My 4500 is coming today!
Does Intel still use the "tape" between the cpu and the hs?
Does it come pre-assembled?
I'll be using the stock HS so should I lap the CPU and use good thermal

Gigabyte P35-DS3L, Gskill DDR II 800, 2x 1 GB
The manual isn't clear.  Do I use channel 0 or channel 1 if using only 2
modules?
thx

The C2 2160 looks like a dream according to Toms' and other reviews.  Are
all samples going to OC to 3.0 w/ a good MB and stock cooling?  Or is it
luck of the draw and getting a good "stepping"?    My guru says the lack of
L2 cache is a real big deal and that a slower speed but ...

any tangible benefit from upgrading to 1066 from 800 Mhz DDR 2?

Is it possible to overclock the CPU of a pre-made computer?
Cos I know you can if you build it yourself (don't know how to bu
still)
If it is possible, how do i do it and by how much? (I have an Inte

Is an Asus P5VD2-MX motherboard any good for overclocking?

I just built a Q6600 based PC with a very specific goal : online
chess-playing-programs competitions.
The needs were : as fast as possible and stable for long (several hours)
sessions at 100% processor load but no need at all for powerful graphics.

Bought it recently and was wondering what is the normal (maximum)
temerature under load? Yeasterday I ran rthdribl (gpu stress test) and
it got up to 85C (!!!). Default clock and open case.. After closing the
case it got to 72-75C (must be better air flow). So should i be worried ...

A very short commentary on the Noctua NH-U12F I picked up off of ebay
to replace an Arctic Cooling Freezer 7 pro for my striker.
The first thing I noticed about this was how heavy the box was, and
that Noctua's taken a different packaging decoration strategy than

These are my questions -
re: overclocking your CPU
Why would overclocking cause your system to crash or bluescreen?
Is it possible for an experienced over clocker over clock a system and

After about 15 minutes of game playing, my PC turns off. Even with the
case wide open and all fans on.
I have replaced the thermal paste on my GPA cooler.  I have run stress
tests on my CPU, it seems to be doing fine. (55c under load) What else

Hi. How can I overclock my CPU?
Here are my system specs
Intel Core 2 Duo E6300, 1.86 GHz (Ninja fanless cooler)
Nvidia Geforce 7950GT (cooled by zalman copper)

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Which brand do you recommend.  My arctic cooler64 Pro used to cool my OPty
144 without a hitch but it's lost trying to cool an FX55 would a different
TIM help the cooler work more efficiently.
TIA

as subject... it runned at 3 GHZ nicely for a while, but suddently it
started rebooting as soon as Windows loaded with a blue screen and c000021a
error. I suspect it has something to do with voltage leaks since it started
giving error when i removed and reinstalled a KVM switch.. ...