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Old 11-10-2009, 01:57 AM   #16 (permalink)
Sakumo
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Originally Posted by sinnful View Post
The big advantage to the i7 920 is that it runs cool enough that you can overclock it to near 4ghz with only a beefed up aftermarket air cooler.
http://forums.overclockersclub.com/?showtopic=167207
There, note: if you actually read, you can see: "...just changing the multiplier..."
Can the i7 do that? And the 965 is actually a super overclocker, way higher than the i7 with the same cooler.
Edit:
Just to prove that AMD have lots of overclocking potential, if you're willing to risk it:
http://www.tomshardware.com/news/AMD...cked,7747.html
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