My phenom is not overclocking well, that is one the reason's I'm considering jumping to an I5. If I push it to 3.5GHz the PC won't even POST, just power on. Part of it might be the motherboard I've got (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813128451). But I figure a water cooled X6 even with a locked multiplier should have some head room to overclock, but nope. None. I have a 6970 and I'm almost afraid I'm not using it's full potential.
If I went to an I5, with my Corsair water cooler, 4GHz wouldn't be unreasonable right?