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    Overclocking... memory 1:1

    I'm just moving over to the Intel side of things after a 10+ year absence. I have the e5200 on a UD3R (in my sig) overclocked to ~3.5GHZ using several different combinations like 10.5x333, 12.5x280, etc. I have tried changing the FSB strap (think that's the official Intel term) to 266 and 333...
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    Gigabyte EP45-UD3 models

    I'm a long-time AMD guy coming back to the Intel side (last Intel was PII-450). Seems like Intel has the advantage for OC'ing and gaming after OC'ing. I'm pretty set on getting a Gigabyte EP45-UD3 motherboard but can't figure out which model. Are all of them pretty much the same for OC'ing...
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    Could it be the PSU?

    I'm overclocking my x2 4200+ Toledo core on my Asrock Dual Sata2 mb. I can get it up and running near 3.1 ghz but it doesn't pass prime95 and/or superPi. I did have it running tested and stable at 2970 for a bit but now it is slowly starting to have issues. I had it at 11x270=2970 but a few...
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    Have you tried WC with fans off

    I'm new to water cooling but I was wondering if anyone tried running their rig with the fans off. I'm trying it to find out my temps just so I know. With 3 children and a wife, who knows what might happen. It's sort of a 'worse case' scenario test (pump failure and water leak are worse but...
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