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Originally Posted by Instinct5
man everyone is about overclocking i mean ya it makes your cpu faster but.. you take so many risks with overclocking to much you have to make sure everything is stable gotta have the right cooling so you dont fry anything.. personaly i like to stay stock to not eff myself over somehow i just have that kinda luck and if anything were to happen my warranty is gone. i just find it irratating when somone asks for a cpu and everyone says E2180 and oc to 3.0 like man sorry for rant in this particular topic but i needed to get it off my chest  |
I understand that. I was hesitant to OC my E8400 because I felt I wouldn't see the difference coming from a P4 @ 2.0GHz. Anything would've looked fast to me. I did it anyway though.
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CPU: Q6600 @ 3.4GHz [425x8] 1.248v load | E8400
HSF: Zalman 9700 (replacing soon)
MB: DFI DK P35-T2RS
GPU: XFX 8800GTS (G92) 512MB @ 800/1970/1100
RAM: 2GB OCZ Reaper (PC2 6400) 850 4-4-4-12
HDD: WD 500GB 16MB
Case: Antec 900
PSU: OCZ 700W
Monitor: LG 22" L226WTQ
3DMark06 Score: 16137 (XP) with above clocks
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