Is it normal for an i7 965 to hit the wall at 4.06 GHz?

Which motherboard? Whats your voltage?

Please fill in your system specs in order to get an better answer, and provide us with some more information about your current settings and such.

Depends on chip, motherboard, cooling, power, etc.

Most 965s will do better than 4.06, but I'm sure there are some that won't even hit 4GHz.

Ah ok. I have to wait until I get my PC from the custom building company. Basically, I think I got ripped off. I'm a newbie :x

Asus Ramp II Extreme
6GB RAM @1866
3x285 Tri Sli

LC'd and everything

What? If you don't have it yet, how did you overclock it. BTW a 965 is worthless over the 920 in terms of ocing unless you plan to use some extreme cooling so that you can take advantage of the unlocked multi with higher voltage.

custom pc people did it :X

Well I bet you could go further with our help.

Be my mr. miyagi

how much are they chargin you for this build?

4GHz sounds reasonable if someone else is selling you a pre-overclocked PC. They aren't going to be pushing it 100% to the max, as they are going to assume you will just want it to work 24/7 for a long time without any tweaking.

ummm i didnt know of any places that will oc for you? mot wot becuse it voids just about any builders warrenty... if i see a pc i built has been oc'd they no longer have a warrenty. i dont do it out of being mean but out of well did they fry it or did i do something wrong...

ebay sell's pre overclocked pc's all the time