Could not wait any longer, just had to have a go. I am only using reference air cooling (with good case cooling) and I have to say i am quite impressed with my first results. At least, they seem good to me compared to what i getting a few years ago.
I have just used coolbits and aBits uGuru software for now. I don't want to play in the BIOS too much until i have got my head around my new gear a bit more. Just using the preset 'turbo' mode in abits uGuru has taken my CPU from 2.2ghz to just under 2.4ghz (11x216). Best not play around with the voltages myself just yet me thinks. As far as the 6600GT goes, I has pushed it up from 300/1000 to 580/1150 (BTW 300 was the 'default', does that not seem a bit low to start with for this card?).
It passed 3Dmark05 OK; With everything at stock I was geting 3600 points. With the overclocking stated above it's now 4200. Ok, so 3dmark is not everything, i will have to test a few games i guess.
So what do you OC monkeys here think?
Is that any good?
Reckon I could push it any further using the refererence cooling i have?
Any other better software anyone here could recommend for OCing and testing? (i'm going to run Prime95 over night).
One other thing, i have not played with any of my memory timings yet, apart from taking the CAS from 3 to 2.5. Got any recomendations/tips?