The Official PC building thread -3rd Edition

You can't "read" the codes. Most of what we go by is trial and experiment. If you see a particular batch, and lots of people who got that batch report high OCs with it then that batch is labeled good. If not then it's a bad batch.

We don't know ANYTHING about Nehalem Ocing yet. You're just going to have to wait and see.

 

abuzar1,

Could you provide some links for that information Please?

sammorris,
Here's the latest info on the C2Ds and the Q6*** Quads
http://www.anandtech.com/printarticle.aspx?i=3066

Happy Computering.
Russ

 

Russ, if you would notice Anandtech uses a L7** batch CPU. Sam's is a L8**.

Here are some quotes from people who have the L8** batch Q6600s.

Of course Sam has HIS overclocked to 3.15Ghz but his fan wont work lol. Wish him luck!

 

sam what your VID?

and you Vcore and Vnb to get to 3.15?

 

abuzar1,

That's about what I figured! This is a technical Forum, and "Everybody Says" it's this or that, is totally meaningless without some technical information to show why! Otherwise it assumes far too much, without proof!

Best Regards,
Russ

 

vcore 1.408 for 3.15ghz. I think he set it on Auto lol.

Russ, yeah sometimes I do that too. Just repeat something I read somewhere. This time is comes from people who have it though.

 

Running at 3.24Ghz, 1.408V (as always), so far no issues. 3.33Ghz crashed in windows, 3.42 & 3.60 didn't even make it that far. Still can't get manual settings to work on my board though, they just get ignored.

 

AHH, the IRONY. I have on my hands a Q6600 and from a L8** batch.

 

sam, what is the vid for your chip? i just ordered a q9550 and it should arrive tomorrow. how far do you think i could overclock it? im hoping for at least 3.4 but around 3.6-3.8 is where i want to get it.

 

The VID for his chip is 1.325.

 

isnt that the highest vid?

 

Yup, but it doesn't necessarily mean much. I had a X3220(Xeon Q6600) with that same VID and it did 3.6ghz stable with 1.4v.

 

but the xeons are binned better than the regular q6600 and normally have more headroom for overclocking don't they?

 

No, not really. They can just handle more heat.

 

ALRIGHT, just finished the new computer. I have to say, after learning how to do cable management, this is great. This computer is a beauty

 

let's see some pics of your new 1...

 

Man, I need to sort out some cable management, badly...

 

boozer, pictures.

sam, i got you

 

Pics? I'll see what I can do. I'll have to use my RAZR though.