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Old 22nd Jan 2008, 04:32 PM
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right now i have a E6300 OC 3GHz. i want more (maybe) i recently saw the price/performance of the E8400 and I'm quite impressed. if i get one i should have no problem OC to 4GHz like many other on air. what do you guys think? should i go 42nm?
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Short answer: If you've got the money, and your motherboard supports it, then yes, why not?

I'd reckon close to 4 on air too considering it's 45nm, but it will also depend on the voltages your motherboard can supply.

Still, an E6300 at 3ghz won't be lagging behind many cpu's.
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I'd wait and get the whole package later with DDR3 tbh.
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i can skip the DDR 3. haven't OC's my RAM too much yet.
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