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i7 965EE questions

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Fiyaballz

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So I was lucky enough to have just won a free Intel i7 965 EE, and im curious as to how well these OC, its gonna be the first piece in a new rig im gonna build. what is considered a good stepping to get? how high can I expect to get on just the stock cooling?

the info on the cpu reads as follows :

SLBCJ costa rica
3.20ghz/8m/6.40/08
3838B044

thanks in advance for the info.
 
I'm sure they overclock fairly well, especially with the unlocked multiplier. I would suggest that you get an i7 920 if you were considering buying one of these (since the maximum overclock will generally be around the same), but since you won it for free just go ahead and enjoy it. Personally, I wouldn't push more than a 5-20% overclock on stock cooling. The important thing is to monitor your load temperatures when overclocking to ensure that they do not exceed 80C.
 
thanks for that heads up, any idea if this is considered a good stepping or not?
 
now with sexy pics!

cpu1.jpg

cpu2.jpg

cpu3.jpg
 
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