Should I Continue?
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Bradan
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look http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819115031
core2duo, 2mb cache, 11x multiplier for 125$
you probably payed 190$ for ur chip like 3 months ago,what do you think your chip will be worth in one year?
do you really care if it lasts 5 years instead of six, because by the time you hit the 5 year mark, the cpu is useless
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Nightrain
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If your just raising the FSB your fine. With these new chips its virtually impossible to kill em from just an incrimental FSB raise. If you screw up your voltages then sure, but just FSB your good.
And you have a lot of headroom on that cpu so don't worry. Those temps your reading are also on a full load. Of course they are going to be high.
Don't worry, that chip can handle it.
Im on water, but The chip has done Orthos' CPU only stress tests at ~3.7Ghz fine for 30mins with just FSB increase. But my memory wouldn't hit much more than 500mhz(ddr2 800 @ 1000) reliably. So I brought mine down to 3.325Ghz and it was Orthos stable for days and temps were fine. The thing is running like a champ.
The chip has plenty of headroom so don't worry about it. Once your temps get quite a bit higher then sure worry. But right now you seem fine. If your not comfortable then lower it a few mhz lower. lower it to 2.3 or 2.4ghz if your worried and you still get 1/2Ghz increase over stock. Thats still a nice overclock. So relax and have fun.
And you have a lot of headroom on that cpu so don't worry. Those temps your reading are also on a full load. Of course they are going to be high.
Don't worry, that chip can handle it.
Im on water, but The chip has done Orthos' CPU only stress tests at ~3.7Ghz fine for 30mins with just FSB increase. But my memory wouldn't hit much more than 500mhz(ddr2 800 @ 1000) reliably. So I brought mine down to 3.325Ghz and it was Orthos stable for days and temps were fine. The thing is running like a champ.
The chip has plenty of headroom so don't worry about it. Once your temps get quite a bit higher then sure worry. But right now you seem fine. If your not comfortable then lower it a few mhz lower. lower it to 2.3 or 2.4ghz if your worried and you still get 1/2Ghz increase over stock. Thats still a nice overclock. So relax and have fun.
honestly dude i think you should try reseating your HSF. even with a stock cooler, those temps seem a little high for only running 2.5ghz. that chip could EASILY run 3.0 and still beg for more. LGA775 HSF are a bitch to install correctly. i had to remove my motherboard completely, and even doing that, it took me a good 15-20 minutes to get it nice and snug. just remember there should be absolutely no movement whenever you push on it lightly from any side. remember to reapply your thermal compound, spread it evenly with plastic over your finger. the size of a pea worked perfectly for me.