My First Overclock

TopGear · 24 Oct 2007 at 02:56

Just thought I would post this along with my sig incase any of you are considering buying any of the components, I think it turned out quite nice.

Screenshot, its probably got a lot more in it but I dont want to max out my cpu as im going to be keeping it for a few years.

mk17 · 24 Oct 2007 at 03:05

very nice, excellent temps mate. looks like you could easily push for 3.6 without stressing anything very much

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Trusty · 24 Oct 2007 at 03:29

What the temperatures like under load?

TopGear · 24 Oct 2007 at 11:25

running prime 95 im getting about 66 on core 1 and 2 and about 58 on the other 2, if i alter my fan config i can run it around 58-60 ish but its a lot noisier so i was thinking about lapping the chip but well its running fine so im not sure its worth it

ByteJuggler · 24 Oct 2007 at 11:55

Thanks for posting, very nice, I've been wondering how those new X38 boards behave.

MumboJumbo · 24 Oct 2007 at 12:03

is that really anybetter then p35 though?

ByteJuggler · 24 Oct 2007 at 12:35

Well, only realy in terms of having PCI-E 2.0 support and 2 slots at full x16 speed (instead of the x16, x4 which the P35's have.) As such, it supports Crossfire better (and on some manufacturers mobo's SLI as well, even though that's technically not officially supported.) Other than that, they're pretty much the same as the P35's. So yes, unless you're building a Crossfire system (and possibly SLI system for certain mobo types), you might as well (currently) buy a P35 board.

Wiggins · 24 Oct 2007 at 12:53

Excellent setup there fella

Good luck with the OC'ing.