Overclocking

[Clellandmc]

I have a Q6600 G0 and want to have a go at overclocking it, but want to obviously find some places to do my homework beforehand. Where do people suggest to look, I don't mean forums like Overclockers, I mean like a page/site which explain each part that needs to be looked at and how it works.

Thanks

 

[Final Maxim]

overclockers.co.uk lol

use the search function on the forums but im 99% sure theres a sticky with a basic guide on how to overclock

 

[Greeny.]

www.ocforums.com is very good, full of hardcore american geeks mostly but very good info on there.

If you only want a basic overclock lob your fsb up in your bios, and voltages acordingly

 

[Cezney]

By no means a computer expert but i have done some basic overclocking in the past. Found www.tomshardware.com pretty useful, there are some basic guides on overclocking if you use the search button and this looks like it might be relevant to you :http://www.tomshardware.com/2007/11/08/dual_vs_quad/

From what i remember its important to make sure whatever cooling you have is up to the job before you push any settings, heat is the limiting factor for a lot of overclocked systems.

 

[mintsauce5]

try www.clunk.org.uk or www.extremeoverclocking.com , what make of board are u using ?

 

[JayGTT]

http://www.overclockingwiki.org/forums/showthread.php?t=832

This is what i used, ive got a Intel Duo E6550 running 3.3g on default vcore (1.35v) its 100% stable.

 

[Clellandmc]

I've got an Abit IP35 Pro board and Tuniq 120 cooler and some of this Crucial RAM https://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MY-093-CR.

Thanks for the info so far, I'll have a look and hopefully get somewhere, but keep the links coming.

 

[David]

i clocked it very easily, stock volts, 3.03ghz easily. i actually managed to get 3.4 out of it stable by my temps were a little high so if you have decent cooling and your temps are ok, you should get 3.2 out of it no problem i would say. Tuniq tower cooler is best for the q6600 although i have a zalman which is very good too.