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above 220 bclk is tough on most boards.
Well from our superpi thread comparing clock for clock at 4.1ghz
q6600: 12.45
i7: 9.72
q9300 @ 4ghz: 10.94
http://www.techist.com/forums/f10/tech-forums-official-superpi-1m-top-list-169586/
4.1 was about the top end for the q6600 while we have i7's running at 4.6
21,131 | Dainius | Q6600 @ 3.904GHz | GTX280 SLI @ 715/1500 | XP Pro 32-bit |ORB
20,951 | AP4LIFETN | Core i7 920 @ 4.0GHz | GTX 280 @ 697/1518/2500 | Server 08 64bit | ORB
but keep in mind the q6600 had 2 cards while the i7 just had one.
http://www.techist.com/forums/f10/tech-forums-official-3dmark06-03-top-list-153414/
thanks for the info, I don't know much about the superpi program/test/benchmark but the 3dmark is kind of surprising. Would you say my friends score of a 16,100 in 3dmark06 with a i7 920 stock with a gtx 260 core 216 at stock is low? There doesn't seem to be any equivalent comparisons.
I'm happy with my current setup, will go for i7 only after the first major cpu/mobo price cut (that's what I always do). Until then, I'll upgrade the case and buy an LC kit from Petra's to practice with the LC and be prepared for OCing the i7 when I eventually do buy one.