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my first OC need some input.

You never tried to OC your E8400? Shame on you.

Alright, well I'm no expert on OCing, I just started last year with my Q6600, but I have found it to be fairly easy. What I would suggest is first take stock load temperatures and checking stability, of course I believe it should be stable at stock, what I would do for this is simply make sure it has headroom for higher temperatures.

If temps are good, I would go and set the clock to something like uh.... maybe 3.2-3.6, somewhere in there. I know, 3.2 wouldnt be a huge overclock, but I would personally start there with voltages on auto and check again temps and stability. Again, if temperatures allow and it is stable, increase it to 3.6ghz. I would be suprised however if the intel stock hsf would get you this far.

I'm using arctic cooler's freezer 7 pro 92mm hsf, but would not recommend it. It was cheap and rated the highest on newegg, but the simple matter is 120mm>92mm by a long shot. Unfortunately I simply dont have a lot of room for an upgrade. What I would do is look around. Look at reviews, look at prices, and make a choice based on that. I would suggest something but I dont know your price range or have any experience with anything other than my ac7pro.
 
Dougjwjr said:
You never tried to OC your E8400? Shame on you.

Alright, well I'm no expert on OCing, I just started last year with my Q6600, but I have found it to be fairly easy. What I would suggest is first take stock load temperatures and checking stability, of course I believe it should be stable at stock, what I would do for this is simply make sure it has headroom for higher temperatures.

If temps are good, I would go and set the clock to something like uh.... maybe 3.2-3.6, somewhere in there. I know, 3.2 wouldnt be a huge overclock, but I would personally start there with voltages on auto and check again temps and stability. Again, if temperatures allow and it is stable, increase it to 3.6ghz. I would be suprised however if the intel stock hsf would get you this far.

I'm using arctic cooler's freezer 7 pro 92mm hsf, but would not recommend it. It was cheap and rated the highest on newegg, but the simple matter is 120mm>92mm by a long shot. Unfortunately I simply dont have a lot of room for an upgrade. What I would do is look around. Look at reviews, look at prices, and make a choice based on that. I would suggest something but I dont know your price range or have any experience with anything other than my ac7pro.
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Thanks for the input. I was thinking nothing to fancy maybe 75 or less for an air cooler.
 
zakter2003 said:
Thanks for the input. I was thinking nothing to fancy maybe 75 or less for an air cooler.
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You should be able to get a very good one for 75, it will probably be very fancy though

You can get a decent heatsink/fan for less than 40 dollars.
 
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