Thread: "I had a heart attack because of my computer" association

Originally Posted by Photoguy67

Denmason, so how far would you say that a Q6600 can be safely pushed? ie... no super cooler...
Photoguy67

With a good heat sink and fan you can take them pretty easily to 3.6 and be stable.

Originally Posted by LX_Emergency

GOOD LORD denmason. That thing must take some power to run as well.

Yes, I do see the cost on my electric bill...... It's like running an air conditioner.

Originally Posted by Quick Orange

Processors can run faster the more juice you pump through them. Unfortunately, that also increases the heat, such that it will eventually cook itself. Denmason has basically
attached a refrigerator to the cpu, chipset, and video card so that heat isn't an issue.

What the hell do you even need a computer to run so fast for? Does it speak to you and read your brain waves? Really, I'm kind of stunned here. Just... why?

Ah... So if I understand, boost the electricity through the unit so that programs run faster, and use the refrigerator to keep the components cool. Is that it? That thing looks like it will become self-aware at some point. And then make me nachos.

Luckily Macs never crash.....


Or has that now been exposed as a blatant lie?


Sorry to hear of your travails, Ockham. I hope you get the job!

Originally Posted by Philadelph

What the hell do you even need a computer to run so fast for? Does it speak to you and read your brain waves? Really, I'm kind of stunned here. Just... why?

Why?.... Cuz it's fun.

Happened to me in january - managed to get life support(linux) to run for a week when it died again permanently. Nothing but one corrupted hard disk was salvageable. Goodness knows what happened.
I lost everything. All my work, documents, photos, EVERYTHING!
Absolute nightmare - now I will never keep important stuff on my PC, no matter how safe I think it is.

Originally Posted by nickyspaghetti

Absolute nightmare - now I will never keep important stuff on my PC, no matter how safe I think it is.

There is no problem with keeping stuff on your PC, as long as your PC does not contain the only copy.

Originally Posted by Photoguy67

Denmason, so how far would you say that a Q6600 can be safely pushed? ie... no super cooler...
Photoguy67

I can push my Q6600 over 3.7 Ghz with water cooling. I never really pushed her on air, but my limiting factor is actually the VRM temps and not the CPU temps. That was kinda frustrating.

Originally Posted by holli4pirating

I can push my Q6600 over 3.7 Ghz with water cooling. I never really pushed her on air, but my limiting factor is actually the VRM temps and not the CPU temps. That was kinda frustrating.

Slap on some heatsinks and fans or water blocks. There are a few different kinds of heat sinks that will fit on your VRM. Also get some Arctic Silver 5 thermal compound... stuff works great. For the heat sinks you might look at ThermalTake stuff, they might have what you need.