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I have recently purchased a Q6600 Processor, and after installing it, following instructions carefully i turned on my computer, all lights came on sounds started, but my mointer wont start. i check all connections from my mointer to graphics card and all are in , no bent pins, i then switch back to my old pentium D proccesor and computer works perfectly.......... im so counfused :) if any one could guide me would be so thankfull :P
Forest
Are you clearing the cmos before installing cpu? Failing that can you test cpu in another machine?
that would be it :) great thank you, prob a noobish fing to do but hey , ive just run cpu-z and its jumping from 1600.0 MHZ but the spec is 2.40. as u probably can tell im kind off new this game lol .... any help would be great. need sum enligthening :)
Power saving. Don't worry about it.
kk as long as its normal was a wee bit scared :) gonna go attempt overclocking lol 1st time, ive read sum guides ....... sum made sense lol....... just gona go for it and try nt blow up my computer lool
i see, Fraz u got the Q6600 any tips on overclocking it ?
forest
Read Clunk.
i.e. this.Quote:
Originally Posted by Thorsson
Just crank the FSB up so your CPU is at about 3.2Ghz, you may need to increase voltage slightly 1.3v or so, should have any difficulty at that. easy peasy.
It's not that simple... the OP should read Clunks guide.Quote:
Originally Posted by sjbuck
That sounds like you have your multplier at 7 or 8x rather than the normal 9, change it in the bios usually under "CPU Ratio or CPU Multiplier"Quote:
Originally Posted by Forest
As with overclocking, you want to try and raise FSB while keeping an eye on your DDR2 frequency, increments of 2-3mhzs fsb per restart and check stability with 4 instances of prime 95 then 3dmark 06 it. Once you've reached your limit on that start overvolting cpu core.
ive had a look at the guides, which make sense but when i go onto my bios .... xfx (680i) ... its alien to the guide the wording aint even similar...... the fsb and cpu freq are greyed out and un changable..... :S im lost
Have a look at Nvidia's own overclocking guide.
The Intel set up is somewhat different, but this should help you.
Official NVIDIA 680i Overclocking Guide - VR-Zone IT & Lifestyle Forum!
Click on the Nvidia link in the first post.
hey right ive looked at the guides and given it ago....
i disbaled all the jazz which needed to be, i played with it and go to the point were ive hit a wall trying to up the fsb.
FSB=1276
Memory= 700
so i thought ok thats fine, this is where i need the added volts, to give me a bit more power. so my default is:
core=1.21
fsb= 1.4
memory = 1.800
ssp = 1.40
MCP= 1.500
so i start to increase the core, i increae it in stages, 1.225... then my fsb i move it from 1276 along to 1278 the system restarts, ok needs more power, i keep going up, nothing happening, i change the fsb to 1.5 beacuse nothings happening, i then start to change the memory setting, still nothing, so i say what the heck, and put them all up high
core=1.46
FSB= 1.5
memory =2.000 and then to 2.250
nothing still wont go up 2 fsb and the system restarts every time i go into windows, i get a brief second of the desktop then restart. ive maged to get :
2871 MHZ= 2.8ghz......... i would like to get into the 3 ghz area.... can any 1 show me what im doing wrong or what im not doing :) thanks
Forest
You could also look at my simple guide which can be found here. http://forums.hexus.net/hexus-hardwa...6k-killer.html
tried your guide, no good set set the values u said, started windows and came up with a blue screen and had to restart, i am using an XFX 680i , maybe thats the problem, xfx 680i cnt OC well,...... can any 1 give me any tips on how to get from my 2.8 too 3, beacuse everything im chaging isnt effecting my stystem, and i just start it and it crashes.....
680s don't OC as well as P35. XFX are not a top-tier or even a medium tier manufacturer. You just may not ne able to OC very well with that board.
