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    Bronco
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    Stock cooling will hold you back…you may be able to hit 3.2 but it may Blue Screen after a while when it gets too hot.

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      well now with stock cooling @ 2.8ghz i come up to 47 degrees load and 28 degrees idle 😄

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        Try it…raise it to 2.9, benchmark. 3.0, benchmark. Etc...

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          My BIOS Resets After I Put It @ 2.93GHz -.- and Then It Goes Back To 2.66GHz Which Is The Stock Clock 😞 .. I Can Only Run It @ 2.83 Stable… Anything OVer That And It Resets.

          Maybe Its My Mobo's BIOS That's Old or Something...

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            My BIOS Resets After I Put It @ 2.93GHz -.- and Then It Goes Back To 2.66GHz Which Is The Stock Clock 😞 .. I Can Only Run It @ 2.83 Stable… Anything OVer That And It Resets.

            Maybe Its My Mobo's BIOS That's Old or Something...

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            @GhosT^:

            My BIOS Resets After I Put It @ 2.93GHz -.- and Then It Goes Back To 2.66GHz Which Is The Stock Clock 😞 .. I Can Only Run It @ 2.83 Stable… Anything OVer That And It Resets.

            Maybe Its My Mobo's BIOS That's Old or Something...

            Well there are other things you need to change in order to go higher such as voltage, etc. Your CPU needs more power to go higher than 2.83, and this will generate more heat and may cook your cpu without proper cooling. I would search the internet to find the correct voltage and bus speed for your processor before messing with it though. There's got to be someone overclocking the same processor as you.

            The safest way to go about doing this would be to lower your RAM frequency to 667Mhz. This will make sure you don't overclock your RAM. Also, I wouldn't raise the voltage over 1.4 or so without replacing the CPU cooler. It will just get too hot. Set your bus speed where you have it now and raise the voltage a little. Then run a few programs to make sure it doesn't crash. Then raise the bus speed. Run programs. Etc.

            Also, don't blame me if your CPU fries in the process…lol.

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              Bronco, you should work for geek squad!! 😄 At bestbuy

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                Bronco, you should work for geek squad!! 😄 At bestbuy

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                @BUBBA_BDS:

                Bronco, you should work for geek squad!! 😄 At bestbuy

                Lmao! I'm actually trying to get a job there. Hopefully I get it. 😄

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                  @BUBBA_BDS:

                  Bronco, you should work for geek squad!! 😄 At bestbuy

                  Lmao! I'm actually trying to get a job there. Hopefully I get it. 😄

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                  @Bronco:

                  Lmao! I'm actually trying to get a job there. Hopefully I get it. 😄

                  Oh ha ha ha!!!

                  My grampa died like JUST NOW!! :(:(

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                    My BIOS Resets After I Put It @ 2.93GHz -.- and Then It Goes Back To 2.66GHz Which Is The Stock Clock 😞 .. I Can Only Run It @ 2.83 Stable… Anything OVer That And It Resets.

                    Maybe Its My Mobo's BIOS That's Old or Something...

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                    your grandpa has nothing to do with this thread… in other news, i'm gonna try OCing my new phenom quad core 😄

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                      your grandpa has nothing to do with this thread… in other news, i'm gonna try OCing my new phenom quad core 😄

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                      @Skittbiker:

                      your grandpa has nothing to do with this thread… in other news, i'm gonna try OCing my new phenom quad core 😄

                      Yea, i know… when i was posting my dad told me the news that just happened so i just let them knew.

                      Oh and thanks for feeling sorry for me the my pa died (sarcasm)

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                        your grandpa has nothing to do with this thread… in other news, i'm gonna try OCing my new phenom quad core 😄

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                        @Skittbiker:

                        your grandpa has nothing to do with this thread… in other news, i'm gonna try OCing my new phenom quad core 😄

                        Schweeet. What's the setup?

                        Model numbers of everything plox. 😄

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                          @Bronco:

                          Lmao! I'm actually trying to get a job there. Hopefully I get it. 😄

                          Oh ha ha ha!!!

                          My grampa died like JUST NOW!! :(:(

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                          @BUBBA_BDS:

                          My grampa died like JUST NOW!! :(:(

                          Sorry bro. Did he have a computer? If he did you should totally get it and overclock it. 😄

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                            @BUBBA_BDS:

                            My grampa died like JUST NOW!! :(:(

                            Sorry bro. Did he have a computer? If he did you should totally get it and overclock it. 😄

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                            @Bronco:

                            Sorry bro. Did he have a computer? If he did you should totally get it and overclock it. 😄

                            Well he coudlnt really move to use a computer but he was living with my uncle and he had a computer

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                              Got the GPU stable at 925Mhz by downgrading the drivers.
                              Used ATI Catalyst Overdrive to OC. (So simple for ATI users.)

                              Got random BSOD's with the latest drivers from AMD so idk what that's all about…seems to work fine now.

                              Specs:
                              http://www.techpowerup.com/gpuz/cshq8/

                              As for the CPU, I should be getting my new job soon so I can afford this cooler. (or something like it)

                              http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835242001

                              Then we will see how high I can push this thing. 😄

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                                @Bronco:

                                Sorry bro. Did he have a computer? If he did you should totally get it and overclock it. 😄

                                Well he coudlnt really move to use a computer but he was living with my uncle and he had a computer

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                                new rig:
                                M4A79XTD EVO Asus mobo
                                AMD Phenom II X4 3.2 GHz not OCed
                                Nvidia BFG 295 GTX
                                Zalman 9700 CPU fan
                                Antec 900 tower
                                audigy soundblastpieceofshit

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                                  Nvidia BFG 295 GTX

                                  ^^

                                  Don't like AMD processors but to each his own. How much did that 295 set you back?

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                                    Nvidia BFG 295 GTX

                                    ^^

                                    Don't like AMD processors but to each his own. How much did that 295 set you back?

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                                    The only Christmas gift i got was that video card. lol

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                                      The only Christmas gift i got was that video card. lol

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                                      @Skittbiker:

                                      The only Christmas gift i got was that video card. lol

                                      Lol ya I looked those up they run like $500. When I get my new job I'm gonna try and save up for a 5850 or 5870, but what I have now is more than enough.

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                                        I'm getting the XFX HD5770 in a couple of months :)… I guess that it would run pretty well with my C2D and my Dominator RAM's.

                                        Thx to Bronco for the tip 😛

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                                          here is the world record for an intel i7 processor: (not set by me of course)

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