I have a Q9450 quad which is clocked at 3.5 at the moment and the only cooling that I have is a Zalman 9700 and 5 120mm case fans. My system is running stable . If I try to go beyond 3.5 I have issues but it's with my motherboard , not heat. That's why I'm looking into getting a new P45 mobo.
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Asus P6T Deluxe
CPU - Intel Core I7 920 with Noctua NH-U12P
G. Skill PC12800 1600mhz ( 6 gigs )
Evga 8800GTS 512mb ( G92 ) w/ Acer P221w 22" LCD
Seagate 500Gb 32mb cache Sata 2
WD 500gb 16mb cache Sata 2 w/ Seagate 1T 32mb Sata 2
2 Asus Sata DVD Burners
Antec 1200 w/ Corsair 750watt psu
Logitech Z5500 speakers
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