:( dam, i cant really send back now lol ive owned if for a couple of weeks, looks like im stuck with it .......
its done :) 3GHZ .....xfx 680i not imposible to overclock, just need patience and the understanding in how it works ( which ive just understood) lol temps around 55ish, not bad......any more then i think water cooling is needed, im not gonna risk burning anything, 3ghz is all i wanted so im satisfied. thank you all for the help and gudies you have given me :)
Forest
So what did you end up doing that you hadn't done previously?
i dint really play around with the voltages enough, core cpu i incresead alot, & the system seemed to work when i decreaed the fsb volts from 1.4 to 1.3 and yh that made it stable to have 1334 = 3ghz :)
saying that when i play games for along time, the system does get hot, and im thinking bout water cooling or decreasing the volts, but il wait to see if my new graphics card changes that...... might take of a bit of weight of the cpu ....
How hot are your CPU cores getting?
mmm to hot, i had some stabily issues with that, the problem is it was 55c idle and 65ish load, but during gamming like an hour or so into it the computer restarts t self and to get onto windows it required two boot efforts.....so its obv not stable , im just guessing but to make it stable wd be to add more volts to the cpu which would make it hotter and its hot enuff ! soooo ? do i go watercoooling ? ive got my eye on the bigwater 760i ..... it looks good and reviews are liking it .. Big Water 760i CL-W0121
and also im thinking about getting a new case any prefences ?
thinking about the antec 900 ? any prefences or anything obv dnt want to spend to much beacuse water cooling is around £80 which aint bad...... :)
computer wont log me in screen goes black after windows logo :S ...........
Reset your overclock to default, What are you using to measure those temps? And have you stress tested it with prime?
The antec is a great case also take a look at the coolermaster cm690 which is what i use myself.
I wouldn't want temps to get much over early 60s even with all 4 Cores @ 100%. 55 at idle seems way too hot though, even with the stock cooler. I prefer not to overvolt, as this heats the core much faster than OC'ing (10% voltage increase = 21% more heat). If you have to over-volt then you either have to tone down the OC or get better cooling.
The Antec 900 is a good case for cooling. I'd start a new thread if you want advice on water-cooling. Most people don't bother as the top air coolers are pretty good these days. IMO that watercooler looks a bit outdated though.
i got a really good cpu cooler though the big typhoon meant to be one of the best, ........ at the moment i have no acess to my computer soo i couldnt give you the name, yes ive used prime and it gets very hot lol i got scared to use it :S lol i taken it back to 2.4 beacuse of the heat, mm the antec looks like an ugly git...... ? the coolmaster looks good pricy though... mmm i dunno the watercooling look good yh i will start up a new forum, but when my computer starts :) lol
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This is the case i meant and it's cheaper than the antec. What cooling do you have in your current case as i had one with 2 120 fans and it's much cooler now I'm using this case.
You migh not need to go the water cooling route just yet, especially if you only want a 3Ghz overclock. Mine tops out at 55c running prime.
what cpu cooler you got ?
I'm using a thermalright ultima 90 with this fan that staffsmike recommended.
Plus the case has 1 fan at the back and two on top taking air out and one on the side and at the front bringing air in.
What case have you got and how many fans does it have and what size are they? I think your cooler is perfectly fine, have you tried resetting it?
Mt spec is in the my system dropdown.
my cpu heater is meant to be amazing, resetting it ??
uhm i have 1 120mm at the back, 120mm psu, 2 80mm on the side and 1 80mm in the harddrive bay. my psu and back 120mm are all cramped around cpu cooler
psu fan120mm/ O big typhoon.
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hope that diagram makes sense lol and 2 fans on the side which is ontop of the motherboard
forest
I just mean taking the heatsink and fan of and putting some fresh thermal paste and putting it back on to make sure it's secure.
I did this with mine and it lowered the temps a little bit.
Your case does sound a little cramped anyway. What sort of idle and load temps are you getting now with it set to default? Are you using coretemp to measure it and are you using prime to heat up the CPU and test for stability?
yep, its a very cramped case, im looking for a new case. something with really good cooling but alot of room. like the Antec P182. yh i will buy a new case, and see what that does to my temps, if that has little effect, and im financialy up, i will get watercooling. :) now to do some research on cases. thanks for the help everyone.
Forest