Diffrent cpu's (same family) overclocking question.

[adamknox]

Hi, Im very new to overclocking and understanding it but i have just one question (which may be a nooby one )


I have a 955 Phenom 2 x4. Its stock speed is set to 3.21Ghz, I have overclocked it to 3.6Ghz and ive just changed the Multiplyer 18.5. Ive allways wonderd though the diffrence betweens say the 955 and the 965 (which runs at 3.4 compared to the 955 at 3.2) So is the 965 overclocked to 3.6 when its made by just changing the multiplayer? (so if i got the 965 id still be only able to clock it to 3.6 changing the multiplyer) >< its hard to get across what i mean lol i hope ya know how i mean it! I guess what im asking is if BOTH the 955 and the 965 were running at 3.6Ghz would they be just as god as each other? Ergo you can get the cheaper 955 and just overclock it to how ever much you could overclock a 965 too.

I was on a benchmark earlier with some one who had there Intel i7 965 running at 4.1Ghz! I was just wondering why he didnt get the 920 (which is cheaper) and then overclock it to 4.1ghz As from what i understood the 920 and the 965 are the same processor if there both running at say 3.2Ghz)

 

[adamknox]

thanks for yuor reply!
Well i have a gigabyte Motherboard that was made to overclock! (ive heard its one of the best for overclocking) I get a bit worried when changing the voltage tbh. Like i say ive just changed the Multiplyer at the mo and got it upto 3.6. I did get it upto 3.7 and 3.8 by changing voltage a little) but the temps were getting very hi (55) and 6.4+ when i started stress test! (i stopped it and changed the settings back to 3.6 + stock volts) My cooler is Asus Silent knight, i know its not the best for overcloking, i just love the way it looks in case I did use AMD overdrive auto overclocker but that also just gets upto 3.6/3.7 and then the pc crashs -_- I guess ill have to be happy with it at 3.6