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Hi, I'm working on overclocking my GPU, and I'd like to know the max temp I should use with the GTS 250 graphics card. Thanks.

It's not, I set the BIOS to optimal defaults.

I got the "CPU TOO HOT!" warning after running it for 10 seconds. Two of the cores have reached 80 degrees (!). I also enabled the 64-bit setting, if it matters. As for the Q6600's TJ.Max, it's 90. Edit: I re-ran the test without the 64-bit settings and it's been stable for 3 minutes so far. How long should I have it run?

Prime95 makes my CPU cores reach 75 degrees at 100% load. Is this really a good idea to run it before the break in period is over and the temps are stabilized?

I've spread it pretty much on the whole surface that touches the CPU's heatspreader, with a credit card. Maybe I should have put 2 dots and let it spread by pressure against the CPU?

Lol, I think I've done a big mistake. I've wasted about 6 hours reapplying thermal compound on the heatsink, and now my temps are like 15 degrees higher. I know there's this break up period or whatever it's called with the Arctic Silver 5, but still. I'm getting 80 degrees at 100% load. Crazy stuff. Guess I'll have to reapply. Again.

Hi, About 2 months ago, I have installed a CoolerMaster Hyper 212 Plus CPU cooler on my Intel Q6600 CPU. Since then, the temperatures among the 4 CPU cores are unequal. Two of the cores have a temperature that is 4-5 degrees higher than that of the other two cores. Is this common, or did I simply incorrectly applied the thermal paste?

I am certain I will see an improvement in performance regardless of the type of DDR I will choose, but since they cost almost exactly the same (a difference of one or two dollars between the two), I'd rather buy the better one. BTW, there seems to be a "supported memory list" in the mobo's webpage. Does that mean that not all DDR3 1066Mhz sticks work with my board? Do I have to choose one that is listen in that list?

So what, GIGABYTE lies when it states that the mobo has DDR3 slots? You can see in the picture that the mobo DOES have DDR3 slots. It's stated on the website, the motherboard's box, everywhere... The most important question though is, does it matter if it's 1066Mhz DDR3 or 1066Mhz DDR2?

Well?

I didn't know that the CPU needs to support the RAM. My motherboard is a GIGABYTE GA-P35C-DS3R, rev. 2.0.

Hi, I have an Intel Q6600 CPU overclocked to 3.0Ghz (9x333Mhz). My current RAM is 2x1GB sticks of 667Mhz, DDR2 (CL5-5-5-15). I would like to overclock my CPU even higher, but am currently limited by the RAM's speed, so I need a faster one, but... I have both (4) DDR2 and (2) DDR3 slots on my motherboard. Should I get DDR3 or DDR2 sticks? Should I get 1066Mhz RAM (like my CPU's FSB), or 1333Mhz RAM (which my mobo supports as well)? Or maybe 800Mhz DDR2 is fine? I am not sure how far I'd like to go with the overclocking, but it seems to me that 3.6Ghz is very popular with this particular CPU - the Q6600. As for cooling, I am using a CoolerMaster Hyper 212 Plus. Thanks in advance.

It looks pretty much the way I applied it. So what do I do about the temps? Do I need to lower the VCore?

I've raised the VCore to 1.35V. I found the G(MCH) Overvoltage Control option in the BIOS, but haven't touched it for now. At 100% load, the core temps stay between 65 and 67 degrees Celsius. I have a feeling that I applied the Arctic Silver thermal paste incorrectly, but I don't know how to properly apply it, because my cooler has space between its pipes, which I simply filled with paste when I installed it. battery, I don't know what Load Line Calibration is or where to find it, if it's even in my BIOS.

I am using a CoolerMaster Hyper 212 Plus CPU cooler. Isn't 1.35 a big jump from 1.25, in terms of voltage? How do I change the northbridge voltage, and why should I do that? How do I change the CPU PLL voltage? Also, Intel recommends not passing 1.5 voltage, so why set it to 1.6? As for the CPU stepping, it is G0.