Hello,
I want to OC my Q6600 (Looking to get around 3.2Ghz out of it), but I have a few concerns I wanted to address and was hoping some of you could help me.
Here are my parts for reference:
Q6600 G0
GIGABYTE GA-P35-DS3L Mobo
CORSAIR XMS2 8GB (4x2GB) 5-5-5-18
VERTEX2 SSD
GTX 260
ANTEC EARTHWATTS 500W
ANTECSONATA III CASE
Right now all my cooling is stock, looking into purchasing the ZALMAN CNPS9900MAX-B CPU cooler.
1)Is my memory type reasonable for that level of OC?
2)Do I need a memory cooler too?
3)Should I upgrade the motherboard's heatsinks as well?
4)My PSU fan is dead, has been for at least a year, hasn't caused me any problems whatsoever. If I OC, would it be wise to replace the PSU?
5)I'm trying to get a bang for my buck. If I spend this money, will I get a reasonable performance return? Am I better off just saving towards a Sandy Bridge setup?
Thanks in advance.
I want to OC my Q6600 (Looking to get around 3.2Ghz out of it), but I have a few concerns I wanted to address and was hoping some of you could help me.
Here are my parts for reference:
Q6600 G0
GIGABYTE GA-P35-DS3L Mobo
CORSAIR XMS2 8GB (4x2GB) 5-5-5-18
VERTEX2 SSD
GTX 260
ANTEC EARTHWATTS 500W
ANTECSONATA III CASE
Right now all my cooling is stock, looking into purchasing the ZALMAN CNPS9900MAX-B CPU cooler.
1)Is my memory type reasonable for that level of OC?
2)Do I need a memory cooler too?
3)Should I upgrade the motherboard's heatsinks as well?
4)My PSU fan is dead, has been for at least a year, hasn't caused me any problems whatsoever. If I OC, would it be wise to replace the PSU?
5)I'm trying to get a bang for my buck. If I spend this money, will I get a reasonable performance return? Am I better off just saving towards a Sandy Bridge setup?
Thanks in advance.