Quote Originally Posted by demonkevy666 View Post
what an EVIL CHIP LOL 0666
Now, now it's just a sweet little Dragon.

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The coldness part I've never had trouble with, but I wonder if I'd be able to get a bit more by using a more current mobo than this old M3A79-T Deluxe?

Maybe this mobo holds me back a bit, I mean don't get me wrong this CPU is really good Nd the mobo has been great but I alwYs wonder if a crosshairs 3 or MSI gd-70 would get me. Bit more?
I own and have tested all the ones you have listed and more but for me (all I have to offer is my own personel opinion) the Crosshair III has proven to be the better one. The Corsair GT 2000MHz cl8 is the best memory I own. I don't know if other brands or speeds would over clock better but these work very well for me. So to answer your question IMHO yes this combination (Crosshair III MB, Corsair GT memory listed above) in all likelyhood would give you a higher over clock and better bench scores when tested against your M3A79-T Deluxe MB. I own the M3A79-T Deluxe and have test results to compare although I don't plan to dig through all my past results to prove.

I don't know how cold you're able to get your chip during bench testing so I'm not sure what you mean by your stament "The coldness part I've never had trouble with"? Usually when I find a way to get my chip colder I can get it to run faster or at least help it become a little more stable.