Can I OC this thing

[zplugger]

Windows XP
Q9650
GA-P35-DS3L
GeForce 8600 GTS
Xigmatek HDT-S 1283
Corsair XMS2 4-4-4-12 800 MHZ
Antec 550 Watt PS
Can I get a little more speed out of this unit, maybe 3.6 ?

 

[closed_deal]

The mobo is plenty capable with dual cores, not to sure about quads, but i'm sure you could get a 400FSB out of it. I'd just watch the temps of the CPU and have a go tbh.

Should be just a case of ramping up the 'FSB' and 'cpu voltage' in steps, till it goes wibble even with 'highish' vcore, then maybe you might need to increase the NB voltage a tad. If you follow the overclocking sticky you should have a rough guess when this happens. RAM will be fine 1:1.

Just depends on your systems airflow and the coolers effectiveness in your enviroment, the rig looks sound. Read the overclocking stickies and crack on 😉!

 

[iluvgillgill]

it should be easy getting 4Ghz out of it.make sure you up the voltages on all parts and loosen up the timing for the memory.