Roark
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Actually this is probably a general OC question, but here it goes:
What is more of a limiting factor in OC'ing a CPU, motherboard or the chip?
Here is the story.
I'm getting a 2nd Q6600 (G0), the first one I can't OC as well as I would like.
#1 is @ 3.2GHz and requires 1.475v in BIOS (1.432v CPU-Z) to remain stable using an Asus P5K-E, goes to 71°C on IntelBurn.
#2 hasn't been tested yet, but will do so on the board it comes with, an ASRock G31M-S.
I don't really want to be yanking #1 to test #2 in the P5K-E unless I know I'll get 3.2 or higher since its kind of a hassle.
And I don't know if its #1 that is limiting to 3.2GHz, or the board just isn't up to the task (.043 vDroop seems like a lot?).
Is there any way to tell if its worth swapping chips in the P5K-E without actually swapping out chips, like which can undervolt better @ stock or something?
What is more of a limiting factor in OC'ing a CPU, motherboard or the chip?
Here is the story.
I'm getting a 2nd Q6600 (G0), the first one I can't OC as well as I would like.
#1 is @ 3.2GHz and requires 1.475v in BIOS (1.432v CPU-Z) to remain stable using an Asus P5K-E, goes to 71°C on IntelBurn.
#2 hasn't been tested yet, but will do so on the board it comes with, an ASRock G31M-S.
I don't really want to be yanking #1 to test #2 in the P5K-E unless I know I'll get 3.2 or higher since its kind of a hassle.
And I don't know if its #1 that is limiting to 3.2GHz, or the board just isn't up to the task (.043 vDroop seems like a lot?).
Is there any way to tell if its worth swapping chips in the P5K-E without actually swapping out chips, like which can undervolt better @ stock or something?