Before attempting overclocking...

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I bought this system with the idea that I would be doing overclocking to get as much performance out of it as possible in games etc etc but at the moment I cant understand why when ive just ran Far Cry 2 (Yes it is a poor game) on max settings and my system just chewed through it without a single stutter.

Is there any program or game or something that will give my new beast enough work to break a sweat?

For those who havent been keeping tabs my specs are as follows:-

Intel Core i7 920 D0 Stepping (SLBEJ) 2.66Ghz (Nehalem)

XFX Radeon HD 4870 xXx 1024MB GDDR5 TV-OutDual DVI

Foxconn Renaissance Intel X58 (Socket 1366) PCI-Express DDR3 Motherboard

Antec 900-2 Nine Hundred Two

Coolermaster Real Power 620w Modular Power Supply

OCZ Gold 6GB (3x2GB) DDR3 PC3-10666C9 Low-Voltage Triple Channel

Western Digital Caviar Black 640GB SATA-II 32MB Cache

Noctua NH-U12P SE1366 CPU Cooler

LG GH22NS40 22x DVD±RW SATA Dual Layer ReWriter (Black)
 
You're upset that your high-end system worked well? :D I'd give Far Cry 2 some time as well, it really grew on me on the 360 once I'd got used to it's style - despite the ton of stuff that is wrong with it.

GTA4 perhaps, it's meant to be tough on PCs?
 
Games these days are very GPU-limited; which means the graphics card is largely responsible for your frame rate and a faster CPU will make very little difference.

Overclocking improves general computing tasks rather than gaming.

Crysis is the only game that will really give your rig a challenge; try running it at 1920x1200 with all settings maxed and 8xAA :D
 
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