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Jake · 11-03-2009, 10:27 AM

Does overclocking dramatically increase the heat production of a PC? I bought a couple of Dell PC's a little over a year ago that have quad core 3 GHz processors. I ordered them overclocked to 3.67 GHz (one of the options on the Dell site when I ordered them). Anyway these things produce enough heat to control the climate of a large warehouse in the middle of the arctic.

They're also running a 768 MB GeForce 8800 Ultra Dual. I'm trying to figure out if it's the the overclocked processors or the video cards that are causing the excessive heat output.

Anyone have any ideas?

11-03-2009, 10:27 AM
Jake Confirmed User Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: CO, US Posts: 3,056	Overclocking and Excess Heat Production? Does overclocking dramatically increase the heat production of a PC? I bought a couple of Dell PC's a little over a year ago that have quad core 3 GHz processors. I ordered them overclocked to 3.67 GHz (one of the options on the Dell site when I ordered them). Anyway these things produce enough heat to control the climate of a large warehouse in the middle of the arctic. They're also running a 768 MB GeForce 8800 Ultra Dual. I'm trying to figure out if it's the the overclocked processors or the video cards that are causing the excessive heat output. Anyone have any ideas? __________________