I always buy my CPUs at mwave. They're always way cheaper then anyone else, and free shipping. They had stock yesterday, but they seem to be out today. Q6600 for $279
A q6600 @ 2.8 GHz (310x9) stock volts on a DFI P965-S Dark with 2 Gb @ 4-4-4-12. This air cooled with a Thermalright Ultra 120. I can't get any higher, so I think I might have to go back to water cooling.
In your BIOS, make sure K8 Cool And Quiet is disabled if your cpu fan is pluged into the mobo. This will make the cpu fan spin at 100%.
Check for a newer BIOS.
The stock HSF for the 3800+ is not good enough for a duel core cpu. I suggest an aftermarket HSF.
My 3800+ with the stock HSF...
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