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Phædrus2401 · 06-19-2009, 10:09 PM

I'm not sure. I have an e2200 overclocked by .9GHz, but I don't know how the e6420 compares. What are you full system specs? Do you have any graphics cards? Do you have an aftermarket CPU heatsink/fan?

You have to go into your BIOS to overclock. You want to make sure your PSU is up to the task, though. If you don't have a power-hungry graphics card and you have an aftermarket CPU cooler, you might get away with a .4GHz overclock. But I wouldn't trust that PSU to overclock all that well. 500 watts isn't really sufficient for large overclocks, especially if you have a large graphics card, and I don't know how good a brand Raptor is.

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Phædrus2401 Hardware Tech Team Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: New Orleans Posts: 3,844 OS: Vista Ultimate x64 SP1 + Ubuntu 9.04 My System	Re: Core2Duo E6420 overclock I'm not sure. I have an e2200 overclocked by .9GHz, but I don't know how the e6420 compares. What are you full system specs? Do you have any graphics cards? Do you have an aftermarket CPU heatsink/fan? You have to go into your BIOS to overclock. You want to make sure your PSU is up to the task, though. If you don't have a power-hungry graphics card and you have an aftermarket CPU cooler, you might get away with a .4GHz overclock. But I wouldn't trust that PSU to overclock all that well. 500 watts isn't really sufficient for large overclocks, especially if you have a large graphics card, and I don't know how good a brand Raptor is. __________________ Good PSU brands: Corsair, SeaSonic, CWT, PC Power and Cooling, Thermaltake Toughpower, CoolerMaster Real Power Pro On 80+ Certification - PSU Information and Selection - Power Supply Myths You don't get what you don't pay for.