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I had an E2160 back in the day which I ran at either 3.4 or 3.6, so around a 100% overclock. 
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What was the best CPU for overclocking of all time?
- Thread starter Pete Tong
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that only 800mhz... come on i have phenom x2 that unliked the x3 then overclocked to 4ghz
is an unlock classed as at OC?? because if it is AMD is KING
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AMD Barton
Sandy (Ivy if you could be arsed to delid, that's when Intel started using dodgy thermal gunk instead of solder between the die and IHS)
I had a 3570K (Ivy-Bridge, aka the Sandy refresh) running at 4.8ghz from launch for a decade and it never skipped at beat.
Sandy (Ivy if you could be arsed to delid, that's when Intel started using dodgy thermal gunk instead of solder between the die and IHS)
I had a 3570K (Ivy-Bridge, aka the Sandy refresh) running at 4.8ghz from launch for a decade and it never skipped at beat.
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I've had some gems over the years including some Pentiums, opterons and celerons. But overall I'm going to have to say I think the q6600 takes the win for best ever. Not just the one I had, but just for being such an amazing overclocker and CPU for its time, for so many people. I actually ran that CPU and a socket 775 platform for years and years and years stubbornly just because I could, and it would not bottleneck GPUs for several generations after it. It was a true legend of a CPU.
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I recall my 2500K and Q9400 did some hefty overclocks, just can't remember to what (pretty sure the Q went up to 3.4Ghz). FSB overclocking took a lot more tinkering than the multiplier/voltages of modern CPUs, fun times!
Soldato
showing age perhaps but I recall (at uni, a lab full of) celeron 300A at 300mhz, clocked to 450. +50% is probably some sort of record? 
Later but I had a barton core 2600XP+ (1.83 ghz) at 2.5 (so 3400ish) under phase change.
2600K @ 4.3ghz from release till Ryzen 2xxx.
But yeah, I think "of all time". That celeron has to be close to the goat.
Edit: Doh, missed the 300A being mentioned in the OP
Later but I had a barton core 2600XP+ (1.83 ghz) at 2.5 (so 3400ish) under phase change.
2600K @ 4.3ghz from release till Ryzen 2xxx.
But yeah, I think "of all time". That celeron has to be close to the goat.
Edit: Doh, missed the 300A being mentioned in the OP
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Soldato
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Man nostalgia is strong after reading this thread.