Guess what I did today :D

[aspire]

your lucky.

Why am I lucky?

 

[computer newbie]

Why am I lucky?

hiting over 4GHZ

 

[aspire]

hiting over 4GHZ

Less luck than just skill.

Especially with a lot of the newer processors, 4ghz is easier than you might think.

I suppose I was lucky to get an e6600 that clocks well, but again it comes down to buying early processors, the ones that come out in the beginning are almost always better overclockers.

I picked up this chip in December of 2006, not long after it came out.

 

[computer newbie]

Less luck than just skill.

Especially with a lot of the newer processors, 4ghz is easier than you might think.

I suppose I was lucky to get an e6600 that clocks well, but again it comes down to buying early processors, the ones that come out in the beginning are almost always better overclockers.

I picked up this chip in December of 2006, not long after it came out.

now you need to try and hit 5GHZ

 

[aspire]

now you need to try and hit 5GHZ

That's not possible, with this chip, or without the use of subzero cooling.

At best I might be able to milk another 100mhz out of it.

 

[computer newbie]

That's not possible, with this chip, or without the use of subzero cooling.

At best I might be able to milk another 100mhz out of it.

what do you think you might be able to pull with i7 945 rig on water cooling?.

 

[aspire]

what do you think you might be able to pull with i7 945 rig on water cooling?.

Close to 5, would probably need to beef up my cooling loop with a second 120x3 radiator.

 

[computer newbie]

Close to 5, would probably need to beef up my cooling loop with a second 120x3 radiator.

a lot of money. there's lots of videos floating around on YouTube of people using liquid nitrogen to cool there CPU's its an extreme measure to take and a dangerous one if it sprung a leak.

 

[aspire]

a lot of money. there's lots of videos floating around on YouTube of people using liquid nitrogen to cool there CPU's its an extreme measure to take and a dangerous one if it sprung a leak.

Ln2 cooling isn't all that mind boggling.

And it would be very difficult for a Ln2 "Pot" to spring a leak as it's essentially an all copper cup that gets bolted to the cpu.

An alternative is to use dry ice instead, as it is much cheaper to bench with.

 

[computer newbie]

Ln2 cooling isn't all that mind boggling.

And it would be very difficult for a Ln2 "Pot" to spring a leak as it's essentially an all copper cup that gets bolted to the cpu.

An alternative is to use dry ice instead, as it is much cheaper to bench with.

yes. liquid nitrogen would be quite the wallet breaker. you should have a go at OC'ing an i7 945 using dry ice than.