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    Please provide feedback on my 2500k/6950 over-clocking strategy

    My belief about the relation between multiplier and temperature is based on this information: Power Dissipation = PD in Watt Voltage = Volt Freq = Hz C= Capacitance in Farads Total PD in Watt = C x F x V^2 From this post...
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    Please provide feedback on my 2500k/6950 over-clocking strategy

    Here is how my strategy plays out for each component. CPU 1) Run prime95 for an hour to make sure I got a good processor. Then, before increasing voltage and clock, I will make the following bios changes: set LLC to ultra high and disable speed-step. 2) I am willing to go to a 1.4 core...
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    Please provide feedback on my 2500k/6950 over-clocking strategy

    A few days ago, I bought the following machine. Intel Core i5-2500K COOLER MASTER Hyper 212 Plus SAPPHIRE Radeon HD 6950 2GB G.SKILL Ripjaws Series 4GB DDR3 1600 9-9-9-24 Crucial RealSSD C300 64GB SATA III ASRock P67 PRO3 COOLER MASTER HAF 912 XFX P1-650X-CAG9 650W ATX12V 2.2...
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    Please critique my $1000 gaming pc

    Thanks for the heads up on the thermal paste. I changed my motherboard to a cheaper one, the Asrock Pro3, that happened to have a 2 year warranty - see the details section of: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813157222&cm_re=asrock-_-13-157-222-_-Product It is now $1085...
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    Please critique my $1000 gaming pc

    I really appreciate the input. Based on it, I'm getting this machine for about $1050 from newegg. $224.99 Intel Core i5-2500K Sandy Bridge 3.3GHz (3.7GHz Turbo Boost) LGA 1155 95W Quad-Core Desktop Processor BX80623I52500K $13.99 COOLER MASTER Hyper 212 Plus RR-B10-212P-G1 "Heatpipe...
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    Please critique my $1000 gaming pc

    1) What will you be doing with this PC? Gaming? Photoshop? Web browsing? etc I will be playing FPS's. I am particularly interested in l4d2, mw2, and me2. 2) What's your budget? Are tax and shipping included? $1000 excluding tax and shipping 3) Where do you live? NJ 4) What exact...
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