How much overclock would I need for i7 920?

[dswo]

Ted posted a fantastic guide to building a new rig with proven parts. Thank you.

Everything I'm reading says i7 920 is the sweet spot. Query: say I get one (stock speed 2.66 GHz). How fast would I need to rev it up?

To get what result, you ask? From what I hear, we're still not at the point where FSX can run smooth with all sliders right. So, whatever you think is reasonable. I like eye candy and framelock at 20 fps, with my stock Q6600, WinXP-32,* 4Gb RAM, and Nvidia 8800GT. Needless to say, I don't always get my 20 fps!

When I upgrade, I want to see a big jump. Yes, I know I could OC my current Q6600. (And I do like having a quad for the texture loading.) But this will be my wife's computer after I'm done with it, and I don't want to shorten the life of the CPU and create weird problems that are going to frustrate her down the line. Also, I like my computer to be quiet.

So, back to my original poser: how much would I need to OC the 920?**

* Plan to upgrade to Win7-64 on a new hard drive, probably in December.

** I know what I'd like to hear: "You don't need to!" But I'd rather hear the real answer.

[harleyman]

3.4 to 3.6 will do it for the 920


But...Ocing that Q6600 will not shorten its life eighter...Nor make it louder.


BUT X58 and a 920 is great future proofing

[hews500d]

3.4 to 3.6 will do it for the 920


But...Ocing that Q6600 will not shorten its life eighter...Nor make it louder.


BUT X58 and a 920 is great future proofing

And it's VERY easy to overclock into that range within a matter of minutes. I LOVE my 920 !!! :ernae:


Darrell

[dswo]

Thanks, gentlemen -- that's helpful.