Q: ok, before i start here are my specs Gigabyte GA-EP35-DS3 iP35 mobo Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 G0 Stepping (2.4GHz 1066MHz) 4GB OCZ DDR2 800MHz Zotac 8800GT 512MB DDR3 500GB Samsung Hard Drive Hp dvd-rw drive 620W coolermaster modular PSU Vista Home Premium 64 bit HP vs17e 17"monitor now i want to overclock my Q6600 to 3GHZ, now can someone give me steps/instructions to overclocking the Q6600 from 2.4GHZ to 2.6GHZ, 2.8GHZ and 3.0GHZ. i want to overclock in steps as i read its safer. thanks tiberius1164- you can overclock the Q6600 to about 4GHz with water colling, with air it will easily overclock to 3.2GHz My MOBO supports a FSB of 1600MHz, very good and it supports overclocking who cares about the warranty, as long as my temps are under control no damage will be done
A: In the BIOS, change the FSB:RAM ratio to 1:1. Raise the FSB to 300. If you can boot into windows download this ftp://pi.super-computing.org/windows/super_pi.zip. and this http://www.almico.com/speedfan435.exe SuperPi will test the processor for stability, run the highest test and use Speedfan to monitor the temperatures of the CPU. For a Q6600, you should be watching for 65 degrees. Once you've run this for an hour or so, and you're sure the temp is not further increasing, go back into the BIOS and raise the FSB speed by about 20MHz. Also change the FSB:RAM ratio so the RAM speed is closer to 400MHz DDR (e.g. 3:4 or 4:5). Run the tests again and keep going, if the temps get too high or the computer will not boot, you can just clear the BIOS and start over. Have fun!
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