Quote Originally Posted by Spitphire View Post
This might have already been asked here, but how do some of you get up to 4 GHz on so low voltage??? I have to get up around 1.45 just to stay stable at 4 and anything above that I have to hit almost 1.5. I know every chip is different, but come on. What gives?
First up is ya mobo, yours is known for bad droop/drop (never had the EP35 but in everything I read it's about the same as the predecessor)... so if you opt first for a higher specced model (PWM's) than you will need for sure less voltage... second up is the batch ( plz look in my list to compare results) : there are golden, good, average and really bad CPU's out there... try to find your batch plz...

I have had 4 different E8400's and one E8500 now... it's all about testing, some or much luck involved and good setup in bios, mobo design and good cooling and ambients...