How far have you overclocked your 3500+?

[socalcaz]

How far you were able to push your 3500+ Venice? Did you use the stock heat sink or did you need to buy a better one? Thanks!

[lil_jimmy_norton]

Re: How far have you overclocked your 3500+?

You'll need to buy a better heatsink. The Thermalright XP-90 is regarded as the best to get.

[socalcaz]

Re: How far have you overclocked your 3500+?

You'll need to buy a better heatsink. The Thermaltake XP-90 is regarded as the best to get.

Having trouble finding it...New Egg link please.

[lil_jimmy_norton]

Re: How far have you overclocked your 3500+?

Just do a search for XP-90, it will come up.

[socalcaz]

Re: How far have you overclocked your 3500+?

You'll need to buy a better heatsink. The Thermaltake XP-90 is regarded as the best to get.

Did you mean Thermalright XP-90?

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16835109119

[Shamus]

Re: How far have you overclocked your 3500+?

My Newcastle 3500+ is OCed to 2.5 and, using the Thermalright XP-90, it runs cooler and more quiet than the stock speed and HSF did . My board is the ASUS A8V Deluxe Rev. 2.

[socalcaz]

Re: How far have you overclocked your 3500+?

If anyone is interested I found this article on overclocking 3500+. They got it to 2.66 GHz with air cooling. Looks like you guys are right recommending the Thermalright X-90. Is the Tornado fan really that loud? Is there a better alternative that is quieter?

http://www.pcstats.com/articleview.cfm?articleID=1758

[lil_jimmy_norton]

Re: How far have you overclocked your 3500+?

If anyone is interested I found this article on overclocking 3500+. They got it to 2.66 GHz with air cooling. Looks like you guys are right recommending the Thermalright X-90. Is the Tornado fan really that loud? Is there a better alternative that is quieter?

http://www.pcstats.com/articleview.cfm?articleID=1758

Yes, the tornado is extremely loud, I don't recommend it. The vantec stealth is extremely quiet and moves a lot of air if you want to go that route. Many will also recommend a panflo, but I have no personal experience with those.

[Cujojack]

Re: How far have you overclocked your 3500+?

I roll my 3500 clawhammer at stock speeds...

I did not notice a huge difference in game with an oc'd proc.

Now when I got my 2gigs of XMS corsair, zing!!!

[signa]

Re: How far have you overclocked your 3500+?

You'll need to buy a better heatsink. The Thermalright XP-90 is regarded as the best to get.

Agreed. I just installed one on mine and wow! temps are way down.

also check out the coolermasters hyper 6+. its supposed to be really good. imagine an xp90 but vertical where you can put a fan on both sides of the sink. :nod:

[Sir. S.A.S]

Re: How far have you overclocked your 3500+?

id make sure you put a decent cooling system in all round, the amount of times ive gone to someones house to fix a PC thanks to noob OC and burnt the whole machine out!!!

[imported_bigpappa]

Re: How far have you overclocked your 3500+?

has anybody used the new Zalman with 120 mm fan yet?

[Q-Tex]

Re: How far have you overclocked your 3500+?

Yes, the tornado is extremely loud, I don't recommend it. The vantec stealth is extremely quiet and moves a lot of air if you want to go that route. Many will also recommend a panflo, but I have no personal experience with those.

Agreed the Tornado is very loud but it's performance is outstanding. Get yourself a Nexus fan controller or likes off and you will be able to tame this beast of a fan. I've got one as a case fan as well as on my XP90-C.

[iceman369]

Re: How far have you overclocked your 3500+?

how about just putting a opened case next to a A/C it works wondered trust me.....

[djstubbs]

Re: How far have you overclocked your 3500+?

The Thermalright XP-120 is a bit better than the XP-90.