All the time. Haha not really.. but I actually did last year when I've gone really fat. Too much on being a couch potato I think. Went to the gym, took a balanced diet, all that.. & I am again slim as always 8) Thank God it didn't last for long, it kinda felt harder just to walk and I get tired much easier for moving around.
Well, don't take this as definitive advice but i overclocked my P4 right from the start. I just started small at first untill i could get a new HSF that i was happy with (Arctic Freezer Pro 7). It's been going quite happily for about 3 years and i've had an uptime of approx 36 hours at times. You should idealy try to keep the CPU under 25DegC, anything over that will poss shorten the life of it. Higher the temp shorter the life. Then again, how many PC's are worth keeping for more than a few years, after that they're obsolete. ;)Jux_Zeil
That's a bit too extreme, isn't it? RT is 27C so the CPU would barely ever reach 25C even when it's not used.
I've just installed Thermaltake Big Typ VX & disable the smart fan; controlled its speed solely by using the controller on the fan itself & was shocked to find out that its speed at max is totally unbelievable!!! The min speed is more than sufficient for now, with arctic silver 5 & the C2D running with temperatures at 27-35C (Speedfan) for both cores. Is that a good start?
Before I changed the cooling solution, I was using stock HSF & overclocked E6300 to 3.01GHz.The clock was set back to its original value now as I fear of this break-in period. The explanation's too brief; I need to know more. Like, after how many hours must I turn off the PC, or, can I give it too much stress like overclocking it before this period is over? With the CPU's temperature itself at idle ranging around room temperature, I don't see much difference if I turn it off to let it cool down to RT. I don't really understand it actually...yet still I truly want the best from this cooling setup. Would really appreciate anyone's explanation & advice, & thanks in advance.
I would have gotten the can if I could, but the thing is that it's not available in my area. Guess I have to build one by my own if possible...can anyone teach me on that?
Wanted to get rid of the dust inside my PC but I don't have a can of compressed air or the special vacuum to do the job. Can I just wipe off the dust on my motherboard/graphics card using a cloth soaked with rubbing alcohol aka isopropanol? Can I use other alcohol like methanol or ethanol? Have never cleaned the interior of my PC so I would really appreciate any advice given.
Wanted to get rid of the dust inside my PC but I don't have a can of compressed air or the special vacuum to do the job. Can I just wipe off the dust on my motherboard/graphics card using a cloth soaked with rubbing alcohol? Have never cleaned the interior of my PC so I would really appreciate any advice given.
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