spsfinest212
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I have a Dell Studio 540 and it came with a Intel Core 2 Quad Q8200 cpu and I was wondering if it would be a dumb idea to try and overclock it considering it has stock cooling?
To Overclock or not to overclock that is the question
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Stoic Sentinel
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Well, you could try overclocking, but I would suggest you buy a separate fan if you want to do some serious over-clocking. You don't want your CPU to overheat 
Plus, anyway with a Dell there isnt going to be much if any overclocking options in the bios.
spsfinest212
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Ya I just checked and your right about that. I guess I could just get a better core 2 quad on ebay or something.
Twist86
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I would wait...Q8200 is a nice chip even though it has low cache but that is about the end for the 775 socket...the best upgrade would be a Q9450/Q9550/Q9650 which will cost $220+.
I would either save up and build your own PC (CF users can help too) or buy a all ready built system....just stay away from HP/Dell/Gateway/etc
I would either save up and build your own PC (CF users can help too) or buy a all ready built system....just stay away from HP/Dell/Gateway/etc
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You would need a new motherbard to overclock. And the Q8200 doesn't clock very well, so it wouldn't really benefit you much to buy new parts to OC. And yes you are correct, it isn't a very good idea to overclock on stock cooling. I would either keep what you have and save for something new, or sell current computer and build a Q9550 or i7 build.