how far can i push it?

just a noob

just a noob

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my question is, can i overclock one of the 8400's(the 45nm duo core) wolfdale 3.0ghz version to 4.5ghz reliably, no blue screens and the like, i would most likely liquid cool the cpu, i don't feel like using ln2, if you don't feel I could reach the 4.5ghz, what do you suppose i could reach, what motherboard should i use?
 
4.5 is possible with liquid cooling. Thatguy16 obtained a stable OC above 4GHz with air cooling.
 
i think you could get to 4.5 GHz using a decent motherboard on air (tuniq tower) easy and stable.

budget for motherboard?
 
taylormsj said:
i think you could get to 4.5 GHz using a decent motherboard on air (tuniq tower) easy and stable.

budget for motherboard?
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no way, for 24/7 use you wouldn't want to exceed 1.36v, with good temps. Anything above that, you would be looking at killing the chip fairly fast.

You would not want to even try running that on air 24/7.

Also, it has to do whether or not you get a good chip. If you get one that needs 1.35v for 4ghz then its not going to happen. If you get one like mine, which needs 1.28v for 4Ghz then it could be possible on water cooling, maybe.
 
dunno on budget maybe 500 dollars at the max? i dont want a skull trail or anything like that, i was looking at a 780i mobo from evga
 
taylormsj said:
So the temperatures are high, or do you mean they can damage easier with high voltage
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Maybe a little bit of both, not sure.. but how many cpu's can do 4ghz stable on air :D
just a noob said:
dunno on budget maybe 500 dollars at the max? i dont want a skull trail or anything like that, i was looking at a 780i mobo from evga
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unless your going SLI, its not worth it. I would recommend the X38 chipset, it supports Crossfire however which is ATI.

If you don't need either one, the P35 DS3R is a great board, for $130

I'll never own another nvidia chipset, very poor overclockers.
 
well, i was thinking sli the 9800 x2's when they come out reason im saying that is, i probably won't upgrade until i go to collage and thats 4 years away
 
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