E8600 @ 4.2Ghz???

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Darkserge

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I am running X9.5(multiplier) to 3.8Ghz. On Bios, I can try push more overclocked by change multiplier 10X to 4.0Ghz, even 10.5X to 4.2Ghz. But have anyone try that far?

On Skyrim My CPU reach 43C in Skyrim as my old Radeon 4870 reach 52 C. My room temperture is 15.5C (60F)

It just my bad feeling about trying pushing to 4.2Ghz.
 
If the temps are good and it runs stable under benchmark load (Prime95 for a few hours) then it should be fine. If it's not stable then just slowly back down the multiplier.
 
you can stick it at x10 and run prime95, if it's still stable and the temps are good, then go to 10.5, as long as the temps are good and you're not putting the voltage rediculously high, it should be fine.
 
You have the advantage of a nice low ambient temp, push the thing as far as you can, I say. I had an E5300, it clocked like a mofo, I was able to do 4.2GHz on a xigmatek red scorpion cooler with about 1.45v, and that was in a hot summers room with an ambient of about 30c :cool:
 
It passed on 4.0Ghz in 47C for one hour. Unable to overclocked 4.2Ghz by 10.5X. I guess 10X is max. I am happy from 3.33Ghz to 4.0Ghz. It run better on Skyrim than it was.

Edit: Also, I overclocked dual channel memory rams speed from 400Mhz to 533Mhz with help increase voltage from 1.8V to 2.1V. It printed 2.1V max on memory ram sticks.
 
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If you're after skyrim performance, try skyboost and tesv acceleration layer (the former is better)
 
Skyboost cause my FPS get worst, but tesv acceleration layer works grrrrreat,

Thanks linkin, for my computer is back to gaming machine.

Right now my setting is
16:10 Widescreen
1680X1050 max for my flat screen.
Max everything except turn off Antialiasing and Anisotropic Filtering. Do not check on FXAA.
 
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