New To Overclocking - What Should I Be Getting/Do

[Micky007]

Hi Guys,

Christmas came late for me and going to treat myself to a faster pc. Im Going to be getting the following motherboard and cpu:

http://www.aria.co.uk/ProductInfoComm.asp?ID=23804

http://www.aria.co.uk/ProductInfoComm.asp?ID=23828

What cooling products would you recommend for me to get, i currently have this

http://www.aria.co.uk/ProductInfoComm.asp?ID=23396

and i would not recommend this to anymore, it is really really crap as this hasnt changed my cpu temp not one bit. Iv been told the cpu im getting can be overclocked to 3.4Ghz so i do kind of need something good.

Also what should i do to get this overclocked to say 3Ghz as i dont want to blow this thing apart, going to take it smoothly first and then ill try 3.4Ghz.

Thanks !

[mac124]

Good choice of mobo and cpu, basically thats what i have though i went for the p5b deluxe as i don't ever see myself running sli so thought i'd save a bit that way.

Yes you should be able to get a decent overclock from it i got a 50% oc out of mine quite easily. I do warn you though they do run a tad warm mine hits high 50's under 100% load (thats whilst running orthos / prime) and i am using water cooling, albeit not a great watercooling setup. If you do run air and want a good overclock i would recommend the scythe ninja.

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[mac124]

Like this you mean :shock:

http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y1/mac124/fridgepc.jpg

[Anonymous]

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[Anonymous]

Damn yes that is awesome!

[Aaron]

I looked at doing a freezer rig once. I found that the main problem with fridge cooling a PC is that fridges and freezers are designed to maintain nominal temps once the warmer items have frozen/chilled. they are not designed to handle a constant stream of heat.

Unless the watts removed by the freezer are more than the watts produced by the cpu/graphics card/ram/motherboard/psu and everything else, then it not worth doing for anything more than an experiment.

And if you do find a freezer that can do that, remember - condensation is the enemy! ;) :D

[mac124]

indeedy condensation = bad news, i did consider getting one of the mini fridges ( http://www.aria.co.uk/productinfocomm.asp?id=18664 ) and putting a watercooling reservoir in there but wasn't too sure how much condensation it would produce so never bothered in the end.

[Firerat]

[quote:5e681f105c=\"mac124\"]indeedy condensation = bad news, i did consider getting one of the mini fridges ( http://www.aria.co.uk/productinfocomm.asp?id=18664 ) and putting a watercooling reservoir in there but wasn't too sure how much condensation it would produce so never bothered in the end.[/quote:5e681f105c]

there not that bad, they tend to 'Ice up' a little, I think it would work quite well for a reservoir


right definatly going to the pub now

[Micky007]

OMG dont you think thats stupid?

[Firerat]

[quote:97ef806928=\"Micky007\"]OMG dont you think thats stupid?[/quote:97ef806928]

going to the pub or cooling your 'water' an extra couple of degrees ?

[mac124]

Not on about the fridge condensing i though as the pipes would be so much cooler than the room temperature once they exit the fridge condention would form on them inside the pc, which could be bad.

[Firerat]

[quote:a0c4517387=\"mac124\"]Not on about the fridge condensing i though as the pipes would be so much cooler than the room temperature once they exit the fridge condention would form on them inside the pc, which could be bad.[/quote:a0c4517387]

Point taken, however it's not a freezer so it is not going to be all that much below ambient, so I don't thing it will cause condensation.

Plus the pipe could be insulated

[mac124]

Hmm i dunno according to the specs, on Arias webby ;) , it cools to 20c below ambient so thats quite chilly, maybe enough to cause condensation??

[Aaron]

it cools to 20/c below ambient when it is a closed box and the contents stay the same. I'm not convinced it would cope with what is ultimately an active heat source that keeps pumping heat into the box, and still hope to get to 20 below ambient!

just my £10.99. ;)

[Micky007]

Back to the subject now,

How would i go about overclocking the pc to 3.4Ghz ?