D dav567 Distinguished Mar 1, 2007 17 0 18,510 Mar 10, 2007 #1 i have a P4 630 processor and need a good board for overclocking.. anyone have this processor and a nice board with it or know of any good ones?
i have a P4 630 processor and need a good board for overclocking.. anyone have this processor and a nice board with it or know of any good ones?
Newf Distinguished Dec 24, 2005 2,010 0 19,860 Mar 10, 2007 #2 At 3 GHz I don't know how much farther you can go, but these are good OC boards that will allow Conroe upgrades down the road: Gigabyte GA-965P-DS3 LGA775 965 Conroe $123+6 3/10/07 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16813128012 Gigabyte GA-965P-S3 LGA775 965 Conroe $108+6 3/10/07 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?item=N82E16813128017 A good cpu cooler will help also. Consider something like a Tuniq 120 or Thermalright 120 or Zalman 9500/9700. Visit the OC section of this forum to learn lots more.
At 3 GHz I don't know how much farther you can go, but these are good OC boards that will allow Conroe upgrades down the road: Gigabyte GA-965P-DS3 LGA775 965 Conroe $123+6 3/10/07 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16813128012 Gigabyte GA-965P-S3 LGA775 965 Conroe $108+6 3/10/07 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?item=N82E16813128017 A good cpu cooler will help also. Consider something like a Tuniq 120 or Thermalright 120 or Zalman 9500/9700. Visit the OC section of this forum to learn lots more.
D dav567 Distinguished Mar 1, 2007 17 0 18,510 Mar 10, 2007 #3 i have a zalman 9500 and i havent overclocked this processor yet but i hear it can go farther than 3ghz
i have a zalman 9500 and i havent overclocked this processor yet but i hear it can go farther than 3ghz