Those who tinker with sophisticated cooling technology can often overclock processors to extraordinary speeds, but the guys at TechSpot took a more practical approach. Using a rock-bottom-priced ($180 ...

And now the stock values of the most popular Core 2 Duo CPUs: In the above table, we've left out the Xtreme models since, as we've said, this guide is aimed at ordinary folk not hard-core enthusiasts.

Download Core Temp for true CPU temperatures, or get Intel Temperature Analysis Tool. That'll warm it up real good. <BR>The maximum temp for the Core 2 Duo is 85c.

I have the following system configuration:<BR><BR>Ultra aluminus midtower case <BR>Ultra X-Pro 600watt APFC psu (80 PLUS certified)<BR>Gigabyte GA-EP35-DS3L Motherboard with F4 BIOS<BR>Intel Core 2 ...

In this part we will be looking at tweaking voltages and tightening memory timings and generally optimising your PC now it is overclocked. At this point, as we are going a little bit more advanced, we ...