OC Advice

[Hoodeddeathman]

i have an intel core 2 duo E4500 running 2.6ghz. 6400 800mhz ram and an asus p5wdh deluxe. just wondering what speed would be safe to go up to.

idle temp 25 degrees celcius
100% load temp 47 degrees

[Lynx]

My E4500 is at 3.3ghz and thats because i wanted to keep temps nice and cool. Get an Arctic freezer 7 Pro, I could go upto 3.6 with watercooling, but we will see, I want to make my chip last so only a 50% overclock from me.

[Hoodeddeathman]

lol that is exaclty the cooler i have.
thanks for your help mate

[Lynx]

Try and get it upto 2ghz, if you can unlink ram, thats a bonus, allows greater overclocking.

[Hoodeddeathman]

no idea how to unlink ram and cant get it faster then 2.6 safely
thermal shutdown takes place when i run TAT load test
2.6 hits 50 degrees celcius

[Lynx]

50 degrees isnt too much, mine can reach 72 degrees on TAT, but normal usage it never gets that high temps.

[cleggypdc]

I'm always idling around 35 degrees, when under load i've reached around 50. This is overclocked though, when at stock the temperatures are so low you couldn't keep red wine :)