Quote Originally Posted by spursindonesia View Post
Guys, what is the average/most common achievable Yorkfield FSB OCing on decent watercooling setup ? Q9550 looks very promising, but unless FSB 475 is 80% guaranteed, upgrading to Phenom 2 system is still a very viable path for me.

My system: DFI LanPart LT X38-T2RS, Adata Vitesta Extreme 4 GB kit PC6400 CL4 (PC8800 CL5 easy), Silverstone Olympia 750w, Swiftech Apogee GT + CoolIT 36 cm double ply + 1000 LPH pump + 0.5" tubing. A poor clocking E8400 of mine can still run @4.2 GHz 495*8.5 daily @1.45v full load, Orthos temp is around 65 c max.
just want to weigh in on this as I have had extensive experience clocking the x38-t2r with the q9650. If your really, really lucky your board will be able to reach 465 FSB prime stable, to do this you will need greater than 1.55vNB so you will really need your NB under water.