Whats up with my Q6600?

[biggestmexi]

For some reason when I have been booting up recently it is 266x8 for 2.13ghz clock speed.

seems like 8 is the usual multy

I cannot for whatever reason over clock it any more either.

And i never have run it longer than maybe a day while it was oc'ed. and that was at least a year ago.

I could even get it to POST on 290x8. I've maxxed it out at 3.87ghz a long while back.

Any ideas? NOthing has changed in my system

it is running at 2.2ghz now. 275x8

 

[MustangSVT]

perhaps some of the thermal paste dried up or settings changed somehow.

I would take half a day off on weekend and take everything apart, clean all dust off and reapply and reseat all heatsinks and components. Also hard reset bios and o/c from fresh.

damn.. im such a nerd ;D

 

[biggestmexi]

perhaps some of the thermal paste dried up or settings changed somehow.

I would take half a day off on weekend and take everything apart, clean all dust off and reapply and reseat all heatsinks and components. Also hard reset bios and o/c from fresh.

damn.. im such a nerd ;D

lol, yup.

especially with a name like Mustang and the reference to a top of the line performance model too.

Well, the other day, i did go through, remove the VC and did some cleaning and what not.

BBBBBBBUUUUUUUUUUTTTTTTTTTTT i found out that for some reason with the multiplier at 8, (i have no fucking clue why it was 8) it wont go very high at all.

FML

 

[Syzygies]

Tomorrow is Rapture day for Q6600 chips. Get a 2600K?

 

[ch33zw1z]

Tomorrow is Rapture day for Q6600 chips. Get a 2600K?

For some, s775 is enough.

 

[biggestmexi]

Tomorrow is Rapture day for Q6600 chips. Get a 2600K?

lol, actually yes, for 250 new as well

 

[Deanodarlo]

Check your 5vsb is stable from your PSU. If your motherboard has a standby LED, it may be flickering slightly.

I had a dodgy 5vsb (voltage stand by) once, and it exhibited similar strange CPU settings.

 

[biggestmexi]

Check your 5vsb is stable from your PSU. If your motherboard has a standby LED, it may be flickering slightly.

I had a dodgy 5vsb (voltage stand by) once, and it exhibited similar strange CPU settings.

hmmm, is there a program to test this or can you only use a multi-meter?

 

[aigomorla]

take everything apart, clean and rebuild.

honestly tho, its very difficult to trouble shoot this type of problem unless u have another bed.

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[nyker96]

what type of CPU cooler are you using? maybe your chip is dying because it's not properly cooled.

 

[boochi]

For some reason when I have been booting up recently it is 266x8 for 2.13ghz clock speed.

seems like 8 is the usual multy

I cannot for whatever reason over clock it any more either.

And i never have run it longer than maybe a day while it was oc'ed. and that was at least a year ago.

I could even get it to POST on 290x8. I've maxxed it out at 3.87ghz a long while back.

Any ideas? NOthing has changed in my system

it is running at 2.2ghz now. 275x8

Check your bios settings and reset everything to default if you have to. The Q6600 multiplier is 9 and at stock will run at 266mhz. Run Core Temp and check all 4 cores.

 

[biggestmexi]

take everything apart, clean and rebuild.

honestly tho, its very difficult to trouble shoot this type of problem unless u have another bed.

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Fiddle sticks

 

[biggestmexi]

Well, the cooler is an arctic freezer pro 7 one, but i have seen the temps hit 50 on one core only yesterday.

They are always chillin around 33-36 under normal pc use.

 

[biggestmexi]

just did prime for about 10 minutes @ 275x9 which is 2.47ghz and the temps were 56, 56, 48, 48.

Could there be a problem if the cores are so far off from each other?

Maybe im going to reseat the cooler.

 

[boochi]

An 8 degree difference between cores is a bit much. I would remove my heatsink and clean the surface of it and the processor and reapply a thin smooth layer of arctic silver or equivalent. Also, clean the fins on the heatsink and the fan blades. Rerun Prime95 for 30 minutes or more running Small FFT's. Intel Burn Test will generate more heat than prime95 though. http://downloads.guru3d.com/IntelBurnTest-v2.3-download-2047.html
The stepping of your processor makes a big difference too. If you have a B3, do not let your cores go above 60 degrees. A G0 can go higher but, do not let it go past 70 degrees. Check your VID in Core Temp as well. The G0 should hit 333Mhz without any voltage adjustment. Anything higher will likely require bumping up the voltage. The early quads also run better when they are in a 1:1 ratio with the RAM.

 

[biggestmexi]

An 8 degree difference between cores is a bit much. I would remove my heatsink and clean the surface of it and the processor and reapply a thin smooth layer of arctic silver or equivalent. Also, clean the fins on the heatsink and the fan blades. Rerun Prime95 for 30 minutes or more running Small FFT's. Intel Burn Test will generate more heat than prime95 though. http://downloads.guru3d.com/IntelBurnTest-v2.3-download-2047.html
The stepping of your processor makes a big difference too. If you have a B3, do not let your cores go above 60 degrees. A G0 can go higher but, do not let it go past 70 degrees. Check your VID in Core Temp as well. The G0 should hit 333Mhz without any voltage adjustment. Anything higher will likely require bumping up the voltage. The early quads also run better when they are in a 1:1 ratio with the RAM.

G0 SLACR BAY IT HANDLE ALL THAT I THROW At it.....no wait....it doesnt,

ill check that when i get my new one together, and rebuild her!

for now I will have to lay low.

It is my main media source

 

[nanaki333]

take everything apart, clean and rebuild.

honestly tho, its very difficult to trouble shoot this type of problem unless u have another bed.

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don't be ridiculous! he can't sleep in 2 beds at the same time!

 

[pruitts]

don't be ridiculous! he can't sleep in 2 beds at the same time!

exactly right....:thumbsup:






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[BadThad]

Have you tried a different power supply?

 

[biggestmexi]

is it safe to make an ass out of myself and say that i could hook up a DIFFERENT psu to JUST the 8 pin for the CPU?

and leave the PS in the computer powering everything else?

Being that the PS just spit power out right?

 

[boochi]

That will not work.

 

[Blitz KriegeR]

An 8 degree difference between cores is a bit much.

Actually for original core micro architecture chips like the E/Q series that is absolutely normal. Up to 10'C difference at load between cores 0 and 3 is quite common. It has to do with how the die is laid out. In newer i5/7s there are a lot of power hungry components near cores 1&2, leading the mid cores to have higher temps. On the E/Q series that is true for cores 0/1 while 2/3 often stay cooler.