Quote Originally Posted by douirc View Post
not bad but not great. i'm running 4.2ghz @ 1.288 and I don't have as good as a chip as a lot of others in this thread. i'm sure you'll hit 4.2-4.4, just with a lot of extra voltage.

and as for the qx vs q, i would def agree the Q's are a much better choice, even if you did only pay $200 for the Qx. the Q's have a much better track record for awesome oc's.
Just curious what's the max you guys can do with the Q9650? Regardless I still consider it's a good investment since I upgraded from a E8400 and paid only $100 for it after I sold my E8400.