OCing questions, getting back in the loop

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jerryrigged

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It has been a while since comp-hardware was on my mind, back when 2.6GHz (533 fsbs) Nwoods were second tier high end! (My 2.6 was 400MHz fsb, however)

Now I've temp-upgraded to a 3.2 Nwood w/ ht and D stepping I have clockgen, what I don't seem to have is the knowledge of if and how the agp/pci clocks can be locked using clockgen when oc'ing the CPU's fsb. Also I have two fans, and after reviewing the sticky-list am still undecided as to which I should use.

Can the agp/pci clock be locked through Clockgen? If so, how? If not, is there another CPU OCing program that allows me to do this?

What is your suggestion as far as HS/Fan goes:

Thermaltake Spark 7+ 'Xaser Edition' or the Zalman 7000AlCu?

If it is the Zalman you pick, it seems that even after screwing in the HS as tightly as possible it can still be jiggled to and fro, this cannot be good, right? Or, is this in some cruel way natural?

Finally, what is best for cleaning off the old thermal compound from a cpu?

Thanks for your incites!
 
AS5 is still the best Thermal compound imo for air. Go water with a Big water for >150 usd or a Ninja or equv. I had my 2.8 nwood @ 3.5 for over a year with Danger Den water cooling.
GL on what ever you decide. I am now workin on a Phase and chiller so it is just a little step up for me. You will get there I am sure.
 
As for thermal paste, I now believe that the Zalman STG-1 stuff is the best. It beat my cured AS5 installation by 2'c.

Getting rid of old thermal paste? Simpe, 99% alcohol. 70% or higher will work, but the higher the concentration, the easier it'll come off. I just use a cotton makeup pad, but coffee filters are the best wiping mediums you can get.

I will, and always will prefer then AC Freezer or Scythe Ninja over any other HSF... The Zalman is DEAD sexy, but is way too expensive considering it does just as well as the other HSF's I've mentionned. The Zalman does "twist" in the order of 5' in each direction.

Um, I'm not too sure about locking the PCI bus in Clockgen, that might be a BIOS only thing...
 
LoL thanks solo, Arcy, your suggestion worked, the old CPU is all clean and shiny. AS5 is an awesome thermal compound cre, I like that a ceramic one, although right now I'm using some silver stuff from BB as a hold over.

I was wondering about those 2 HS/Fans because those are the two I have. Both have good reviews but for OCing it seems the Spark 7 may be a little better because it has more copper.
 
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