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What im looking to get.

1. MoBoard: EVGA E760 CLASSIFIED "Overclocker's Pick" 3-Way SLI + PhysX 1366 Intel X58 EATX Intel Motherboard
2. CPU: Intel Core i7-920 Bloomfield 2.66GHz LGA 1366 130W Quad-Core Processor Model BX80601920
3. Ram: OCZ Platinum 6GB (3 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Low Voltage Desktop Memory Model OCZ3P1600LV6GK

What i have:

4. Case: Antec Twelve Hundred Black Steel ATX Full Tower Computer Case
5. PSU: CORSAIR CMPSU-1000HX 1000W ATX12V 2.2 / EPS12V 2.91 SLI Ready CrossFire Ready 80 PLUS Certified Modular Active PFC Compatible
6. GPU: BFG GeForce GTX 285 OCX Video Card - 1GB GDDR3, PCI Express 2.0, ... x2

^^ current selected items are still up for comments and any recommendation and info is appericated. >NOTE ""still trying to decide on how to cool my CPU""< air or WC

So my next question what is required to be able to overclock a Intel Core i7-920 Bloomfield 2.66GHz to 4.0GHZ+? stable?

Thanks in advance everyone.

BizzareRide

Get a Megahalem aftermarket CPU cooler. That stock one won't suffice at those speeds.

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FREELINE57

Agreed! also the xiggy dark knight and the mugen II are also good coolers.
Don't for get to DL software cpu-z, prime95, coretemp, and there are a few others.

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air cooling will do an i7 up to 4 GHz no prob. any higher will most likely need WC just depends on your wants/needs

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What does it mean when it says a PSU is SLI certified and Crossfire ready?

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I believe that means it comes with a minimum of 2 6 pin power connectors

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Yogi

If you are only wanting to get to 4.0 there is really no need for a Classified. They are more for extreme benching and high clocks.

You can hit 4.0Ghz on air, but if you have the budget you can get a nice WC loop for ~$300.

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Cevebed

im planning on WC my system in the future. but 2 start im going to get the system stable at 4.0ghz on air. then start putting everything together that i would need for a WC system.

at least that the direction that i plan on going.