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Originally Posted by matsta31  In order to help stop my Overclocking obsession I need to know where does the increased Mhz stop helping the gaming ?
I guess it stopped long ago, but I am currently using a E6700 @ 3.5.
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Short answer: it does and it doesn't. It depends on the individual game, your GPU and whether you're GPU bound or CPU bound.
For example if I'm running a game on a 7600GT, it can only output so much information from the game "kernel". Past a certain point, it doesn't matter how quickly information is passed as the GPU will only be able to process so much. Now if you're trying to run Crysis on an E1200 with a 9800GTX GPU, the limiter would be the speed of the CPU.
Do I find most games have a increased framerate running my CPU at 4.0Ghz vs. stock? Yes, absolutely. Can I tell the difference between 120 and 140 fps on CounterStrike? No. Once a game gets beyond 60 fps, I don't think you can tell as your monitor only refreshes 60 times per second.
In short: Twist your E6700 until it screams.
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