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Is Extreme processor worth it without water cooling?

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I would never pay for an extreme either.

The current line of CPUs overclock just as good and as high as the Extreme CPUS.

Besides when you up the FSB on a locked multiplier you get a faster overall system then a extreme with a lower FSB.

Look at what's on the market now: Two processors with identical cores, made on the same production technology, most likely from the same portion of the same silicon wafer. One is labeled Q9650 and cost $550, the other is labeled QX9650 and cost $1050. The differences? The QX has it's mulitiplier unlucked upwards, and it cost $500 more.

You don't need unlocked multipliers to overclock, so makes an "Extreme" processor worth so much more money? Nada.
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