Overclocking E6420

[Deadpixel]

40c is pretty high for idle, picture of fan?

stock that came with it the processor. This is the case I got

 

[peterhuang913]

figures, if you wanna o/c then your gonna need a new aftermarket hsf

 

[Deadpixel]

figures, if you wanna o/c then your gonna need a new aftermarket hsf

link me to some good ones? Alos this means removal of the stock one from my cpu?

 

[veg1992]

i wonder if i can use my P4 as a heater after i trash it, or use it as a stove

good aftermarket coolers are:

-Scythe Infinity
-Scythe Ninja Plus
-Scythe Mine
-Tuniq Tower 120
-Thermalright Ultra-120
-Thermaltake Big Typhoon
-Arctic Cooling Freezer 7 Pro
-Zalman CNPS CNPS9500AT
-Zalman CNPS 7700AlCu

 

[Deadpixel]

i wonder if i can use my P4 as a heater after i trash it, or use it as a stove

good aftermarket coolers are:

-Scythe Infinity
-Scythe Ninja Plus
-Scythe Mine
-Tuniq Tower 120
-Thermalright Ultra-120
-Thermaltake Big Typhoon
-Arctic Cooling Freezer 7 Pro
-Zalman CNPS CNPS9500AT
-Zalman CNPS 7700AlCu

Will prolly get the Zalman

 

[veg1992]

Will prolly get the Zalman

get the af7, its the best bang for the buck

 

[peterhuang913]

if its the 7700, get the full copper one

 

[veg1992]

get the af7, its the best bang for the buck

i forgot the link for the AF7, check this site:

SVC.com - Computer Hardware & Cooling, its 19.99$ there, also some1 is selling one here at the forum

 

[Deadpixel]

get the af7, its the best bang for the buck

was looking at getting this one, "Zalman cnps9500"

 

[aaronkupen]

get the af7, its the best bang for the buck

I agree, I got mine for some e6320 overclocking and it works wonders. I idle at about 29C and load in the low 50's. One of the best purchases I made for my system.