Overclocking the Intel Pentium D 820.

[dguy6789]

I am looking at doing some overclocking of my processor in the future. My goal speed would be somewhere in the neighborhood of 3.6Ghz or perhaps more.

I have multiple questions that require answers.

1. What would be the Intel equivalent to the DFI Lanparty series on the Athlon 64 platform? IE What is the best overclocking mainboard for LGA775 that is within a reasonable price range?

2. Does the mainboard answered in question one have pci/pcie locks and such? Simply asking; will increasing the FSB on that mainboard have any effect on the clocks of any of the mainboard components excluding memory?

3. Does the mainboard answered in question one have memory dividers which would allow me to overclock the FSB to speeds far beyond what the memory could reach?

4. I have an Intel Pentium D 820. These processors run hot. What would be the best heatsink and fan combination to purchase for this processor that will work on the mainboard that will be suggested in question one?

5. Regarding voltages, what is the highest safe voltage setting that one would select for a pc with the processor in question that they would expect to run at full load 24/7 for four years or more?

I thank those who reply in advance for their responses.

[Stratus_ss]

well not to be rude but most of these questions have been answered in other posts perhaps you could try the search function

hint Asus, p5wd2 ;)

[dguy6789]

Most of the questions have answers in some threads, but some do not. I felt like putting all of my questions in one place.

[Know Nuttin]

1. Asus P5WD2. The 955x version. The P5WD2-E is better but pricey. P5LD2 or Abit AL8 would work but the 945 doesn't seem to do so well with the 9xx CPU's.
2. Yes, lock is enabled.
3. Yes.
4. This is better off asked in the Cooling section. The Scythe Ninja is very good, as is the Big Typhoon.
5. Can't answer, as if it doesn't last more 4 years or more, I'm liable ;) I can't look that far into the future to see if any single particular CPU, OC or not, will last 4 years +.

[dguy6789]

Thanks for the responses. Based on the fact that the ASUS board in question does not support Conroe, I will wait until a good overclocking board that supports Conroe comes out.

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