Best LGA775 Overclocker???

[2ntense]

Purchasing some new components for a new PC. What is the best LGA775 OC'r to match with my ASUS P5AD2-E Premium? At the very least I will be water cooling although I am looking into phase change again.

Thanks

 

[nikhsub1]

Id have to say the 570J's... batboy can do 4.7+ on air, he runs I think at 4.4 on air stable... my 560J can only do about 4350 stable. It seems the 570's do very well, but alas, their price is quite high.

 

[batboy]

Depends on whether you want the highest clock regardless of price or you want the best bang for the buck. My 4.7+ was only a max screen shot. I can do some benchmarking at 4.5 gig, but to be truly stable on air, I need to back down to 4.4 gig. For the price, Nik's 560J might be a pretty good option. Regardless of which one you get, make sure it's an E0 stepping.

 

[2ntense]

I would like to get the best bang for the buck. Usually staying around no higher $225 for a processor. But if you think spending more would be worth the $$$/performance than thats fine with me too.

 

[DamienKC]

the 3.2 is a pretty good overclocker, i ran 3.9ghz stable on stock voltage and 3.7 on .1v less than stock.

 

[2ntense]

Also, are you using OEM or Retail packages?

 

[AzNaLaN15]

hows u think the 550 3.4 does? thats wut i got with my intel deal =]

 

[batboy]

I always buy retail CPUs when I get one brand new. That couple of extra bucks for the 3 year warranty is worth it. Also, when I resell the CPU, most potential buyers want that stock cooler if they are not hardcore overclockers.

 

[AzNaLaN15]

wut would u think i could get up to stable with stock cooling on my 550 3.4?

 

[thegreek]

are the 3.2 EO readily available yet?

 

[batboy]

Don't expect to overclock these Prescotts much with stock coolers. How high you can go depends on what it'll do with default vcore and if you have good case ventilation. A 3.4 should easily do 3.6 gig with low vcore and stock cooling. Above that you really should have better cooling (in my opinion).

 

[AzNaLaN15]

like a zalman7000? or do i need something higher?