[Vigo]

Originally Posted by bailey please don't misunderstand what I said I feel that you have two seperate problems 1, the overheating 2. the instibility of overclocking with poor ram

Maybe I didn't catch that. So now, as I've been trying to press; the heatsink/fan isn't adequate cooling for my cpu. Thats all I said up top. So going back to it; the cpu core does run hot at an overclock upwards of 220 FSB, and at 3 gigs, the heat issue become such that the computer will occasionally reboot if the room temperature is particular.

There are a variety of other reasons that contribute to the temperatres, room temp being one of the most problematic. This much I've stated; and so the PIV stock unit does not cool my cpu for a decent OC. Thus I bought the thermaltake.

That was all I said.

Originally Posted by vigo No, it did not. The stock heat sink isn't enough cooling. Ambient room temps are high and there's poor air circulation in the room.

The heatsink was replaced because of CPU temps. So yes, I do agree number 2 is a separate issue. Sorry if this topic got off track to the OC ability of my package. Its simply an issue on CPU temps.

Yes. It is a Northwood 2.6.

Originally Posted by yuanji just wondering, what RAM (exact Model) are you using and at what FSB do you see instabilities?

Its the Value Ram 2100. Oc's to 3200 easily though which is more than I can ask since both chips were free after rebate (office max had them at 30 bucks with 30 dollars worth of rebates last black friday).

Thought about spending the 200 bucks for some Corsair XMS or Geil Ultra, 1 gig 3200. But I'm waiting till after christmas to decide (Hyper X has suprisingly poor timings at 3200 and is a little more pricey).

Again though, I already stated the ram was horrible for the OC. The OC ability is not my concern. Its the cpu temperature when I OC. Because I can run the computer stable at 3.12 gigahertz, if its kept cool (which during the winter, with a window open- it does keep cool). Heat blowing in this tiny room (central air) and I can't even keep it at 3 gigahertz (240 bus?) and completely stable.

I spent the 35 bucks to solve the cpu heat issue. Not to OC the core further. The ram won't let me go past 3.12 because it'll fail at boot.

I guess I'll lap and try the heatsink again since it wasnt until I moved the machine (car ride) that the motherboard went... and be more careful around it. I didn't realize they made heatsinks with a weight exedence so far beyond suggested manufacturer specs from intel (or amd). Since people buy them I'm sure they're fine so long as you're careful. Just have to be a little more careful.