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Ask the Doctor: Stock Cooler Safety

Posted 11/10/2008 at 4:45pm | by The Maximum PC Staff

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Ask the Doctor Logo How far can I safely overclock a CPU if I’m using a stock cooler? I was building a budget rig and when I had money left over, I decided to upgrade from a high-end Athlon 64 to a really low-end 2.2GHz Phenom. I want to up the performance, even by a tiny bit, but I’m hesitant to do it with a stock cooler. Please help!

—Andy Shores

Check out Andy's answer, after the jump!

AMD’s new X4 quad core

Posted 03/26/2008 at 8:02pm | by Gordon Mah Ung

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Does the $235 "fixed" B3 Phenom have enough horsepower to beat Intel's Core 2 Quad Q9300?

It's A War Of Words Between Intel and AMD

Posted 09/19/2007 at 1:33pm | by

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As Intel details new Nehalem and Penryn CPUs, AMD shoots back with tri-core CPUs. We wonder if FASN8 will survive?

Numbers don’t lie (that much)

Posted 04/19/2007 at 3:49pm | by

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Does it even matter if the CPU is fast ? You bet your shiny metal ass

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