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Well, I kind of gave up overclocking it towards 3.2GHZ now since I can't seem to push it anymore. Not sure what the limitations are: motherboard, my overclocking experience, or possibly both. At least, I overclocked it to 3.0GHZ with alot of head room running 1.325v (actually) and load...

So, I believe slower timing for memory means higher numbers right? I'm running them at default timmings set on auto which is 9, 9, 9, 24. The problem I have is overclocking RAM which I have no clue since I don't know what the vDAM should be max. (I believe for DDR3 it's safe to go below 1.65v...

Well, I can't really talk much about temps because I haven't even pushed the CPU to it's limits. So, far with Prime95 running I have around 60*C on all 4 cores. (3GHZ 1.30v) I understand that 1.5 is the max so I tried to go 1.45 as my safest vcore and went for 3.6ghz (333*9), apparently it...

Computer Specifications: CPU: Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 Revision G0 Motherboard: GIGABYTE GA-G41MT-S2PT LGA 775 RAM: Crucial Ballistix Sport 8GB (4GBx2) DDR3 PC3-12800 Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO http://www.tomshardware.com/forum/259899-29-core-overclocking-guide I have read some...

Actually reformatting my computer worked.

Would you by any chance know how to get the SPD to 1333MHZ for this motherboard? I've tried tinkering with BIOS to change it but it doesn't seem like I can go past 1066. Also, regarding my problem with not going past Windows loading screen, I've reformatted my hard drive to see if that could be...

I thought memory was backwards compatible for the speed 1600. That's why I originally had bought it and that someone else had success with the RAM. I just recently bought RAM from the supported list of manufacturer but this one is rated for 1333.

Case: Fractal Design Define R5 CPU: Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 Motherboard: GIGABYTE GA-G41MT-S2PT RAM: Crucial Ballistix Sport 8GB DDR3 1600 (BLS2KIT4G3D1609DS1S00) PSU: CORSAIR CX series CX500M Hard Drive: Seagate 500GB I've read from reviews from Newegg prior to purchasing the motherboard and I...

I've upgraded from 15 mbps to 50 mbps. On speedtest speeds were higher than advertised around 80 mbps. Internet does not even feel any faster at all in fact loading times feels exactly the same. Games also share similar ping. Am i being ripped off my money due to the fact I'm not getting any...

Well usually twin fans are better optimized for OC i believe than single fan. But certain people are ok with the powercooler design though it may not gain as much OC as a twin fan may if im not wrong. Still it the design such as heatpipes/heatsink and others may need to be taken into consideration.

Well on newegg there seems to be 7870XT from Sapphire and then 7870LE from Power Cooler. So is there anyone or anywhere that has benchmarks comparing 7870,7870 HAWK,7870 (Tahiti), and 7950 (Stock and OC'd). I may be asking for much but the 7870 HAWK seems to be priced around the same as the...

Just wondering which of the cards are better in terms of performance and price. If one is superior to the other how much better would it be?