my current system specs are in my signature, everything at stock speeds.. would it make sense price wise to
get a v8 cooler for $40 and overclock my cpu?...
what are some realistic speeds i can get on air cooling with that processor?
$40 for the Cooler Master V8??? That's a good price and it's a pretty good cooler. I usually don't recommend the V8 because of the price but it's worth $40
You should be able to oc it to 3.6 to 3.8 GHz or slightly higher.
3.8 is **** near impossible with these chips. I'd say 3.6 is pretty realistic though, 3.7 for 24/7 if you are very lucky. Not sure what it is with these 940's but they just won't play nice after that.
I have a very similar motherboard as the OP and I couldn't get it to boot enough for a super PI run at 22c, similar voltages. Not sure what the dealio is but it really bums me out.