Well, I've finally hit the 4Ghz mark, thanks to my e8400.
The magical processor came only two weeks ago, in all it's glory. Of course, I had to wait an extra day or two to install it, as my Noctuas and Asus Xonar DX were still in transit. Of course, when the parts DID arrive, I couldn't help but express my happiness by squealing with glee.
It took about 2 hours to rip everything out of my case and reinstall it, and to get it booted up. I installed the Xonar drivers, and all was good. On my meager X-530s, I can't really notice much of a difference between the Xonar and onboard, but it really does shine in games. Hardware audio FTW.
I then booted into the bios, changed the multiplier to x8, and pushed the FSB to 450. Voltage was bumped to 1.28, and it primed happily for 14 hours. I then bumped the FSB up to 500, and the voltage up to 1.344. It primed nicely for 24 hours. So, that makes me stable at 4Ghz for 24 hours, which in my books, is stable enough.
So, now my PC specs are...
Intel Core2Duo e8400 @ 4Ghz [500x8] [1.344v, 1.328 load]
Noctua NH-U12P w/2xNF-P12 in push/pull configuration
DFI LanParty Dk P35-T2RS [40mm Northbridge fan mod]
4Gb Mushkin Redlines, DDR2-1000 [Operating at 1000Mhz, untuned]
XFX 8800GT
Asus Xonar DX PCI-e sound card
Coolermaster CM690 w/ 7x Noctua NF-P12 fans
Fortron Source Power FSP-GLN600 600w 85% efficiency PSU
Samsung 206bw 20" LCD
Logitech G15 keyboard
Logitech G9 mouse w/Razer eXactmat
Logitech X-530 5.1 speaker system
Sennheiser PC151 headset
[A side note, I just recieved the PC151s today, and overall they're superb. They're both comfortable and they sound good.]
-Jonathon
The magical processor came only two weeks ago, in all it's glory. Of course, I had to wait an extra day or two to install it, as my Noctuas and Asus Xonar DX were still in transit. Of course, when the parts DID arrive, I couldn't help but express my happiness by squealing with glee.
It took about 2 hours to rip everything out of my case and reinstall it, and to get it booted up. I installed the Xonar drivers, and all was good. On my meager X-530s, I can't really notice much of a difference between the Xonar and onboard, but it really does shine in games. Hardware audio FTW.
I then booted into the bios, changed the multiplier to x8, and pushed the FSB to 450. Voltage was bumped to 1.28, and it primed happily for 14 hours. I then bumped the FSB up to 500, and the voltage up to 1.344. It primed nicely for 24 hours. So, that makes me stable at 4Ghz for 24 hours, which in my books, is stable enough.
So, now my PC specs are...
Intel Core2Duo e8400 @ 4Ghz [500x8] [1.344v, 1.328 load]
Noctua NH-U12P w/2xNF-P12 in push/pull configuration
DFI LanParty Dk P35-T2RS [40mm Northbridge fan mod]
4Gb Mushkin Redlines, DDR2-1000 [Operating at 1000Mhz, untuned]
XFX 8800GT
Asus Xonar DX PCI-e sound card
Coolermaster CM690 w/ 7x Noctua NF-P12 fans
Fortron Source Power FSP-GLN600 600w 85% efficiency PSU
Samsung 206bw 20" LCD
Logitech G15 keyboard
Logitech G9 mouse w/Razer eXactmat
Logitech X-530 5.1 speaker system
Sennheiser PC151 headset
[A side note, I just recieved the PC151s today, and overall they're superb. They're both comfortable and they sound good.]
-Jonathon