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OC'ing E8400 w/stock heatsink

Post Date: 2008-12-28
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    Posted: 28 Dec 2008 at 10:28pm
Hey how much will I be able to OC my Intel E8400 with the stock heatsink/fan that comes with it? 
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3.6GHz - 4GHz? -.- very hard to tell you without any info since you could have an amazing ambient and airflow or you could have very sh*tty.
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I have everything standard as far as the heatsink...what would give me an amazing ambient and airflow?  I am going to be gaming, so I will probably want to OC it to at least 3.6
 
My mobo is the 680i LT SLI and I have the Antec 900 case with the 750 Corsair PSU
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I also have the Standard Factory Chassis Fans
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Why would you NOT get an aftermaket heatsink?  They are worth it.  Also are you running SLI or crossfire?  I have my E8400 at a small OC @ 3.4 with temps hanging around 50(while palying games).  After increasing my CPU fan to 100% (from the BIOS) its running a lot lower now.   You may want to try going to your BIOS and changing to manual settings.
Antec 900 case
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8400 3.6
2 gig of 1066 ram
1 Evga GTX 465
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I was already over my budget.  I understood that a heatsink/fan is important but I didn't realize how easy it was to OC the E8400.  Now that I plan on OC'ing it, I wanted to make sure if I did that I wouldn't melt my processor/MOBO.  I have a Zalman 9500 heatsink just sitting around.  I suppose I can get that installed after I receive my desktop.  But it is big, along with the GTX 260 being in there, I am not sure if it will fit.  Is there a possibility I could send my heatsink to DS and have them install it?  I know there will be a charge.  Only reason I didn't upgrade the stock heatsink/fan is because it was another $50 at least to get something better.
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Posts: 505 		  Quote brian Quote  Post ReplyReply bullet Posted: 30 Dec 2008 at 9:09am
I have the same case and yes it will be a tight fight, but (at least for me) its worth it since I got SLI.  
Antec 900 case
Nvidia 750i FTW Motherboard
Zalman 9500 CPU cooler
8400 3.6
2 gig of 1066 ram
1 Evga GTX 465
24" Samsung LCD

3DMark06= 17,360
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