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    Increasing fan speed does not reduce temp

    Hi all, I'm running a i7 2600k OC @ 4.4ghz ~1.285 vcore under load on a P8P67 evo. My cooler is a bequiet darkrock pro 3 and the temperatures are fine however I've noticed that when I change the fan speed from 800rpm to 1600rpm the CPU core temp remains the same (tested both settings under load...
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    Worse benchmark after OC

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    Any ideas on a benchmark?

    Pretty high end machine and I doubt you'll have any performance issues any time soon. I'd recommend running your OS on a SSD though and just use your old 2TB WD as storage.
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    Worse benchmark after OC

    Hi all, Just wondering if any of you have experienced this before: When I run 3d mark 11 with my i7 2600k @ stock I get ~p9000 then when I overclock from 3.4 to 4.4 with a manual voltage of 1.275 I get ~p9200 on 3dmark which is expected but when I OC further to 4.6ghz with manual voltage of...
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    CPU or CPU core temp when setting temp ceiling

    Never mind - found the answer from the related resources :) http://www.tomshardware.com/answers/id-2235748/cpu-temp-monitoring-core-temp-cpu-temp.html
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    CPU or CPU core temp when setting temp ceiling

    Hi All, Short version: Do I use CPU temp or CPU package temp (core temp) to monitor temperatures when overclocking? Just wondering if somebody can tell me which temp to use when setting my ceiling. Do I use the "CPU" temp (sensor not very accurate) or the "CPU package" (sensor next to the core...
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    Unparking my cores?