OC a phenom ii to 4.0ghz with water cooling?

[mordax86]

So my questions: what would you suggest for a AMD Phenomii X4 or X6 that can possibly oc to a stable 4.0+ without breaking the bank using bigwater 780e?

 

[lowjack989]

Gonna need more than that to give you an answer

 

[mordax86]

Would like the processor to go with these:

Win7 64bit
MSI nf980 mobo
esa 1000w coolermaster psu
8gigs ddr3 1600
wd caviar black 500g sata6.0
additional 250g wd blue sata3.0 (pic, vid, doc, and music backup)
bigwater 780e
2x gtx275 in sli
killer bigfoor nic
esa commander
dvd burner and card reader
2x 220mm 3x 120mm fans in haf 922
aoc 1920x1080 1080p monitor dell 1180x1024 secondary
and a tiny ninja to bring me coffee when needed

I was thinking the 955 oc to 3.8ghz @ 1.4v? any other suggestions?

 

[lowjack989]

my 965 is setting at 4.298 GHz stable right now

http://www.flickr.com/photos/30936964@N05/5973091657/sizes/l/in/photostream/

If you had money to burn just get the X4 980 those are for sure high clockers....and thereby are thrown in the uber special bin

 

[someguynamedmatt]

Heck, my 965 is sitting at 3.8 stable right now with nothing other than a multiplier change, on air cooling (Sunbeam Core Contact Freezer).

I'd probably go with a P2 x4 965. Contrary to what people like to say, it IS a slightly better processor than the 955, whether by binning or just by luck. They OC a little higher and generally run a little smoother, which is worth the extra $20 in my opinion. An x6 wouldn't OC nearly as well, and I'm pretty sure would also require you to do a BIOS update on that board to make it compatible - something that generally isn't a pleasant thing to do.

 

[mordax86]

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