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    Overclocking Issue

    Hello all, This is the first overclock I have done in a long time. I have a E6300 rev L2, a Gigabyte 965P-S3 (rev1, I believe) with Bios F4, and 2GB of Cosair CM2X1024-6400 DDR2. I have just tried some mild overclocks and I get the same result. I change my CPU frequency, adjust my memory...
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    Heatsink Fan Issues

    So, yesterday (Friday, July 20th), to make a long story short, the video card on my DVR (mythtv, sempron based) burned out. I initially tried rebooting the box several times. Everything would spin up and then shutdown. Not good. Noticed a bad smell, again not good. Pulled the video card...
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    Slight heatsink issue

    I am switching cases. I thought that I would take this opportunity to redo my heatsink. It is a stock heatsink on a 6300. The problem is, is that one of the pins that holds the hs down won't release. When I turn it, it just clicks. Any recommendations? Thanks!
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    Getting ready to overclock

    Hey guys, I have a E6300 with a Gigabyte GA-965P-S3 and Corsair TWIN2X2048-6400 (2GB). I have had the system up and running now for about 3-4 weeks... I would like to start overclocking. However, I wanted to establish a base temp first and make sure that they are ok. I have run run...
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    Looking for a budget C2D build

    Hi all, Long time lurker here. I am getting ready to pull the trigger on a C2D build. I already have a powersupply and case and I plan on pulling my 6600 out of the other PC (my wife can get by with integrated graphics ;) ). I have decided that I want the 6300. I plan on doing some...