Grant wrote: >> An oc'ed cpu needs a lot more power&generates a lot more heat. Both can >> damage >> the CPU AND the mobo (too much power might fry a regulator, or cook a cap). >> Or it might overload the PSU - and then everything is possible. A damaged >> mobo or psu can take a lot of stuff with it to hell. >> >> I hope you learnt your lesson: Overclocking is evil > > I'll never overclock again. I'm realizing how much more important > reliability is compared to performance and low cost. > > - Grant
That's been my thoughts until recently. I just built a system using a Q9300 (45nm quad core) and decided to give OC a try. Bumped the clock from 333MHz to 400MHz causing the CPU freq to increase from 2.5MHz to 3.0MHz. DDR2-800 memory not OC'ed. Core temps under 4 core 100% load using burnP5 only increased from 71C to 73C. This was with stock Intel heat sink/fan/thermal paste (just the way Intel wants it). I just ordered a XIGMATEK HDT-S1283 to lower these. IMO, it looks like the Intel 45nm processors have some easy OC headroom. YMMV. Have fun, Roy -- gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org mailing list
