i3 540 first run

I'm tweak-venetica- , now this is my first ever intel CPU, i'm a AMD overclocker , thought i might spend some cash and get a small intel system ,

ended up paying around 4000 ZAR ~ 550 US $. for

Intel i3 540
gigabyte H55M-S2H
hynix budget DDR3 1333 CL9 4096 GB
450 watt YAMA PSU
500 GB seagate barracuda 32mb
5 Bags of ice 25KG
zalman SG1 thermal compound

and this is what i did with it




http://hwbot.org/community/submission/1094574_tweak_venetica__cpu_z_core_i3_540_4945_mhz

haha hope thats not to bad for a AMD overclocker

oke i saw people getting 5000+ on air ! FTW , oke any quick manual on intel overclocking ? like the amd NB and HT speeds what are Intels called ? and how intense are they vs the CPU frequency ?

That's AWESOME! Looks like you're having a bit of fun. For doing an OC with the i series, I'd use this guide written by one of our very own:

http://www.techreaction.net/2010/09/07/3-step-overclocking-guide-bloomfield-and-gulftown/

It's pretty epic

Looking forward to seeing what numbers you hit.

I just built a friend an i3-550 with g.skill ripjaw 1600 and a stock cooler from an i5-760. Popped right up to 4Ghz with ease and very little voltage increase. really impressive especially with it being a dual with HT.

thanx for the feed back , i'll study up the manual, its totally first time so its realy new to me , absicaly bought the stuff to get some good HWboints and i got 7 sofar of the intel board haha , i'm @ 18 no jipi !

anyways i dont have access to dice or a pot so thats my only option , i'm going over to P gas , ( gas used in stoves ) as soon as my waterblock arrives , already have the tubing and the isolation putty ! so i'll see what the little bugger can do , but is 5ghz good for a standard OC ?

Tweak-venetica- said:

but is 5ghz good for a standard OC ?

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That's a good OC in my book, regardless of the cooling method. Then again I don't consider myself an OC 'pro' or anything.

haha , i'v got 5 years amd overclocking XP , but damin i'v never seen somthing run @ 97'C !