Follow this guide,theres many members in here with e8400s so why not pm them for further help.
http://www.clunk.org.uk/forums/overc...beginners.html
Also if you want to overclock i would reccomend you get an aftermarket cooler.
the Intel one you get with the processor isnt enough.
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