ASUS Maximus II Formula - new P45 king?

[CryptiK]

CryptiK,

Looking good, looks like 4.2GHz or even 4.3GHz very possible on resonable volts for 24/7 with your E8400. From what I have seen, the E8600 would do a 4.5GHz 24/7. No that much improvement, on a dual, you wouldn't notice that difference on 24/7 operation.

Now if you are looking for a cpu to bench, then I would say E8600 would be much better... You would bench @ 4.9GHz aircooled or more with a good chip and with some agressive volts.

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Simps

Yeah the 8600 wouldnt be for the small increase in 24/7 clocks, it would be purely for benching. I can do 4.3 GHz @ 1.272v (cpu-z) 1.268v (pc-probe), and 4.23 GHz @ ~1.23v so it's not a bad cpu. It's better than some e8600's Ive seen too so if I was to get an e8600, I want a good batch or it's not worth it.

Also, I was very impressed with your overclock and the voltages you used to achieve total stability. Really good work. I'm sure a lot of people will benefit from your guide and information; your contribution to this thread has been valuable. Your board is above average mate, not all can do what yours can on those voltages, so don't kill it!

-this is my result on Q9550, based on Simp 'method, I 've just tested 2 hours with Small stress, I will do some more with blend and ITB, thks so much Simp
-490x8.5 vcore bios 1.3875, bios 1901

Welcome to the thread! Looking really good well done