My 4500 is coming today! Does Intel still use the "tape" between the cpu and the hs? Does it come pre-assembled? I'll be using the stock HS so should I lap the CPU and use good thermal compound? thx

Gigabyte P35-DS3L, Gskill DDR II 800, 2x 1 GB The manual isn't clear. Do I use channel 0 or channel 1 if using only 2 modules? thx bob

The C2 2160 looks like a dream according to Toms' and other reviews. Are all samples going to OC to 3.0 w/ a good MB and stock cooling? Or is it luck of the draw and getting a good "stepping"? My guru says the lack of L2 cache is a real big deal and that a slower speed but higher cache...

any tangible benefit from upgrading to 1066 from 800 Mhz DDR 2?

Is it possible to overclock the CPU of a pre-made computer? Cos I know you can if you build it yourself (don't know how to but still) If it is possible, how do i do it and by how much? (I have an Intel Celeron D CPU at 3.46GHz) Thanks peace, love and empathy _________________ balance transfer...

Is an Asus P5VD2-MX motherboard any good for overclocking?

I just built a Q6600 based PC with a very specific goal : online chess-playing-programs competitions. The needs were : as fast as possible and stable for long (several hours) sessions at 100% processor load but no need at all for powerful graphics. As it was my first PC building from scratch I...

Bought it recently and was wondering what is the normal (maximum) temerature under load? Yeasterday I ran rthdribl (gpu stress test) and it got up to 85C (!!!). Default clock and open case.. After closing the case it got to 72-75C (must be better air flow). So should i be worried or is this...

I'm looking for a good Quad Core motherboard to support an Intel Q6600 CPU. Ideally one that is good for overclocking. I prefer Abit boards, but am open to suggestions. I currently have an Abit AW9D-Max board with an Intel E6600 overclocked to 3 Ghz and it works flawlessly. Abit claims that...

These are my questions - overclocking your CPU Why would overclocking cause your system to crash or bluescreen? Is it possible for an experienced over clocker over clock a system and be pretty much certain it will be stable?

After about 15 minutes of game playing, my PC turns off. Even with the case wide open and all fans on. I have replaced the thermal paste on my GPA cooler. I have run stress tests on my CPU, it seems to be doing fine. (55c under load) What else could it possibly be?

Hi. How can I overclock my CPU? Here are my system specs Intel Core 2 Duo E6300, 1.86 GHz (Ninja fanless cooler) Nvidia Geforce 7950GT (cooled by zalman copper) 2GB of RAM Asus P5VD2-MX mobo 2 case fans

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Hi, as subject... it runned at 3 GHZ nicely for a while, but suddently it started rebooting as soon as Windows loaded with a blue screen and c000021a error. I suspect it has something to do with voltage leaks since it started giving error when i removed and reinstalled a KVM switch.. as soon as...

Hello there, I just got my new mobo and CPU at friday and played Crysis in joy the whole weekend. Well, it wasn't all that joyful from the start. First thing I noticed after installing the new stuff was that the PS/2 keyboard did not work. HOLY ****, it's a freaking PS/2 keyboard and it does not...

is there gonna be corsair's psu over 750 W soon?

I pulled a 120mm fan out of a bad power supply. The fan itself works great, and it appears to be of good quality, so I am wondering if there was a way that I could use it as an additional case fan. It only has a 2-pin power connector on the fan. What would I need in order to use it if I could...

Hi there, since a friend asked me yesterday whether to buy a Xeon or a Core 2 Quad and I had no clue what the difference might be, I thought I should ask here. Is it the same CPU, labeled differently? Is there a possibility of better overclock-rates with the Xeon? I haven't found any benchmarks...

Oh well, after achieving what I consider to be a reasonable overclock on my "non-overclockable" ASUS P5PE-VM getting my E4500 to 2.93GHz at stock voltage it seems that I'm going to be getting an Asrock 4CoreDual-VSTA VIA PT880 Ultra anyway! Here's me, quite happy with the P5PE-VM/E4500 @ 2.93...

The manual says board has cpu multiplier and cpu lock free facility. In bios the cpu adjusts are all greyed out ? How can I change fsb? tia , dave