Quote Originally Posted by fullup3
there are very, very few dual cores that are doing 3.0 on regular air. the heat load these things put off makes it almost impossible to do. If you have a very cold room, open case, lots of fans, and a very good cpu cooler, you might get there if you have a super golden sample cpu. 1 out of 20,000 or something.

Not saying it can't happen, but 2.9 on air or 3.0 on good water is probably alot more reachable if you get a very good chip!


Thanks for the heads up! I do have a good watercooling setup, so I guess I should say I'm looking for a chip that does 2.9 on air or 3.0 under water