intel e6850

[Bman123]

what is the stock voltage for a e6850 and what is a safe voltage to use to overclock on air cooling? i got the e6850 and a gigabyte p45 ds3l mobo in the mail used today and the bios it was at 1.4 so i turned it down right away to 1.3v

im not overclocking the cpu until i get a good cooler as im using the stock intel cooler right now, i figure if i can lower the volts more it should lower my temps

im using real temp and at idle im getting 40-45 and max load temp while playing cod4 was 60c. i have it in a thermaltake v3 with the 120mm thermaltake exhaust fan in the back and a 80mm antec tri cool led fan at the top of the case for exhaust also.

can you suggest a good high cfm fan to use that is either 80mm or 92mm? i cant use a 120mm becaise the fan hits the power connector on the mobo and i dont like that.
i want to put a good fan in the front lower of the case for a intake fan and put a good fan at the top for a exhaust.

please help out i greatly appreciate it. im asking here becasue when i google it i get all kinds of different info and to be honest i trust your guys opinion alot more then some joe schmo on google.

 

[KingerXI]

High CFM generally = loud. I like to use Scythe S-Flex fans, but I go for the lower r.p.m. ones (800-1,500), as I like quiet. If you get a good CPU heat sink and fan, you won't need the high CFM case fans. I love the Zalman CNPS9700 heat sink, and you can find them on Ebay for $33 shipped. It has a fanmate/fan controller, and even with the fan turned as low as it can go, it runs my E8400 @ 3.6GHz at 33C at idle. 50C under load. And it is practically silent.

No need to get a high CFM fan when your CPU runs that cool. Just some advice from someone who builds quiet PCs, and my wife and customers all appreciate a blazing fast, almost silent PC.

The E6850 is a very nice chip, so you should have a speedy PC when you get it tweaked.

Good luck.