I have previously had a couple of AMD PC's which I toyed with, an Opteron144
(ran at 2.6GHz) and an FX55 (which just wouldn't run  above 2.6GHz), and I
decided to try an Intel based system.  I bought an Asus Striker Extreme mobo
and Q6600 (been assured it ran at 3.5GHz on air in ...

I've put a new release of sys_basher on the web,
http://www.polybus.com/sys_basher_web/
sys_basher is a multi-threaded hardware exerciser, memory tester and
benchmarking tool. It will run on any Linux or Unix.

I'v recently upgraded my system form a P 4 3.2 E and a MSI 875 Pe fsir with
512+512M DDR to a core 2 duo 8500 and a Asus P5Q p45 with 2+2M DDR2. I'v
tried to look in the net for some comparison of this tow processors with no
results. I would like to know how must faster the core ...

How can I overclock e6700 with DQ965GF mainboard ?
Is there a guide available and how far can I do the overclocking ?
Regards,
Jerry

I bought a RoG Striker Extreme and a pre-owned Q6600.  The previous owner
assured me he had run it on air-cooling at 3.5GHz on a P5K mobo.  Thinking
that this assured me of a good overclock I built the system with an AC
Freezer7 Pro but it wont overclock past 2.7GHz easy and 2 ...

I saw a used Sempron 2800+ PC for sale today.  I'm not keen on ebay
and I couldn't get a price match.
What do you reckon is the going price for this PC which a dealer
bought from a liquidation sale and is selling on.

Got everything except the motherboard yesterday. I will be reusing my 2 EVGA
Superclocked 8800 GTX cards in SLI. I don't think that will be a bottleneck
yet. OS will be Vista Ultimate 64bit.
Components:

Can you specialists giveme some advice please. I'm in the UK.
Is the advice I've been given any good?  Suggested I go from my old
slow system to a new system based on Intel.  Proposed system seems
overkill.  Opinions please.

Here are some findings of mine while experimenting with the above and
Corsair XMS3 DDR3 1333 memory running in 3 channel mode...3x 2gb sticks.
First, the memory. This particular memory will run at 1423 with voltage set
at "Auto" but will not run higher at any voltage up to the max ...

Hi, I have oc a bit my comp:
MB: asus p5b-e
CPU: 6320  @ 1.86GHz
stepping   : 6

A friend has said that when installing XP prof and SP3 I should not have
activated Windows until after I had overclocked my Intel 8400. He claimed
that Microsoft  would detect this (I assume during WGA and updates)  and
disable Windows such that my computer will not boot.

on whether it ships with a convex base.
http://enthusiast.hardocp.com/article.html?art=MTU3MywxLCxoZW50aHVzaWFzdA=
Is copper easier to lap than the (nickel and copper?) in the

The first rule of digital electronics is they should be predictable -
ie. when the same data is fed into a circuit twice, the output should
be the same every time.
I'm trying to do a thought experiment to see what could happen if this

What might be the slickest/easiest way to separate a heatsink from a CPU?
the last time I tried to pull up on one, the proc came out of the socket and
the 'arm/lever' was still in the locked positions.  Luckily none of the pins
were bent or scrapped to much that it would not work ...

I've had this processor for a while now, its the one with G0 stepping so
overclockable.  It used to run it fine at v1.40 core voltage at 3.2ghz by
having a 400 fsb and 8 multiplyer, it passed Prime 95 for 2 hours but I
noticed the PSU got very hot, so I decided to just run it at ...