If you want to heat up your room that's good, if warmed up room isn't desirable then not.
I had Q9550 running at 3.7GHz +change while undervolted to 1.2V.
So there should be spot with lot less heat output but without much any real world difference in performance.
It's core temperatures which matter.
And IIRC that temperature is already pushing it with max core temp being like 75C.
Which is quite likely for Tcase of 55C.
https://ark.intel.com/content/www/u...r-qx9770-12m-cache-3-20-ghz-1600-mhz-fsb.html
First thing I noticed was the TDP difference between my Q9550 and QX9770 66 and 133 respectively from memory. Guessing this will lead to better cooling being needed.
IIRC? - sorry for my simple mind.
What in theory should I aim for temp wise idle and under stress the more I read the more numbers seem to be thrown into the equation coupled with different software giving a variation in numbers
The forum has guidelines, but Im sure very much dependent on setup hardware wise.