> "DCA" yahooMAPS.co.uk> wrote in message
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>>>
>>> Actually the E6600 isn't a bad overclocker can usually get to 3ghz
>>> by upping the fsb to 333x9 (from 266x9) it may require a slight bump
>>> in CPU voltage to be stable. Although 3ghz for a E6600 and 2.4ghz
>>> for a E4300 aren't regarded as extreme overclocks just mild ones...
>>> at 3ghz the E6600 can't go that much further although some people
>>> reckon they've got 3.4ghz etc but they must have got a really good
>>> chip and/or invested lots of time/money into good ram/and
>>> CPU/chipset cooling.

>>
>> Sadly, my stock Dell mobo will not give me control enough to try it!

>
> Any regrets ? http://user.itl.net/~nlel/whatcouldhavebeen.jpg ah well
> at least you got an operating system with your Dell