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Are these temps too hot for this chip?

http://shrinkster.com/17t4 What is too hot for this chip?The post does not have replies yet. Start the discussion here

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overclock ram how?

After I overclocked the cpu (q6600), I want to overclock the ram. There are two ways to make it faster: increase the memory frequency, or lower the timings. What is the systematic approach to...

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Downclocking/ calming down a Pundit-R

Hi there, I have got some rather old Pundit-R along with an Intel Northwood Celeron CPU (2 Ghz). I was quite happy with it when it was in the storeroom but now as I moved it to my workroom its...

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How do I get the dust off the fins of a Zahlman?

How do I get the dust of the fins of a Zahlman CPU cooler? Canned air doesn't seem to do it nor does the brush attachment from the vacumn. TIA Jim... The post has 3 replies so far. Read more and...

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Overclocking Intel E7500 cpu on a Asus P5Q board with PC6400...

My system has what is in the subject, and so far I have used the Asus AI tweaker to adjust the FSB upto 333MHz, which pushes the cpu frequency up from 2.9Ghz to 3.65Ghz. I have run Prime95 for 3...

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Abit failure

After installing my new WC setup on my Q6600/Abit IP43 set-up I decided to try pushing my limits. During an out-of-room benchmarking run I heard a loud thumping noise and returned to find the...

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Overclocking x710 BE

Hello, I am new to this whole OC business, but I would like to make my x710 BE go to at least 3.0 Ghz. My current pc is this: Mobo GA-MA69VM-S2 w/ latest official firmware (the biosmod makes it...

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underclocking - Can't change CPU multiplier on board. Advice...

Hello all, I'm trying to underclock (Duron 1.4, Syntax V266a motherboard). Now the issue is, this extremely featureless budget, but otherwise well performing, board won't let me drop the CPU...

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Newbie needing step by step !

Have not a clue where to start - bought the new Pentium E6300 2.8ghz (or relatively new anyways. Newer than the Conroe 1.8 E6300 anyway !) and have been told that taking it up to 4.0ghz isn't out...

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P55 users check your sockets

http://www.anandtech.com/mb/showdoc.aspx?i=3661 Foxconn has cheaped out on the LGA1156 sockets which is causing some problems. The article is about overclocking but a few people in the comments...

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overclocking nvidia 9600gt on laptop

Hello, I noticed that when installing powerstrip for my HP Pavillion dv5 notebook, with gpu 9600gt [512mb], 4gb ram and win 7 ultimate, that I am able to overclock the engine and memory clocks. At...

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overclocking nvidia 9600gt on laptop

Hello, I noticed that when installing powerstrip for my HP Pavillion dv5 notebook, with gpu 9600gt [512mb], 4gb ram and win 7 ultimate, that I am able to overclock the engine and memory clocks. At...

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overclocking nvidia 9600gt for laptop

Hello, I noticed that when installing powerstrip for my HP Pavillion dv5 notebook, with gpu 9600gt [512mb], 4gb ram and win 7 ultimate, that I am able to overclock the engine and memory clocks. At...

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Im desperate

Help me, my cpu keeps overclocking... From 2,2 to 2,7Ghz.. It causing most of my games run too fast or some of them slow. Plus usb devices are working only in BIOS. In bios everything is fine as it...

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65c temps at idle on celeron d 3.06GHz

not overclocked but the system was given to me as a junker because of overheating. The bios was reading 90C and I could only read it for a second before the system re-booted itself. So I replaced...

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Can Someone please help me with my Computer stuff? 74432

I use the computer and the Net on a regular basis but I don't know a whole lot about it all, especially when it gets technical. I have an Acer Aspire AM5100-U5300A. I would like to speed this...

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Translate data sheet to basic RAM timings?

From the KVR800D2N5 RAM data sheet. Single Power Supply of 1.8V (/- .1V) Clock Cycle Time (tCK) CL=5... 2.5ns (min.) / 8ns (max.) Row Cycle Time (tRC)... 57.5ns (min.) Refresh to Active/Refresh...

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Help DDR2 800 Mhz runs at 333 Mhz with Athlon 64 X2

Hi everybody I just need help to correct bios settings, if possible to get best results - no overclock needed (as I havent got the propper cooler for the moment) : The main problem is my two DDR2...

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Tolerance of motherboard voltage regulators that control CPU...

For example, on a Gigabyte GA-EP45-UD3, what is the actual voltage range (tolerance, plus or minus) if one sets CPU Vcore to the maximum operating voltage 1.3625 for an Intel Q9550? Thanks.... The...

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BIOS setting "Memory over voltage" shows value in red

In the BIOS Setup 'Ai Tweaker' menu of my Asus P5QL/EPU motherboard I just happened to notice that the BIOS setting Memory over voltage is shown as 2.10000 in red. I find the red colour scary. Why...

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