I have an aging E6600 L710A811 On intel HSF (Planning of course to buy a better one..see how far and safe i can get with stock hsf)
And just bought a foxconn mars .....odin pro 550w.
I'll follow the noob thread and post my findings here..LOL....

Looking at the ranks, theres no one using mars.....

I just finished an excellent article done by kmarc....awesome intro to OC-ing......I dont dare OC with my Intel HSF....the proc is precious to me....LOL...

Basic Guide - Overclocking C2D/C2Q

ive tried the built-in MARS Instant OC...up to 20% which brings my core speed up to 2.65 GHz....Core temp hovering around 50-52...for both core...

I dunno much about OC-ing but logically what i want to achieve is rock solid stability, cool, higher clock without compromising much of the proc lifespan.

Possible?

Or a simple solution to that is just to upgrade

Followed kmarc OC guide....very nice...

http://forum.lowyat.net/topic/623648

Now im running a stable 3.0GHz....temp under Prime95 didnt exceed 65c as in 30 minutes stress test, as per recommended by kmarc. I ran 3.2GHz but temp soaring up to 68-70c....

Im on intel factory HSF so abit hesitant to go higher.

Going to leave the machine to do 6 hours stability test.

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Added on February 10, 2008, 8:28 amPlanning to get some entry level cooling kit for 775 CPU - any recommendation?

This post has been edited by maranello55: Feb 10 2008, 11:49 AM