Another 'help me oc my q6600' thread

[Witchdoctor]

Did you see Macs post ?

 

[funsoul]

Still slogging around. Got bored/frustrated last night so decided to just play with wprime32 for a while: http://hwbot.org/submission/2599359_funsoul_wprime___32m_core_2_q6600_(2.4ghz)_8sec_875ms

Surrounded by slower chips :/ I'm not usually so wprime inefficient...what the heck?

 

[Witchdoctor]

Nice score man, that chip will reap some nice 2d hardware boints

 

[funsoul]

Thanks again WD! Yeah...maybe I'm being greedy but I know this thing's got more to give. Getting there!

 

[Witchdoctor]

I would run the 2d gambit at those clocks
Then try for more so if you kill it in the process at least you still got some good mileage out of it

It sounds like you are going to get more or waste it trying ... Lol

 

[funsoul]

Yeah...going after them one at a time while still trying to improve clocks and stability. Hoping to not kill it :/

 

[funsoul]

http://hwbot.org/submission/2601503_funsoul_wprime___32m_core_2_q6600_(2.4ghz)_8sec_252ms

Any ideas on maybe how to improve a bit?

 

[funsoul]

Here are my current settings. Anyone have ideas/thoughts on how to improve without adding vcore?

Am currently running with the cellshock sticks. They can run fairly tight but don't overclock well. For benches that favor speed over timings, should I try the ballistix, hyperx or evo2's instead? (not sure if the 2133 hyperx or 2000 evo2's will run in the board)?

tia!

Ai Overclock Tuner Manual
OC From Memory Level Up Auto
FSB Frequency 450
CPU Ratio Setting 9.0

> CPU configuration
CPU Ratio Setting
C1E Support Disabled
CpU TM Function Enabled
Max CPUID Value Limit Disabled
Vanderpool Technology Disabled
Execute Disable Bit Disabled
Core MultiPprocessing Enabled

* CPU clock skew Auto
* NB clock skew Auto
FSB Strap to North Bridge 266
PCIE Frequency 100
DRAM Frequency ddr3-1353
DRAM Command Rate 1N
DRAM Timing Control Manual

1st information
CAS# Latency 6
RAS# to CAS# Delay 7
RAS# PRE Time 7
RAS# ACT Time 20
RAS# to RAS# Delay [Auto]
REF Cycle Time 20
WRITE Recovery Time [Auto]
READ to PRE Time 60

2nd information
READ to WRITE Delay(S/D) [Auto]
WRITE to READ Delay(S) [Auto]
WRITE to READ Delay(D) [Auto]
READ to READ Delay(S) [Auto]
READ to READ Delay(D) [Auto]
WRITE to WRITE Delay(S) [Auto]
WRITE to WRITE Delay(D) [Auto]

3rd information
WRITE to PRE Delay [Auto]
READ to PRE Delay [Auto]
PRE to PRE Delay [Auto]
ALL PRE to ACT Delay [Auto]
ALL PRE to REF Delay [Auto]

DRAM Static Read Control Auto
DRAM Dynamic Write Control Auto

> DRAM Skew Control :
DRAM CMD Skew on Channel A [Auto]
DRAM CLK Skew on DIMM A1 [Auto]
DRAM CLK Skew on DIMM A2 [Auto]
DRAM CTL Skew on DIMM A1 [Auto]
DRAM CLT Skew on DIMM A2 [Auto]

DRAM CMD Skew on Channel B [Auto]
DRAM CLK Skew on DIMM B1 [Auto]
DRAM CLK Skew on DIMM B2 [Auto]
DRAM CTL Skew on DIMM B1 [Auto]
DRAM CTL Skew on DIMM B2 [Auto]

Ai Clock Twister Light
Ai Transaction Booster Manual
Common Performance Level 8

Pull in of CHA PH1 Disabled
Pull in of CHA PH2 Disabled
Pull in of CHB PH1 Disabled
Pull in of CHB PH2 Disabled

EPU II Phase Control Auto

CPU Voltage 1.70
Load-Line Calibration Auto
CPU PLL Voltage 2.02
FSB Termination Voltage 1.50
CPU GTLVref(0) -65mV
CPU GTLVref(1) Auto
CPU GTLVref(2) Auto
CPU GTLVref(3) Auto
NB GTLVref Auto
North Bridge Voltage 1.57
DRAM Voltage 2.02
NB DDRVref Auto
DDR3 Channel A Vref Auto
DDR3 Channel B Vref Auto
South Bridge 1.5 Voltage Auto
South Bridge 1.05 Voltage Auto

CPU Spread Spectrum Disabled
PCIE Spread Spectrum Disabled

 

[Techjesse]

WoW, your really rocking that Q6600 DDR3 ram, YEAH My UD45 is v.1 and DDR2. Best I could get was 4.4GHz @ 1.792v ouch

 

[RJARRRPCGP]

Asus undervolts vtt by at least .1v, at least on my formula x48 and x58..

Maybe that's why Windows 7 crashes with a WHEA bus/interconnect error on my Maximus II Gene before raising the FSB termination voltage.

 

[funsoul]

WoW, your really rocking that Q6600 DDR3 ram, YEAH My UD45 is v.1 and DDR2. Best I could get was 4.4GHz @ 1.792v ouch

Thanks Techjessie! Yeah...seems I found a decent clocker! Now want to get every last drop hehe

 

[funsoul]

Think I got about as much as possible on this one: http://hwbot.org/submission/2602753_funsoul_wprime___32m_core_2_q6600_(2.4ghz)_8sec_170ms

 

[Witchdoctor]

Sick run bro .......

 

[funsoul]

Thanks again Witchdoctor! Now if only I could be as competitive in the other 2D's :/ hehe

 

[Witchdoctor]

 

[funsoul]

Awesome. Thanks Witchdoctor!

 

[funsoul]

Thought I blew the chip but it lives on!

OK...so...seems to be getting good speed from the cpu, now could use some help with the ram situation. Am having trouble getting beyond 800MHz.

Been trying for around 850 but no success. Tried loosening timings to 8-8-8. Also tried dropping ai twister from moderate or light down to lighter. Also tried upping the performance level from 9 to 12. Can sometimes make it into the os but tends to crash pretty much instantly. Getting a number of bsod 124's so tried raising vtt (tried all the way up to 1.53)...still no go.

Any ideas??? What the heck?

 

[Witchdoctor]

What do you have it straped down to ?

 

[funsoul]

have tried all straps but been using 266 (stable), trying for 300 (~850MHz single channel iirc)

 

[Witchdoctor]

Hmmm... PM Woomack, he may have some ideas

possibly some different stix ?