CPU: Q6600
MB: Asus Blitz Formula
Mem: Flex XLC DDR2 PC-9200
All H20 cooled.
It’s my first custom build and overclock that I have ever attempted.
The actual build has gone fine. My problem has started when attempting to overclock the CPU.
First of all I cooked a Cheap 700watt Modular WINPOWER PSU as it literally went bang halfway thru a session of Prime95 Stress Tests (Small FFts) .
I’ve been on hundreds of overclocking sites and they all show you how to overclock using the Asus PB5.
I get CPU Stability so far at Core Speed 3555.0 MHz
Multiplier x 9.0
Bus Speed 395 MHz
Rated FSB 1580.0 MHz
Core Voltage 1.528
Core Temperatures are 44 Degrees when idle
Core Temperatures are 79 Degrees when under load from Prime95 Stress Test Small FFts
I just wondered if anybody could give us a better starting point for the various settings in the Bios to get a Faster Stable Clock Speed. Has anyone clocked a Q6600 on an Asus Blitz Formula Motherboard? If anyone has, please can you give us the headsup on overclocking my system?
According to Custom PC you can clock a Q6600 to 3.6 GHz using an Air Cooling Artic Cooling Freezer 7 Pro. OMG have I wasted my time with the H2o cooling.
Do I need alter the North and South Bridges settings? Voltages etc…
Also my memory is showing 5,5,5,15 and not 5,5,5,18.
I have no idea how to overclock the memory. So any help in this area would be very helpful and appreciated.
Also all the Overclock guides say set the PCIE frequency to 100MHz. They never say what to return it to. Should I set this to 625 MHz or 400 MHz for the EVGA e-GeForce 8800 GTX Black Pearl WaterCooled 768MB PCI-E? Is there as set procedure for overclocking graphics or are they best left alone. Back when I overclocked cards it was done software. But know it seems it’s done via software and MB bios settings..
Any help from any Asus Blitz Formula Pro Clocker would be added to my Xmas list. Hehehehehe....
System Spec:
Software: Windows XP Pro 64
Core Temp Beta 0.95.4
cpu-z-141
Prime95 version 25.4
CPU: Q6600 2.4Ghz With product code SLACR at end
CPU Thermal Liquid: Not sure of the make as it came in a Micro Syringe. I applied a micro dot of the liquid onto the chip and buffed to a mirror finish.
Hard Drive: 2 x 500GB Samsung SATA II 300 Hard Disk Drive 16MB cache 7200rpm HD501LJ
Case: ThermalTake Armour LCS case black with window + Liquid cooling system VE2000BWS
PSU: Coolermaster M1000 Modular PSU six +12V rails Quad-SLI ATX 12V V 2.3 / EPS 12V V2.91
Graphics: EVGA e-GeForce 8800 GTX Black Pearl WaterCooled 768MB PCI-E, Dual DVI Video Graphics Card
Cooling: 1 x Swiftech double radiator in top of case.
1 x Thermaltake double radiator in front of case
2 x Swiftech MCP655 pumps
2 x Swiftech Reservoirs
1 x Swiftech APOGEE CPU Cooler
Fans: 3 x Revoltec 120mm Clear Blue LED
2 x Revoltec 120mm Clear Red LED
1 x Themaltake 80mm Clear Fan
Cabling: All Cabling from Power Supply to MB are modified to Exact length with UV Blue connectors and UV LEDs using A.C.RYAN:
2 x Morph Kits
3 x Chain-Your-Drive
PS would not do this again. I would rather pay some £750 to do it. It’s a job for the Devil..
Lighting: 2 x Revoltec Laser Led UV
20 x 5mm UV LED 7000mcd+Resistors £14 for a pack of 100 on Ebay Or £4.00 each at Maplins.
Cooling system One: Pump Out Memory In
Memory Out Rad1 In
Rad1 Out CPU Cooler In
Cpu Out Reservoir In
Reservoir Out Pump In
Cooling system Two: Pump Out Motherboard In
Motherboard Out Rad2 In
Rad2 Out GPU Cooler In
GPU Out Reservoir In
Reservoir Out Pump In
With this many radiators 3.5 on your CPU is it pretty much as fast as you can go to be honest, but if you were to install more radiators to the loop here is some help: You will need to spend a bit of time experimenting with the settings in the BIOS which do not link directly to the overclock speeds e.g. all settings in “CPU Configuration” need to be disabled. normally it takes time to figure all the settings as each system is different out butup here but here are a few settings to get you started. For your configuration I would recommend changing these settings: FSB Strap to North Bridge-266MHz FSB Frequency-400MHz PCiE Frequency-100MHz Spread Spectrum settings – All disabled. You can try changing the memory speed to 1200Mhz but there is only a small chance that machine will be stable. You will need good voltage but push it up bit by bit to find the best sweet spot. Always push voltages up slowly slowly, bit by bit. Take your time, experiment and if it helps, take notes of what settings you have tried and not tried.
