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Midknyte
05-24-2005, 03:20 PM
General:
CPU-Z (http://www.cpuid.com/)
AnandTech CPU Cheatsheet (http://www.anandtech.com/cpuchipsets/showdoc.aspx?i=2178)
Anandtech Processor Cores Codename Cheatsheet (http://www.anandtech.com/cpuchipsets/showdoc.aspx?i=2118)
Intro to Processor Cache (http://www.goldenram.com/support/cpucache.asp)
THG Processors CPU Charts (http://www.tomshardware.com/charts/processors,6.html)
TechARP CPU Comparison (http://www.techarp.com/showarticle.aspx?artno=337)

AMD:
AMD Desktop Processor Quick Reference Guide (http://www.amdcompare.com/us%2Den/desktop/)
AMD CPU Chart (http://www.thedigerati.us/info/amdcpuchart.html)
AMD Athlon XP Identifier (http://www.hwspirit.com/tools.php?m=cpu)
Calculate the p-rating of an AMD Athlon XP CPU (http://www.ocinside.de/index_e.html?/html/workshop/p_rating.html)
AMD A64 Product ID (OPN) Identifier (http://www.ocinside.de/go_e.html?/html/workshop/amd_a64_product_id.html)

Intel:
Intel Processor Numbers (http://www.intel.com/products/processor_number/index.htm)
Intel Processor Spec Finder (http://processorfinder.intel.com/)

Overclocking:
SetFSB (http://www13.plala.or.jp/setfsb/) - CPU Overclocking software
TechReport Beginner's OC Guide (http://techreport.com/articles.x/13815)
XbitLabs Newbie OC Guide (http://www.xbitlabs.com/articles/cpu/display/newbie-oc-guide.html)
PcStats OC Beginners Guide (http://www.pcstats.com/articleview.cfm?articleID=1804)
Hexus - Intel Core 2 Duo OC guide for beginners (http://www.hexus.net/content/item.php?item=9808)

THG OC Guide Part 1 (http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/overclocking-guide-part-1,1379.html) Part 2 (http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/overclocking-guide-part-2,1403.html) Part 3 (http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/overclocking-guide-part-1,1525.html)
AMD Athlon 64 General Overclocking Guide (http://www.madshrimps.be/?action=gethowto&number=2&howtopage=142&howtoID=58)
Pentium 4 Northwood Overclocking Guide (http://www.sharkyextreme.com/guides/hwGuides/article.php/1380951)
Techware Labs OC guide (http://www.techwarelabs.com/guides/misc_mod/overclockingguide/)
XbitLabs OC Guide (http://www.xbitlabs.com/articles/cpu/display/oc-guide.html)
Overclocking on the 754/939 Platform - Short Media (http://www.short-media.com/review.php?r=300)

Dual CPU, Dual Core, Hyperthreading:
2CPU.com (http://www.2cpu.com/)
Dual Core Processing: Over-simplified, demystified and explained (http://icrontic.com/articles/dual_core)
XbitLabs - Dual Cores (http://www.xbitlabs.com/articles/cpu/display/dual-core.html)

Heatsinks and Cooling
Max CPU Temps - Heatsink Guide (http://www.heatsink-guide.com/content.php?content=maxtemp.shtml)

Arctic Silver Instructions (http://www.arcticsilver.com/instructions.htm)

Arctic Cooling (http://www.arcticcooling.com)
CoolerMaster (http://www.coolermaster.com/)
Noctua (http://www.noctua.at)
SilenX (http://www.silenx.com)
Speeze (http://www.speeze.com/index.asp)
Thermalright (http://www.thermalright.com/)
Thermaltake (http://www.thermaltake.com/)
Vantec (http://www.vantecusa.com/)
Zalman (http://www.zalmantech.com/)
ZeroTherm (http://www.zerotherm.net)

Water Cooling
Asetek (http://www.asetek.com/)
DangerDen (http://www.dangerden.com/)
Innovatek (http://www.innovatek.de/)
Swiftech (http://www.swiftnets.com/)

Here's the old sticky thread:
Useful tips about CPU's and Overclocking (http://www.sysopt.com/forum/showthread.php?s=&postid=1110866#post1110866)