thanks for all the input . great work sbrehn ! all this is very appreciated ...
add more volts!
Yup " G1 " is the latest and kicking butt taking namesYou might have an older Q6600 that doesn't overclock too well. Download CPU-Z and see if the revision is "G0"... if it is, then you should be able to go higher.
I loved the P5N-E board... it was one of the few "budget" offerings I've come across that have been so superb for overclocking. However, I do recall it being horrible towards memory overclocking, so definitely make sure that you are not inadvertently overclocking your memory by accident.