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

[fitzy]

This may have already been covered but has anyone been able to overclock a Q6600 over 2.8 using a Fatality FP-IN9???

Everytime I increase it to 2.8 and over the system locks up and hangs and will not reboot. It's really starting to p@ss me off.


Cheers

[BUFF]

system specs & BIOS version?
Low to mid 300s is probably about all that you can reasonably expect on an nF650i/Q6600 - it's not a good chipset for fsb with Quads.

[ollie27]

fitzy - I got mine today (GO) Revision. I am going to have a play with it over the weekend so will post back my results. Can you post your settings and bios used to get 2.8GHZ.

Thanks

[Dreaming]

Ok what FSB does that make?

My friend advised me when I was having similar problems (haven't done it - I don't really need more juice than 2.8 on two cores lol) was that it's the motherboard being clever. Basically it is setting the memory to run at 800mhz but with tighter and tighter latencies, until the memory can't cope. So he said try bumping it up to 430fsb, and hopefully the motherboard will set the memory up to run at 1033 but with more relaxed latencies.

[ollie27]

Fitsy - Well my first shot at it i went straight to 3.0ghz and have been prime stable for 1 hour 40 and counting as i make this post.

My settings.

FSB - 333 (1333 Quad)
Unlinked - Ram at 800MHz 4-4-4-12 (2.1v)
Vcore - 1.275v
VTT - 1.24v
NB - 1.3v
LDT x 3
All compuuter features off.

Temps w/Arctic Freezer 7 Pro 44c full load

I will stress test with prime for 4hours+ (Good enough for me) and then push some more later on tonight or tomorrow after work, I will post back if i get better results

I will pleased though with 3.0GHz clock for the Q6600, even if i can't push it further with the FP-IN9 i will still be chuffed as the QX6850 (3.0GHz) is almost 3 times as much lol for what will be the same performance except i won't have an unlocked multi.

[fitzy]

Fitsy - Well my first shot at it i went straight to 3.0ghz and have been prime stable for 1 hour 40 and counting as i make this post.

My settings.

FSB - 333 (1333 Quad)
Unlinked - Ram at 800MHz 4-4-4-12 (2.1v)
Vcore - 1.275v
VTT - 1.24v
NB - 1.3v
LDT x 3
All compuuter features off.

Temps w/Arctic Freezer 7 Pro 44c full load

I will stress test with prime for 4hours+ (Good enough for me) and then push some more later on tonight or tomorrow after work, I will post back if i get better results

I will pleased though with 3.0GHz clock for the Q6600, even if i can't push it further with the FP-IN9 i will still be chuffed as the QX6850 (3.0GHz) is almost 3 times as much lol for what will be the same performance except i won't have an unlocked multi.

YEEEEE HAAAWWWW stable so far at 3.0ghz

Ok, i used your settings except for the ram, im using Corsair so i'll have to hunt around for those settings but for some reason my Vcore starts at 1.3125v i don't have a 1.275v option. I'm running at 1.3625v at the mo. Is this too high ???

Cheers for the help, i've been out of the PC scene for some time so just finding my feet again

[fitzy]

Spoke too soon. System now suffers random resets whilst running programs. on the above settings.

I'm so close to junking this board and buying an EVGA.

[ABIT Sean]

Spoke too soon. System now suffers random resets whilst running programs. on the above settings.

I'm so close to junking this board and buying an EVGA.

I'm sorry to hear about your problems but you must remember the fatality series was never design for overclocking. Its purpose is design for out of the box gaming. Thats why we have our Quad GT and MAX range.

[BUFF]

Spoke too soon. System now suffers random resets whilst running programs. on the above settings.

I'm so close to junking this board and buying an EVGA.

you won't find any 650i mobo that overclocks quads well & 680i isn't that much better.
Feel free to check the eVGA forum to see how many of their 680i users have problems with multiple boards.

[gilgamesh]

you won't find any 650i mobo that overclocks quads well & 680i isn't that much better.
Feel free to check the eVGA forum to see how many of their 680i users have problems with multiple boards.

There were a number of issues with the quad on the in932max, i.e core unlocking problems etc, however I believe they hae been solved.

Buff the in932max clocks quads better than you may think. The best I could get out of a in932max was around 470-x8fsb if I remember rightly, however the IP35 PRO I got initial got 498x8fsbof course both of these cases I was on a quadcore

I still beleive the in932max is a nice board, if you factor out the cooling, raid problems and quadcore.

I still have mine and I will be using it for my test bench when I get my dry-ice cooling kit next week!

The board is great if your using a non-raid system and you have a core 2 duo, of which I initialy tested on.

Having said the above, ibeleive the problems associated with in932max were actually a NVIDIA situation. Nvidia not giving the board manufactuers eough/or correct information. Heck for example how can you excuse a SOUTHBRIDGE running at 46C yes 46C on idle?

This says to me that nvidia did not fully test out the systems.

THe board overclocks well very well, but an overclocking monster it isnt. The IP35 PRO IS an overclocking monster, hence why it is the best selling p35 board on the market right now i.e 1325 units a month from Enta in this country alone.

I fele that many of the mistakes with the in932max has been learned, however I still feelthat it is a great board.


gilgamesh

[BUFF]

The best I could get out of a in932max was around 470-x8fsb if I remember rightly, however the IP35 PRO I got initial got 498x8fsbof course both of these cases I was on a quadcore

if so I'm pretty sure that's the best that I've ever heard of on an IN9 32X/quad combo - most people seem to get the middle 300s typical of a 680i without the GTL mod.
Of course, I believe that there was a revision to the IN9 32X but know neither what was done or exactly when it occurred.

& yes, I believe that much lies at the feet of the chipset.

Anyway, fitzy has a 650i not a 680i ...

[gilgamesh]

if so I'm pretty sure that's the best that I've ever heard of on an IN9 32X/quad combo - most people seem to get the middle 300s typical of a 680i without the GTL mod.
Of course, I believe that there was a revision to the IN9 32X but know neither what was done or exactly when it occurred.

& yes, I believe that much lies at the feet of the chipset.

Anyway, fitzy has a 650i not a 680i ...

Yes I had to mod the board, but rather it was the COOLING that was not up to the job, active cooling on that hot southbridge and northbridge, yes i did do a gtl mod (thanks to HIPRO5)

Without modding in all honesty all I could get was 445x8fsb.

gilgamesh

[danroyle]

i am noticing similar issues now with my quad and this board have had it two weeks but no really done much oc on it as been working but she runs fine at 2.7ghz (300fsb)am now just testing it at 2.812ghz (312fsb) and see how that goes but when i tried it at 3ghz it would not post.

will report more back as i test

also fitzy are you using a G0 or B3 stepping?

[fitzy]

i am noticing similar issues now with my quad and this board have had it two weeks but no really done much oc on it as been working but she runs fine at 2.7ghz (300fsb)am now just testing it at 2.812ghz (312fsb) and see how that goes but when i tried it at 3ghz it would not post.

will report more back as i test

also fitzy are you using a G0 or B3 stepping?

It's a GO.

Been running fine at 2.7 now for a couple of days. Anything higher just causes random reboots, lockups etc etc

[ollie27]

Has anyone tried Bios.15 with the Quad cores?

[danroyle]

It's a GO.

Been running fine at 2.7 now for a couple of days. Anything higher just causes random reboots, lockups etc etc

lucky git mines a b3 but i have had mine at 2.85ghz without hitches so far


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