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Hi all,

I have a p4 2.4 ghz and a asus p4s8x-x motherboard. When i try to overclock my p4 2.4 to 2.6 or 2.7 it tends to overheat a lot and my system eventually crashes after a couple of minutes. My question is: If i buy a good heatsink (I was looking at a gygabite heatsink for $47 on newegg) will i be able to overclock past 2.7? When i try pass 2.7 with my current settings my comp wont even start up , it will crash before starting windows. So , will i be able to overclock pass 2.7 with a good heatsink , and how far do you think i can go? just give me an estimate.

 

Thanks

 

P.D: I cant afford a new cpu now so dont tell me too, lol

 

 

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If you can't afford a new CPU, then you definitely shouldn't be overclocking the one you've got to the point where you can't start the PC. That's asking for trouble. As you will see from the link britgliderpilot gave you, overclocking is usually rather more complicated than sticking on a good heatsink.

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Prescotts are notorious for their high heat. So just putting a large heatsink won't help you much. If you want to do some real overclocking it I suggest something from http://www.asetek.com/

 

I run the waterchill KT03A-L20/DUAL 80mm. It rocks. I have oc'd my cpu from 3.06 to 3.45 w/o problems.

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