Free Speed
Or, the benefits of having a g0 processor...
I've always wanted to overclock my Quad Core Q6600, which runs at a stock 2.4Ghz. So I finally found a set of bios settings, that at the moment, along with the 6Gb of ram I now have installed, let me run my 2.4Ghz CPU at a very nippy 3.6Ghz!
That's a 50% increase over stock levels!
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Everything is greasy smooth now. I can run WoW at full whack with 8xAA on and it takes not even the slightest hit, maxed out at 60fps thanks to vSynch, which I prefer to play with on.
So, maybe a new graphics card in another 6 months or so, but the CPU should now do me for another year at least, which isn't bad, considering I bought the parts and built this PC back in November 2007!
Parts:
Q6600 running OC'd at 3.6Ghz
BFG Nvidia 8800GT
X-Fi Fatal1ty Platinum Champion's Edition soundcard
4Gb Corsair XMS2 DDR2 PC8500 Ram
2Gb Ballistix DDR2 PC8500 Ram
1Tb of HDD spread over 3 HDD's (2 x IDE & 1 x Sata)
G15 Keyboard
Razer Deathadder mouse
Antec 900 Gamers case
All running atm on Win7 RC!
:E