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Old May 4, 2010, 03:45 AM
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Old November 17, 2010, 06:04 PM
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I was able to get my 530 to 4ghz on stock cooler very good little chip. ahhh ha ha bring old threads back to life. just kidding. waiting for my 860 to get here damn canada post
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Nice 2 - 4 words replies! Shall we be expecting a sale from you soon? Spamming posts...
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Nice 2 - 4 words replies! Shall we be expecting a sale from you soon? Spamming posts...
You noticed that too, eh? And both deleted... Guess I'm not the only one who has email notification turned on ;)
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Old December 31, 2010, 02:12 AM
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Just picked up this chip based on my needs (and some of my wants) and budget. Still quite new to HWC so I haven't seen this thread or read the review yet.

Seemed like best bang for the buck; now I'm really looking forward to reading up on it (not now, at 2am ) and getting it up and running. My old girl (S939 Athlon X2 3800+, WinXP Pro) is ready to retire.
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Will the stock 540 cooler be enough for some light overclocking?

I was just going to run at stock speed, but if there's that much headroom from what I've read, I wouldn't mind OC'ing for a little performance boost.

So if I go for a slight OC, can an inexpensive HSF be that much better than stock?
NCIX.com - Buy Coolermaster Vortex Plus CPU Heatsink Cooler 4 HeatPipes 92MM LGA775 LGA1156 LGA1366 AM3 Low Profile - RR-VTPS-28PK-R1 In Canada. - $26.98
NCIX.com - Buy Coolermaster Hyper 212 Plus Direct Touch 4 Heatpipe Heatsink AM2 AM3 LGA1366 LGA775 LGA1156 120MM - RR-B10-212P-GP In Canada. - $29.99

Any insight is much appreciated.
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I had a Hyper 212 on a 530 that seemed to max out the OC on the chip.
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NCIX.com - Buy Corsair Cooling Air Series A50 Performance CPU Cooler LGA775 LGA1156 LGA1366 AM2 AM3 - CAFA50 In Canada.

If anyone is interested in an inexpensive aftermarket cooling solution, ncix has the Corsair A50 on sale until tomorrow for $24.99 (reg price $59.99, Mem Exp reg price is $49.99). Plus there is $15 MIR linked on the ncix product page! Might not want to PM at Mem Exp though, as it is an ncix exlusive rebate.

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