Guaranteed to run at processors

[benskia]

Hi,

I currently have an e6400 running on an a5n-e mobo.
I've got this running smooth as anything at 3.2ghz.
I've been tempted to go for a quad though for ages, but put off by the bad reports of overclocking quads on the asus a5n 650i chipset.

I'd be happy with 3.0hgz from a quad to be honest. So wouldn't mind paying out an extra tenner or so to get the guarantee of this speed. However, does overclockers only guarantee a certain manufacturer of mobo? Or will it cover my a5n-e setup?

Also, whats the chances of getting a pretty weak chip? Do you think all the 3ghz ones could be the guaranteed to run at 3.3's that didn't quite make it?

 

[benskia]

I think you are missing the point.

The point is that the a5n-e is reputed to be poor for overclocking quads. Therefore I can at least get my money back if I dont make it to 3ghz if I buy the guaranteed to run at CPU from overclockers.