Your cpu : e2160
speed: 3.2 GHz 1.475 V (1.8 stock)
Cooler: Water - D tek fusion, MCR320 MCP655
Idle temp: 21c
Load temp:50c
My load temps are LOL, but in game cores are around 35 C :P
What i do is put about a pea sized blob in the middle, get some cling film and wrap it round my finger, use your finger to spread the paste to make an even layer over the entire IHS, havent had any problems with it so far
This is just intel speedstep.
The multiplier lowers to 6 when the processor isnt doing anything, to save energy, it then rises to 9 when the processing speed is needed.
If you want to seriously overclock, i recommend turning it off in BIOS
A 9800GX2 is two 8800GTS slapped together with lower clocks, i dont know how well they scale, but i would go for another 8800GTS instead, although i think one 8800GTS is fine !
I suggest flipping your HDD round, i did it with an old case once, i also suggest sleeving all of the cables if you want it to look cleaner (no point if you dont have a window tho)
Try to put stuff behind the 5" bays like i have done and danny
I suggest flipping your HDD round, i did it with an old case once, i also suggest sleeving all of the cables if you want it to look cleaner (no point if you dont have a window tho)
Try to put stuff behind the 5" bays like i have done and danny
Ive done some runs at 1.7 V to bench, its pretty safe i have found, but ive only run my computer with 1.7 V for around half an hour.
Id go higher if i had the option to :D
an asus P5KC will get you to 3.6 GHz like me :D and its a cheap mobo
You would think, my mate has one and he cant get 4 . 0 stable with just a multiplier increase, on a striker motherboard under water.
I think the QX are a complete waste unless you like to do DIce or LN2 runs
You want to get that massive 24 pin cbale out of the way.
And i find for any cable that is showing, sleeving it black makes it look oh so much better, i dont have any wires that arent black in my pc (apart from my cathode power :():D