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post #11 of 16

10/31/12 at 11:13am

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Originally Posted by Eric335

Welcome to OCN! I suggest going with the Ivy Bridge over the Sandy Bridge. The 3570k performs similar to the 2500k, it overclocks slightly worse, but it also packs a bunch of newer technology. I think thats worth it. When i say it overclocks worse, i merely mean that the temperatures it reaches are higher compared to its Sandy equivalent. Also, 4 Ghz on air is easily attainable on Ivy! 4.5 Ghz on air might be too, but id suggest a CM 212 EVO or H50 and up for those clocks.

thank you for the info.

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10/31/12 at 11:18am

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thanks for all your welcome's, iv been playing a lot of tiny toms video's to get an idea on whats good or bad.

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10/31/12 at 1:55pm

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thanks for all your welcome's, iv been playing a lot of tiny toms video's to get an idea on whats good or bad.

Sounds good

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Another member joined, Woohoo

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Welcome to OCN!!

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