linderman

Hello


I "assume" (i know; thats dangerous) you are using the onboard video because you didnt list a video card ?

if thats the case .................. you wont get any benefit from overclocking

Overclocking is mainly adopted by gamers who want to extract the full potential from high end video cards to be make sure the cpu is not making the video card wait for data processing

intergrated video is a poor choice for gamers and other graphic intensive applications ....... intergrated video cant possibly use what a stock E8400 has to offer; so increasing the capability of the E8400 will gain you nothing

B) on a good overclocking board ............ you might be able to get 3.4ghz out of the stock cooler ............. with an aftermarket cooler you can hit 4.0ghz .......... although I think you would be very hard pressed to ever see that with your current board ........ the budget boards with onboard video are deliberatly manufactured for less performance; otherwise how could Asus sell the $200.00 and $300.00 dollar boards if a $50.00 board can perform as well ?


sorry to pull the dark cloud over your head ............... but; it is, what it is


if you are not a gamer; then you wont care

if you are a gamer ................. then you will be looking for a dedicated video card soon