And the answer is yes. I ran my 2.4GHz C2Q at 3.6GHz--a healthy overclock that still met my stability needs. I now run my Ci7-970 (6-core) 3.2GHz at 4.3GHz--
Greg, I have been thinking about upgrading my current Q9650 on a Asus Maximum Formula II, 16GB of Patriot DDR2 800 setup with a new motherboard, ram and processor. Specifically an Intel I7 3930K and probably a Asus P9X79 Deluxe board with 32GB of Corsair Vengeance DDR3. I have retired all my old desktops and I am down to a single workstation that does everything for me so I can use the six cores.
You run a six core CPU...comparing stock speeds, what kind of % increase can I expect from my Q9650? Would I be better off waiting on an Ivy Bridge CPU? Right now the only thing I see useful to me with Ivy Bridge is USB3 support. Any thoughts, comments, warnings appreciated.
