Holy Moly GIGABYTE miniITX H55N-USB3 rocking d i5 655K@4.9GHz 3DMARK06 on air cooling

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it really depends on the CPU you have and the volts you are hammering it with i guess



hows things anyways Walt....havent seen ya in yonks

Hey Dino, I think its more the board - this particular chip needs more juice and the board can't supply enough power, or the mosfets are overheating - my ramsinks were too big to fit on them.

My last real overclocking machine was a Presler 955EE under swiftech w/c, when I see 36C load temps - it makes me feel like the CPU has a lot more to give.

What kind of cooler/radiator are you using? I'm waiting for a i3 530 k0 to find its home here and are going to use a Lian-Li case as well. The layout is a bit challenging though in temrs of suitable cooler.

Using the Corsair H50 - the default mounting plate won't fit though - I just used rubber washers from the HDD mounts in the case in place of the mounting plate. It's a perfect fit to mount the radiator in the top 120mm slot, < 1mm of clearance to the PSU (doesn't block the airflow). You'll need to mount the pipes close to the M/B as they will block the PSU, when you mount them close to the M/B one will block your 24 pin connector - using 20 pins seems to work fine. Have your PSU mount inwards because with W/C you'll need airflow around the CPU slot.