a big player in OC'ing is getting your hands on some good thermal paste and some high quality ram.
a big player in OC'ing is getting your hands on some good thermal paste and some high quality ram.
Yep, in the end a high FSB will mean more than the CPU clock, ram......Originally Posted by phishhead
Here's what i got.
AMD64 3800+ w/stock HSF
Gigabyte GA-K8NXP-SLI
GeIL GL5123200DC 512MB Kit DDR400 PC3200 Ultra Series Dual Channel Memory w/Platinum Heat Spreader
2 EVGA 6600 GT 128MB PCI-E on SLI setup
PowMax dual fan 550Watt PSU ***waiting for delivery on feb. 16***
Thermaltake Tsunami Case w/120mm Front/Rear fan and side fan
im also using round cables and i used my last bit of arctic silver.
since this CPU is only 2.4Ghz, i thought it would be simple enuff to 2.7 Ghz on aircooled. But im drooling over some Thermaltake water cooling kits. Watercooling may have to kept in mind when trying for the 3Ghz. right now my CPU stays at 29-32o celsius, even at a heavy load. iv'e had some ppl tell me that is really awesome and leaves lots of room to play with. However, i may hit the local puter store and dget some waterblocks and then hit the pet store for a pump and resevior. My brother-in-law is about to trash his old dorm room minifridge. i may have to get that from him and run a chilled setup. dunno. lots of things to think about and that minifridge idea would make an awesome mod, especially if i found a way to put the whole pc in the fridge.
I already did that years agoeven after I mounted the power supply on the outside of the fridge it couldn't keep up with the constant heat produced by the CPU & GFX card.
IMO for you to get 2.7++ your going to need chilled water and a bunch of $$$ as a minimum.
[edit]=santino we wanted your avatar size reduced, the font size was ok
Oh sorry, "crucial or pny?" Crucial
Last edited by FastGame; February 15th, 2005 at 15:04 PM.
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