Hey guys, Couple questions. Right now I'm stable at 425 x 9.5 = 4.03 Ghz @ 1.314V. At idle im around 45 C and underload im 60-65C (65 is after hours of prime95). Is 65 a high temperature? I might try to remount my AF7 heatsink because I don't think I did a very good job with it the first time (Didn't really know what I was doing, the heatsink went "down" onto the cpu and then came "up" about 3-4 times). Also is 65 C a high temp for only 1.314V? I have 2 intake fans, 2 exhaust fans, and 1 side fan for intake onto my GPU. It's all in an antec300 btw. Thermaltake thunderblade 120mm fans for the intake/side. I've seen people pushing their CPU's to 1.45V and whatnot (though I think 1.4 is the most I would do), but I can't even get up there because im worried about my temps!
Another question is if it is "better" to have a lower fsb and use the highest multiplier, or maybe have a higher fsb and drop the multiplier down? Or is it more of whatever works, kinda deal?
Setup as follows:
Gigabyte EP45-DS3R
Intel C2D E8500
Arctinc Freezer Pro 7
mushkin PC6400 2x2gb
ATI HD4850
Corsair TX650 PSU
all in an antec 300
2 120mm intake fans, 1 120mm side-intake, 120mm exhaust, 140mm exhaust
my wire management is pretty good btw, good airflow through the case. i was able to shove most of the wires out of the way into a little side pocket the antec300 has
Another question is if it is "better" to have a lower fsb and use the highest multiplier, or maybe have a higher fsb and drop the multiplier down? Or is it more of whatever works, kinda deal?
Setup as follows:
Gigabyte EP45-DS3R
Intel C2D E8500
Arctinc Freezer Pro 7
mushkin PC6400 2x2gb
ATI HD4850
Corsair TX650 PSU
all in an antec 300
2 120mm intake fans, 1 120mm side-intake, 120mm exhaust, 140mm exhaust
my wire management is pretty good btw, good airflow through the case. i was able to shove most of the wires out of the way into a little side pocket the antec300 has