I have E6600 w/ SLI-FI & AC Freezer 7 Pro w/ AS5 as well.
On default voltages, I can easily go up to 1333/9x w/out any heat issues or stability issues.
Hence why you'll be able to drop in a 1333mhz CPU in August with a simple BIOS flash.
Interesting Corsair Whitepaper on latency...
http://www.corsair.com/corsair/products/guides/AN501_Latency_Settings_and_Performance.pdf
so leaving the command rate out of it (since all memory should be capable of 1T), i still stand by that 1066mhz of cas5 is faster than 800mhz of cas4, since...
i've never even heard of legion hardware, and for the record, yes the memory shouldn't have much to do with anything in regards to OC'ing your C2D.
all i was saying is that 1066mhz rated memory can typically OC higher (to 1200+) range... i don't know many 667mhz models that can reach those...
as good as 1T and low timings go, frequency is the bigger winner ....
if you want to go high overclocking, get higher frequency ram, not lower timings, higher frequency ram gives you a much more room to breath when overclocking the memory speed, i guarantee you any 1066mhz memory at cas5 2t...
3.6Ghz w/ E6600 on stock NB cooling for the SLI-FI board
i've had it up to 1.45v on NB with stock cooling and it's perfectly stable
i'm going to add a noctua NB heatsink and chipsinks to the mosfets later this week/weekend to see if it can go higher, although my limiting factor may be the...
yeah, since i have 2x 120's i don't think i'll use the top, but for your case it makes sense...i'll give it a try, thanks for the tip...
you're #2 is always a good reason... my case is at my feet so it makes a good foot warmer :)
whoops, was posting while you were posting... that's a good trick, i'll try that with my p180b, thanks BF
so since my AC freezer is pointed towards the rear, could i change the top fan to intake and basically do the same thing?
also a concern is if i have the front fan intake and the back fan...
that's why i said, "i'm assuming you have a fan exhaust on top as well?"
i have a p180b and both the top and back fans are 120mm... i point mine out the back since my AC freezer puts air down onto the mosfets and since i'm assuming MSI designed the board this way. all of that said i don't...
my old system...
AMD 4600+, evga 6800gs, msi k8n neo2-f, corsair 2gb xms
very minimal cable management
i'll take new pictures of my new E6600 setup, and repost
blue falcon, why do you have your zalman facing up? it is my impression that you would want the fan facing out the back since i can see the exhaust fan on the back...i'm assuming you have a fan exhaust on top as well? i understand the logic having hot air go up, but i would think you'd want...
^ACTUALLY look at the Thermalright SI-128 or else i'd go with the XP-120 i think...
hey guys i need some input, as i posted on the previous page i was able to hit 3.4ghz orthos stable and 3.6ghz on stock cooling on the SLI-FI w/ an E6600 and AC freezer pro
i'm now about to add some mosfet...