Anyone? More specifically, one that doesn't require I take out the MB to fit it. I'm looking to get it to around 3.8-4.0 (if 4.0 isn't pushing it?).
If you want to overclock, you'll need a decent cooler, and to fit a decent cooler you generally have to remove the motherboard from the case!
I've got a
Titan Fenrir cooler on mine, never goes over about 50C when the rooms hot and it's overclocked to 3.8ghz at the max safe voltage of 1.55v. (Apparantly this is the max, I've heard of some people going to 1.6v but I decided to pack it in at 3.8ghz).
After about 3.6-3.7ghz, the temps rise rapidly. You'll need a really decent cooler to get 4ghz if mine's anything to go by!
Might be an idea to get one of these to go on it aswell:
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=FG-022-SY&groupid=701&catid=57&subcat=4
You can't run the standard fan at full chat because the noise is horrendous, whereas that one is 2db quieter at full speed, but because it shifts 32cfm more than the standard one, you can probably run it slower, so it'll be nice and quiet.
If you go for the Titan Fenrir, be aware that it is physically huge, it covers over one of my DIMM slots on the board, and is about 10-15mm away from touching the side panel.
I just bought a 965 and just using the stock cooler which is keeping CPU nice and cool, haven't found a reason to overclock as its fast enough to run every new game I own and will be getting. Find overclocking and stressing components pointless, if you want faster buy faster.
But you can't go any faster? The 965 is the fastest clocked AMD ever. I suppose you could argue that you need to go i7, but in stock form I'd be surprised if an i7 out performed a 965BE.
