Quote Originally Posted by SteveRo View Post
newhit - yeh, that's getting up there - good run! probably need to upgrade your cooling before you go any further.
I did this with an i7 965 - don't worry - the proc's temp self protection kicks in around 100 - maybe its 101.
Of course yu know to only do this for benching - don't run it 24/7 at these t's it will limit the life.
Cheers Steve. I was thinking about a chiller but then cost v perf started to bite. I have reasionable Vcore and HT on at 4.5 for everyday use.