sgtgrash
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I'm currently running an Asrock 2core1333-2.66 mobo which was bundled with a Pentium Dual Core e2140 cpu factory oc'd from 1.66 to 2.66ghz. I use an Arctic Cooling Freezer 7 Pro to keep temps nice 'n low. Mem consists of 2x1gb sticks of PNY PC2-6400 (400mhz) ram. Graphics are supplied by aSapphire HD4850 512mb PCIe graphics card. Its all powered with a decent single rail 550w power supply.
I've just purchased a Core2Duo e6850 and i've heard that this cpu can be taken up to 4ghz from its default 3ghz safely on air cooling (with a good quality cooler of course). Will I be able to drop the e6850 straight into the motherboard using the existing bios settings to achieve a safe OC, or would it be better to err on the side of safety and reset the bios to default settings. Even on default settings I should see a significant performance advantage over the Pentium Dual Core.
I've just purchased a Core2Duo e6850 and i've heard that this cpu can be taken up to 4ghz from its default 3ghz safely on air cooling (with a good quality cooler of course). Will I be able to drop the e6850 straight into the motherboard using the existing bios settings to achieve a safe OC, or would it be better to err on the side of safety and reset the bios to default settings. Even on default settings I should see a significant performance advantage over the Pentium Dual Core.