Hi everyone, i'm just trying to overclock my Q6600 and i cant seem to get it stable at 3ghz, anything under that i can get almost stable, i am using my computer to game with and after about 40mins-1hr 30mins it seems to error up, i had my settings at 3.0ghz CPU multi 9 FSB 333 800mhz RAM 1.3250V when i go higher i have about the same results, but from looking at other Q6600 overclocks thats a stable clock speed

Are you running the RAM at DDR2-667 speed (333MHz) to match the CPU frequency? Have you tried increasing the CPU voltage? Intel lists the voltage range as 0.85v - 1.50v. Since you're at 1.325v, try adding another 0.025v & see if it stabilizes. If the problems persist, add another 0.025v & try again. Keep increasing in 0.025v increments until you can get it to run stably. http://processorfinder.intel.com/de...

1 more thing, do these sound like good idle temps to you? thanks core 0- 40C core 1- 39C core 2- 36C core 3- 35C

fine temps for the quad. what motherboard are u using? q6600s are very picky with chipsets. mine for example refuses to go above 2.9ghz (at least with perfect stability) regardless of voltage, multipler or otherwise. Core 2 Quad q6600 2.4GHz@ 2.9GHz 323x9 MSI P6N-FI nforce650i Mb 3GB OCZ RAM DDR2800@645 2x250GB HDD in RAID 0 2xDVD-RW Foxconn 8800GTS 320mb 630/1410/1840 ATI TV 550pro FSP 700w

Try this, don't raise the cpu voltage, dont' overlock RAM and push for 3GHZ. It worked great for me, cool and stable. But i am not running overlockd now because it is unecessary.