Testing & Overclocking:

   Below you'll see some stock benchmarks using the above hardware, and then some quick overclocking results running my E6600 Core 2 Duo (2.4GHz) at 3.0Ghz. I was able to achieve a 600Mhz overclock without touching a single thing except changing the Front Side Bus speeds from 1066Mhz all the way up to 1333Mhz. Since I locked the memory at 1066Mhz, it was very easy overclocking without having the memory become a limiter.

FutureMark Results:

SiSoft Sandra:

   Above you see the stock results and then the overclocked results with the FSB set to 1333MHz. Again using this hardware, that's a 600Mhz overclock while changing only a single FSB setting from 1066 to 1333. Just remember to lock the memory at whatever you're running. You just gotta love Intel Core 2 Duo's overclocking ability when combined with a top notch motherboard. I didn't go on and on with the overclocking so I can not tell you what YOUR max overclock will be. There's far too many variables with overclocking. I'm positive with more time, quality hardware, and patience you'll achieve even better results than I have here. Overclocking is time consuming and well, I got more stuff to review! Running 3.0Ghz at a 1333FSB was completely stable and passed an all night stress test!

HD Tach:

HD Tune: