P7n diamond with q6600

Ok guys, I have an opportunity to get this board for $160 from a buddy of mind. I recently had a q6600 with a 1.3125 vid on a Gigabyte p35-ds3l board that I was able to clock to 3.6ghz stable.
I recently just picked up another q6600 with a 1.2125 vid
A couple of questions for you...
1) Will Crucial Ballistix work on this board?
2) Are there any significant modifications I will need to do to this board to keep the northbridge cool?
3) Are there any common "fsb holes" in this board?
4) Have any of you clocked your quad to 3.6 stable ( I will be using a ultra 120 extreme with ultra kaze fan)
Thanks in advance... I can pick up the board this afternoon if I want, but I'm just wondering how successfull people have clocked the q6600

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Windows Vista 32-bit
Been having trouble with system stability, computer restarting 10min to 3 hours into gameplay, and discovered a lot of other people with the same CPU and MB as I do with the same problem until they OC the CPU to 3.0 MHz. Question is how do I OC the CPU to 3.0 GHz? I get the FSB to 1150 MHz but any higher and the computer powers up like normal but the monitor remains in sleep mode as if the video card has gone out and I have to yank the CMOS battery to get a screen to come back up. Are there other settings I am missing to push the OC up to around 1333 MHz (about the speed for 3.0 GHz)?

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After going through 2 boards and cpus as well as memory from patriot, g.skill and corsair, I still have the random rebbot problems. I have a coolermaster stacker 830m case with the 1000wt psu and have used it with other systems fine.
Which bios and what settings will make this thing stable, no need for overclocking right now.
I have eliminated video cards, memory, psu and heat from the list of possible problems.
I just want to get it stable and running at spec with the ddr2 1066 memory that I have.
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Quote from: Bomberh on 26-April-08, 06:45:30
Thanks loonym for the BIOS images.
I thought that I would give it one more shot and crossed my fingers. Changed BIOS settings to ones in the image for a basic OC up to 3.2Ghz. Saved and reboot, but it didn’t reboot, and wouldn’t. Had to wait and then clear everything. Tried the 3.6Ghz settings, and didn’t hold much hope as it wouldn’t even work for 3.2Ghz. Guess what it didn’t work.
I think that it is enough, can’t do a minor OC, and can’t get my 1066 RAM to run at that speed, will only run at 800, no matter what settings I put my RAM to.
This is really starting to get me annoyed. I am not relishing buying a new board and new copy of Vista (OEM) and reinstalling all my stuff due to the new board. However, if it means that I can get a little out of my present CPU by one change in the BIOS, or even buying a new Q9550 that works in the board straight out of the box, and I don’t have to wait for it to be tested or a new BIOS then ASUS here I come.
Like I said enough is enough, this is a high end board cost me £200 and it should enable me to get things running correctly, and it don’t. From now on I won’t buy or build anymore computers with MSI boards. Sorry to all you MSI fans out there, but it isn’t working for me.
I used the settings that loonym posted and they failed for me as well. I adjusted them a tad to an overclock of 3.0 (1333x9) used all of the other settings but dropped the nb voltage one click below his to stay out of the red in this 1.0 bios and set the cpu gtl to 20 instead of 10. Manually set all ram timings and voltage to spec but left it at ddr2 800 (1066 would lock up at start of prime95 torture test). I ran out of time but at those settings it ran the torture test for 30 minutes with zero errors and downloaded a gig of stuff from usenet in the background while keeping a cpu temp of 47c under that load. I am using air cooling so I don't think that was too shabby. Will put it under a more severe stress test tonight after work and try to find a way to get the memory running to speed. I think this board will have a problem with 1066 memory running a full 8gb, I might put that to the test once I establish a stable system as it is now.

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Hello All
Im looking for much needed help to overclock my Q6600 from 2.4 (default) to the highest stable overclock i can reach for my system. With the settings i have given below i can run 3D Mark without crashing..and run games without crashing...but after a certain period of time on a game i crash after about 20 mins of playing. Also i run Prime95 and i get Worker errors after about 10-20 mins.
Here is my reading on Cpu-Z
Here is my system:
Mobo - MSI P7N Diamond
Cooler - Arctic cooling Freezer Pro 7
Processor - Q6600 G0 @ 2.4
PSU - Hiper Power Type M 780W
Mem - Ballistix PC2-8500 2GB
Graphics card - Asus 4870 X2
Monitor - 24 Inch BenQ G2410HD
Case - Thermaltake Tsunami VA3000 Aluminum
Bios V - 1.3
Here is the settings iv already tried in my bios:
D.O.T Control - Disabled
Intel EIST - Disabled
Sli Ready Memory - Disabled
System Clock Mode: Manual
FSB Clock - 1512
DRAM - 800
Adjust Cpu ratio - 9
Cpu Voltage - 0.18750
DRAM Voltage - 2.10
NB Voltage - 1.425
SB Voltage - 1.550
Cpu GTL Referance Voltage - 0.060
FSB Terminator Voltage - 1.300
Rest = auto
Spread Spectrum - Disabled
I hope this is enough info. I Ask for anyone that replys to keep it simple for me :D as im new to this
Any help given is much appreciated
Thnx.

Quote from: Massicor on 21-June-09, 04:37:32
You know what ... this forum is crap ...you ask for help and all you get is a load of crap replys that help in no way at all thnx for wasting my time. And for the record if you guys accually knew how to overclock my cpu with my mobo then u would have just told me with no problems but instead u have wasted about 3 days of my time waiting for usuful reply and help from a decent person ! good job.
Ill figure it out myself as iv already gotten it 3.0 stable with reading only what other ppl used on there bios with short amount of trial and error.
Wow. Some people just really don't get it...
We all know how to overclock CPUs, of course. Why are you biting the hand of the arm trying to help you? I used the P7N Diamond for several months, and also provided a lot of the overclocking tips and hints, along with every beta/performance BIOS MSI released.
If you want me to do the overclocking for you, and rid you of the experience; hell, I have no problem with that. The P7N is a simple board to overclock until the NB gets too hot. Max out the FSB term, don't touch the GTL voltages, and adjust the CPU Vcore only when needed. If you cannot follow anything I said in the last sentence - go back to stock settings.
Do you even know how to stability test an overclocked system?
If you don't want to learn, you're most likely not going to get beyond 3.2 GHz.

P7N Diamond - Problems with different things

Hi, n0id here.
I have recently bought a computer in parts (from different web shops).
Yesterday I finally got the processor and was able to build the computer, so I started building the computer.
After about an hour of mounting the parts, I decided it was finished, so I powered it on and watched it boot.
The first thing I noticed was that if my USB Keyboard was plugged in, POST would freeze at "Initializing USB Devices".
I figured it was only temporarily, so I switched to a PS/2 Keyboard, which helped.
The next thing that happened was the BIOS was not able to find my Hard Drive (SATA). I was wondering if because the motherboard support SATAII if SATA drives wheren't compatible. I opened the case and saw that the SATA cable wasn't plugged in properly. So after putting it back in properly, I booted the computer again.
So, now that POST was running OK and BIOS found all my components, I decided to install Windows XP.
After about a minute of reading the cd (windows initializes the installation program in DOS) it stopped reading, and the computer freezed. Finally, It got to the point where I can partition the HDD. But the computer would always reboot at this point. I haven't figured out why yet.
So I connected the HD to my old computer and installed windows here. That worked.
I reconnected the HD to the new computer and after windows loaded, I got a blue screen and the computer would reboot again.
So I decided to remove some of the components. I removed one RAM module, the soundcard (Creative XFI Gamer) and unplugged the 120mm back fan. At this point I was able to format the drive and install windows without a problem.
So I decided to insert the components again, but when I then started the computer, I didn't get a picture on the monitor. I tried with a different monitor and with a different graphics card, neither of which made a difference.
At that point I went to bed because I had already spent seven hours trying to figure things out and it had gotten very late.
So now I am here asking for any guidance.
My computer specs are:
MSI P7N Diamond motherboard,
2x 1Gb Kingston 1066 Memory modules running at 1.8v,
Geforce 7900GS,
Creative X-Fi Gamer soundcard,
Intel Q6600 G0 @ 2.4Ghz,
Thanks for any help.

Hello again.
I am trying to overclock my Q6600.
Everytime the FSB is over 267mhz (2.4ghz CPU Clock) I get a BSOD: "IRQ_NOT_LESS_OR_EQUAL".
Then it's dumping the memory and restarting.
When Windows starts up again, the FSB is back at 267mhz.
I am using the application MSI Dual Core Center, that followed with my motherboard.
I noticed in this application that memory voltage was set to 1.9v. The memory modules I bought are 1.8v because when I bought the MSI P7N Diamond, it said it only supported 1.8v memory. aww :S
Anyway, my full specs are:
Intel Q6600 (G0 stepping) - 2.4ghz
MSI P7N Diamon (7510) Mainboard
1x 1GB Kingston (KVR1066D2N7K2/2G) memory modules, 1.8v, 1066Mhz,
Antec NeoPower 650 (650W, 3x 12v @ 16A)
GeForce 7900GS
Creative X-Fi Gamer
Win XP Pro, SP2.
I am going to browse around the forums for similiar problems, though I thought I'd post this now.
After browsing the forums I've learned a few things.
My Q6600 has a VID of 1.3250 and the box it came with said that 1.35v is the max. So I have changed the voltage to +0.0250 and was able to clock the CPU to 2.67Ghz without a problem (temps are 33 - 36 celcius on idle.)
My question this time is: even though the box says 1.35v max will I safely be able to set the voltage higher than that?
I would assume that Intel is setting a maximum that is lower than the actual max, just to keep the processor safe. But I do not know stuff like that :P
My target is 3ghz, and if reaching that clock means I need to apply a greater voltage than 1.35v, and it isn't safe; that would totally suck.
edit,
To achieve 3ghz I supplied these settings in the BIOS:
FSB: 1333 Mhz
DRAm: 800 Mhz
EIST: Disabled
Multiplier: x9
Nb voltage: 1.35
FSB Term.: 20
CPU GTL Fef: 5
The cores are currently at 36-38 at idle, compared to 28-32 on stock clock.
I will see if I can buy some extra fans to put in the front to blow cool air into the case, and maybe buy a new cpu cooler.
Btw, the vCore is 1.3v (and it's also set to auto in bios).

P7N Diamond / Q6600 / HELP!

Intro
Good Afternoon. I have searched everywhere for information regarding the issues I’m having and haven’t found anything, so I though id ask here. About a year ago I built two computers using the exact same parts (one for me and the other for a friend of mine). My friends build has been running perfect since day one, with no issues or errors. Mine however, has been a problem since I turned it on. I don’t want to post a confusing wall of text, but want to give as many details as possible, so here goes.
Problems
1)   Will not run with optimised settings since first install - Just restarts before starting windows. (Only boots ok when FSB is set to 1333)
2)   Looping Restarts – After powering on it will restart itself between 3-6 times after boot screen, then successfully boots onto windows ok.
3)   Crashing to Desktop/BSOD’s – Mainly runs ok when on desktop/applications/internet. Games are the issue. (Fixed some errors by replacing CMOS Battery. Main BSOD error “Hardware Error – Please contact your manufacturer”
Previous Tests Done
1) Cleared BIOS settings
2) Stripped it down to barebone (outside case), and removed everything It didn’t need to run.
3) Tried changing RAM - Dual/Single Channel – One stick at a time.
4) Memtest, Futuremark, Prime95, GPU-Z, CPU-Z and others.
*Currently have processor on RMA as it died (Have signal to monitor from Graphics Card, but no boot, so testing on the fly is impossible*
NOTE: All drivers are up-to-date, Computer Temperatures are more than low enough
*BIOS changes/setup*
Advanced BIOS Features:
   * CPU Feature
   o Execute Bit Support = disabled
   o Set Limit CPUID maxVal to 3 = disabled
   * Chipset Feature
   o HPET = disabled
Cell Menu:
   * D.O.T = disabled
   * Intel EIST = enabled
   * SLI Ready Memory = enabled
   * System Clock Mode = Manual
   o FSB Clock = 1333
   o DRAM Clock = 800
   * Adjust CPU Ration = 9
   * Advanced DRAM configuration
   o DRAM Timing Mode = Auto
   * Adjust PCI-E Frequency = 100
   * Auto disable DRAM/PCI Frequency = enabled
   * CPU Voltage = Auto
   * DRAM Voltage = Auto
   * NB Voltage = Auto
   * SB Voltage = Auto
   * FSB Terminator = Auto
   * --- All other voltages are left on "Auto" ---
   * Spread Spectrum = disabled
Computer Specs:
Case: Thermaltake Armour+ VA3000
MB: MSI P7N Diamond
MS-7510 Ver1.0 (Rev1.0) (A7510-NMS100) (Bios Ver: 1.4)
HDD: 1 X Western Digital 500GB - SATA (WD500DAAKS)
GPU: 1 X BFG GTX-280OC PCI-E
CPU: Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 - 2.4GHZ/8M/1066/05A (SLACR)
CPU FAN:Zalman CNPS9500 AM2
MEMORY: Corsair Dominator-XMS2-PC8500 1066Mhz DDR2 – 2.1v
OTHER CARDS: Sound Blaster X-Fi Xtreme Audio (Free with Motherboard)
OS: Windows Vista Ultimate 64Bit – SP1
PSU: Hiper Type-M SLI 1000w
*Air Cooling: 5 x Internal Fans, 9 including CPU/GPU/PSU/RAM
PSU IMG:
Additional Information:
As mentioned earlier, my Q6600 is in the process of RMA so can’t really do any testing with Bios or anything else. Another thing… When on the phone to Intel’s Technicians. They said that due to the board only having 1.8v DIMM’s, they said because my RAM was 2.1v, it is those that are causing all my issues. In relation to the RAM spec on the listed computer configuration, could anyone confirm that? As I asked Corsair before the build and they said it would be fine.
I hope I’ve given all the required details, needed for a conclusion to my problems or even a guess.
Overall, Thankyou for reading. Any help/advice is much appreciated.

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1) Will not run with optimised settings since first install - Just restarts before starting windows. (Only boots ok when FSB is set to 1333)
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o FSB Clock = 1333
Mh, did you mistype something, or are you talking about overclocking when you mention "optimised settings"? I mean: FSB 1333 is already higher than the native FSB Speed of a Q6600 (=266 MHz or 1066 MT/s effectively). Can you explain again what you mean? Because if you really overclocked the FSB/CPU to 333 MHz FSB CLock Speed (and higher) all your problems may simply be the symptoms of non-stable overclocking settings (which is nothing unusual).
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MEMORY: Corsair Dominator-XMS2-PC8500 1066Mhz DDR2 – 2.1v
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Another thing… When on the phone to Intel’s Technicians. They said that due to the board only having 1.8v DIMM’s, they said because my RAM was 2.1v, it is those that are causing all my issues. In relation to the RAM spec on the listed computer configuration, could anyone confirm that?
Yes and no. The native speed of your modules is DDR2-800 @1.8V +/- 0.1V (JEDEC Standard) which means that such a setting is compliant with the industry specifications for DDR2 Memory and should pose no stability risk to the system (given that none of the modules are faulty).
DDR2-1066 on the other hand is an OC rating that requires you to raise the voltage to 2.1V and thereby above industry specifications. Stability problems @DDR2-1066//2.1V are not unusual. So in that perspective, the stuff the Intel Technicians pointed out to you is absolutely correct.

P7n Diamond + Q6600 = Reboots over and over

I have a P7n diamond that has been in my system paired with E6850 for a while now and been running no problem. Well I picked up a Q6600 and put it in and now it reboots everytime when it starts to go into windows. No errors or anything.. Just poof and reboot.. Will sit in the bios all day long and temp in bios is 21 to 23 celcius. Anyone have any suggestions for me. I have put all the bios settings on Auto just trying to get the machine to load windows. does the same thing with Windows Vista and Windows 7. Startup screen comes up and churns and right when screen is supposed to switch to windows it reboots... Thanks for all suggestions...
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Q6600
PCP&Cooling 750 silencer
Raptor Drives
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Quote from: gsoutherland on 07-February-09, 01:53:46
I tried that and everything else I could think of. I under no circumstances could get it to get past the vista or windows 7 startup screen. I OC'ed, underclocked, left stock, and anything else you can think of. I finally gave up and went back to my E6850. I'll do my research before I purchase another CPU. After looking around I see a lot of Q6600 users have problems with the P7N Diamond.
One thing I did not try was a different Bios. I'm running v1.2. Do you think that could have been it? And what is the latest bios. I know that 1.2 is the latest official. I saw a 1.23 but saw somewhere it said it was older than 1.2 so I did not download.
Thanks for your suggestions.
Ok I can't stand this beating me.. I'm back with the q6600 and rebooting. no changes helps. has there been cases where a cpu just won't work with a motherboard?? I put the e6850 back in and boots fines. I put the q6600 in other system boots fine. just will not boot on my p7n diamond board. I've flashed to latest beta 1.3 bios. I've reset cmos.. i've done everything i know to do and no luck....

P7N Diamond: Q6600 to 4.05ghz!! But stability at 3.6ghz?

Hi all,
I believe I've obtained the first successful non-extreme Kentsfield Quad bench above 4.0ghz on the P7N Diamond. It can be done.
The processor is a watercooled Q6600 G0 Batch L737B277 with a VID of 1.2375. The chipset is using the standard circupipe cooling, but I did buy an Antec Spot Cool to blow air over the NB. It seems to be doing a reasonable job.
Here are my OC settings and voltages:
Beta BIOS 1.1B4
Proc: 4.05ghz (450 x 9)
FSB: 1800 (450 x 4)
RAM: 900 (450 x 2)
RAM Timings: 5-5-5-15-2T (sub-timings on auto)
vCore: Max set in BIOS (haven't benched lower, but it may be possible.)
vDimm: 2.1
NB: 1.55
SB: 1.65
Gtl REF: 65
FSB Term: 35
all other voltages on auto.
Unfortunately, I'm still having a bit of trouble stabilizing at 3.6ghz. I've cornered it down to the same thing every time. The computer will eventually freeze (not blue screen or reboot, but freeze) at around 10 minutes of Prime 95 or between 2 and 5 minutes of OCCT (RAM stress.)
My current settings for 3.6ghz stable are as follows:
Beta BIOS 1.1B4
Proc: 3.6ghz (400 x 9)
FSB: 1600 (400 x 4)
RAM: 800 (400 x 2)
RAM Timings: 5-4-4-13-2T (default EPP timings)
vCore: 1.4375 (+2.000v set in BIOS)
vDimm: 2.1
NB: 1.4
SB: 1.55
Gtl REF: 65
FSB Term: 35
My guess is that the issue lies with the NB or SB, with RAM being the third option. I don't think it's the processor, based upon VID, batch, and the type of errors I'm getting (freezes, nothing else.)
I'm learning more about how NB and SB voltages effect the system, as well as how all of the reference, gtl, and terminator voltages interact (MSI's odd BIOS settings make this all the more difficult.) However, I'm still guessing at places, and without the ability to pinpoint a single voltage that's causing the freezing, it's becoming a bit tiresome. I've tried upping NB to 1.45 and SB 1.6 but can't seem to prevent the freezing. Perhaps its a combination of the two, or perhaps my FSB Terminator voltage is off. If anyone has any ideas on what could be causing this freezing, that would be great going forward.
Seeing that I can bench at 4.05ghz, I should be able to find stability at 3.6ghz. It's just a matter of time, and as always, further explanation of MSI's unique voltage settings always helps.
Thanks everyone!

Here's a brief overview of my 3.6 settings. Cpu is a G0 batch L737A702 with a VID of 1.2875, bios A7510NMS.116, C1E and EIST disabled.
The first screen in cell menu just shows mode to manual, fsb to 1600, and multi at 9. The pci-e freq=107 is just to give me a little help for oc my vid cards so disregard that setting.
Next you see my voltages. One might assume that cpu VID 1.2875v+.225v increase in bios will mean a vcore of 1.5125 but this isn't the case at all as you will see from H/W Monitor in a moment.
The H/W Monitor screen is showing me vcore 1.464v and while I'm sure part of this is vdrop, it also leads me to believe that bios may not be setting the initial voltage correctly or that there is some amount of vdroop before the OS is even loaded. Of course that's purely speculation without actual digital multi-meter measurements.
I can show prime 25.6 stability if need be, I have run it 6hr with similar settings on bios 114 but honestly I'm not really big on hours of stress testing. It cuts into my WCG time too much and I have taken kind of a personal interest in that since my cancer diagnosis 7 weeks ago. 4 cores crunching 24/7 without error and the occasional game of Witcher or Silent Hunter 4 is my idea of stable. You can see the CPU-Z Core Voltage 1.424v 100% load so vdroop is around .04v. You might also note ram timings are tight and CL1. The OCZ Reaper HPC's don't oc worth a damn but they run mighty tight stock.
The temps are really something I'm not going to discuss too much. The common question seems to be "which app should I trust?". I'll leave this argument to people who know a lot more about intel thermal specs than I do. The author of Real Temp (unclewebb) said something in a post that stuck with me: If you are Prime stable and have left some head room before TjMax, which you have plenty of, then absolute temperatures don't matter one bit. 50C, 55C, 60C, 65C and even 70C doesn't matter while running Prime as long as you are stable. You are within the Intel spec and you aren't going to hurt anything. With no documentation of TjMax by Intel and no user testing of TjMax for your new processor, absolute temperature is no more than just an interesting number no matter what software you are using to report it.
A s-pi 8m run

Troubles hitting 3.0ghz on Q6600 and P7N Diamond

Hi all,
I'm kinda new to the whole over clocking thing but after reading a few posts it looks like my system should be able to hit 3.0ghz on the Q6600 G0 without much problem. The only problem is when I disable the normal over clocking stuff and set my FSB to 1333 with my voltages up a bit my system won't post. Below are my specs:
MSI P7N diamond Bios V1.2
Q6600 Kentsfield G0 @ 2.40Ghz with a default voltage of 1.280V
8GB (4 sticks) of OCZ Fatal1ty Edition DDR2 1006 (PC2 8500) - OCZ2F10664GK
Nvidia 260 GTX.
Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.

Seeing is believing! Since you have the most recent official bios release, within the forum, some posts may exist addressing some beta releases that might increase the memory parameters. Not sure if the P07 performance bios may help, but it also may be worth looking into. You have a lot of RAM. The mem. controller is probably pretty stressed as well when all the slots are full, & may need a boost in V's. Have you tried testing with just 1 stick of RAM in slot #1?
Edit: Almost forgot, if you do decide to flash your bios, make sure all the settings are returned to a stable stock, & use the forum USB Flash Tool.

P7n diamond with q6600

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