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I just got one and want to OC it but wonder if I should get a new cooler for it before it arrives. OR keep the Eclipse, as it does a very nice job of cooling my 4000+(san.) w/an 800mhz. overclock+ v.core increase=more heat right? Any thoughts are greatly appreciated!

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Well i was using a Zalman 9500 to cool my 165 at 2.8 Ghz, but it was having some trouble, so i upgraed to watercooling and am running 3.0Ghz and not having any issues with temps.


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