Q6600 Speeds

[SpriteAlpha]

I've overclocked my Q6600 to 3.24Ghz 8hours stable on Prime95. If I get a fan for the PWM, I should be able to overclock further. However, I've heard that after this CPU is overclocked to 3Ghz, you don't notice much 'real-world' difference above that. So my question is: if I got to 3.4+, would I notice any difference?

 

[Margaret]

Not unless you like running benchmarks all the time.

 

[Servo]

I don't know where you heard that from, mine is overclocked to 3.8. I've noticed a huge improvement in video encoding over from when I had it at 3.2.
Windows seems a lot faster also, so it's not all down to benchmarking.

 

[Damien.]

Ive got mine running at 3.2. Its good for everyday use and temps done get high. Stick to arround there, you wont notice much difference above that.