1.2 T-Bird w/ KK266 Q:

[guppie]

Just ordered it for $101 + tax + s/h. Also, I got the 1 year warranty on it with the purchase of a HSF from tcwo.com - so I bought the Thermaltake Volcano II from them for an additional $18 that comes with a thermal pad. What are your guys thoughts on this? The Volcano II should be adequate, right? I'm not going for extreme OC but in the event that I get the urge, I might try for 1.3 GHz since that seems to be attainable without much effort. Will the Volcano II hold out at 1.3 GHz? Should I use the thermal pad that they send with it or go for some AS2 paste? Also, I'm getting a decent mid tower case with a front case fane and HDD cooler blowing in and PSU and 80mm fan blowing out back. Hopefully that rig will hold up. This all going on the IWILL KK266 mobo... What does this mobo have for thermal sensing? What type of case fans do I get in terms of 3 or 4-pin? What about the thermal sensor to attach to the HSF? I understand that there is a major problem with it being inaccurate and not long enough?? Those of you who already have this mobo up and running, please help me out... Thanks.

[el]

sensor is fine on teh 266
volcano is okay not great but will work
case fans depends on how powerful but you will only be able to connect two extra to the mobo so get 4 pins if you can.

[m_kelder]

The sensor is about 5c-10c lower than the actual cpu heat.

[Da Whip]

That is a good deal on the CPU, but the Volcano is just barely adequate, It has a terrible clip and doesn't cool that well. Bite the bullet and get a better HSF; http://www.millennium-thermal.com/
This is a quality HSF and can more than handle your CPU.
I would lap the heatsink and definitely use Arctic Silver.
As to what you can achieve, check the CPU database on the front page.