alot better than the 650i some people have clocked the Q6600's to 4GHz i knwo all chips ain't the same but it shows its capable.

[Robevans89]

I'm gonna sell mine as well I think, I've got an IP-35 Pro on it's way, so hopefully 3.8GHz here I come!

[ollie27]

The eVGA 680i got me to 3.6GHz out of the box Just need to fine tune it now and see what else i can ge out of it, I knew the FP-IN9 was holding me back

Peace

[Robevans89]

I've got a P35 on the way, I can't wait, just waiting on the hop to deliver it now, been over a week waiting :@

[BUFF]

The eVGA 680i got me to 3.6GHz out of the box Just need to fine tune it now and see what else i can ge out of it, I knew the FP-IN9 was holding me back

680i is better than 650i - still not as good as P35 imo but if you need SLI your choices are limited.

[ollie27]

I was going to get the IP35 Pro but wanted SLI thats the reason i went for the 680i was for Sli for when i get my 2nd GTX next month Q6600 @ 3.8GHz now, Very chuffed with my purchase.

[mnissan]

I know this thread is alittle old, yet i just HAD to post here.
I dont usually do these forum posts or brag about my "mad skillz" (which i really dont have), so if anybody insists on cpu-z verivications or anything just tell me what and how and I will gladly post.
one last little note - this computer is whisper silent and all cooling is on air.

system:
abit fp-in9 bios 15 NB - 1.5v
intel e6600 stepping B2 Vcore - 1.43, VTT - 1.35
2x1GB crucial ballistix tracers with lots of shiny leds Vdimm - 2.4
1 x W.D 2500aaks 250GB h.d.
1 x leadtek px8800gts 320mb
PSU - one brand new corsair VX550, got the same results with a HEC 400TRT, not a bad psu just, well, messy cables small fans and bad amplitude on the rails.
cooling:
standard gigabyte triton case (two low-rpm and low performance gigabyte 120mm fans - in and out)
1x zalman cnps 9700nt cpu cooler (5.5 quare meters of copper surface, 110 mm pwm fan)
1x zalman zm-mfc2 digital fan controller +cvs +temp monitor
1x intel stock cpu fan thats simply lying on my 8800 facing upwards underneath my nb blowing air through the heatsink.

results (stable):
FSB: 426.7 * 4 = 1707 MHz (can get alittle higher - around 1730 but i dont want to push it for daily use)
CPU: 426 * 8 = 3413 MHz
RAM: 800 MHz (3-3-3-3-1T) <- i cant seem to sqeeze anything on the MHz side with this board, but that latency is sick!

superpi 1M stable, around 14.5 sec.
everest ram bench goes about 10500 read i can't remember the rest but its alittle under the-10k
NOT orthos stable due to ram failure, though i get that even if i drop the timings to 5-5-5-15. i reckon its the memory controller on that NB since this ram is known to be pushed WAY further (micron D9GMH) without a hitch.
temps under load (orthos)
~72c cpu
~ 55 mem (i have a temp diode under the heatspreader from my mfc-2)
~ 56 NB (same caption as above)

It is my honest opinion, that given just alittle active cooling on the NB, this board while not being a world overclocking record breaker is good enough for decent oc'ing.
actually, with alitle love, it is awesome - though it did take me ALOT of time to find its sweetspots.