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You can install the latest version of ntune on Intel mobos. I use it to control the 8800GTX fan speed on my P5W DH mobo.

You can also use ATi tool to overclock and test the card.

Brahmzy,
What's the blue heatsink cooling on the back of your graphics card? :confused:

I just put one on my SB, as that's the one which felt hot to touch. The NB is already cooled by my TT Blue Orb II, which almost touches the NB HS. The Blue Orb II is a great cooler, the 120mm fan...

They'll probably tell you that it'll flatten out under the pressure of the heatsink.

Just cut up a paperclip to make hooks.

Yes, despite the elaborate heatpipe setup, the NB/SB coolers are poorly finished and don't make proper contact with the chips. :(

The Akasa NB cooler (with 40mm blue led fan) uses thermal tape to...

You probably need to manually set the cpu:ram divider in the BIOS to make the ram run at 800Mhz.

At stock cpu speed (266fsb) a basic 1:1 divider (266:266) will set your ram at 266, which is DDR...

Those temps seem a bit high to me. I have an E6600 + P5W and my temps at 3.2Ghz are better than yours at stock. I'm using a TT Blue Orb II HSF.

At stock speeds
Idle:
Asus Probe 2: 27c, Core...

Have you raised the cpu/ram voltages?

Set vcore to 1.35v and vdimm to 2.1v

You probably need to raise the vdimm too. What ram are you using?

You won't get very far without raising the vcore and vdimm.

I think you'll still need to raise your vcore to 1.35v to get much higher than 320

Your ram should have worked at 1:1 320fsb (640Mhz), unless it's 533Mhz?

Down to 400 (DDR makes it 800, Double data rate)

Change it to 400, that's equivalent to 4:3 (266:200 / 533:400)

You probably just need to raise the vcore to 1.35v to carry on past 320fsb.

You might need to raise it a bit more when you reach 370~390

Seems ok, same setup as me and 1000's of others.

If you're confined to €900, you might have to get a slower cpu (E6300) and clock it to E6600 or higher. Then you can get a decent gfx card too.
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If it only happens while playing multiplayer games, then maybe it's a problem with your network/broadband settings?

Make sure there are no background processes running (anti-virus updates, etc)...

CPU Model: E6600 Retail
CPU Clockspeed: 2.4ghz
CPU Voltage: Stock
Motherboard: Asus P5W DH Deluxe
BIOS Version: 701
Heatsink: TT Blue Orb 2
Fan: TT 120mm blue LED
CPU Idle/Load: 27°C/36°C...

I think you misread the manual. It does not say that you're not to connect the HSF to the 4-pin CPU header, it says you should attach the Chassis fan to one of the PWR/CHA headers, and add a second...

Here's an independent review:

http://www.cdrinfo.com/Sections/Reviews/Specific.aspx?ArticleId=17157

They seem to overclock well, with the same timings as the more expensive G.Skill HZ 6400.
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It depends on what BIOS version the board comes with. From what I've read on various forums, most guys have had to flash their boards to a newer BIOS, which requires a working cpu (any 775 P4 or...

The IHS is made of nickel-plated copper. The nickel coating is only 1~2mm thick, so it doesn't take too much lapping to expose the copper.

Here's my old P4 2.4b:
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Pre-order prices are always higher. Once the chips are launched, and all the mainstream suppliers are selling them, prices will drop. It's the same when new-gen gfx cards are launched, pre-order...

Awesome!!
Well done TAM, worth waiting for! :D

Now I'm gonna be daydreaming about my conroe rig for the next 7 weeks... ;)