Time to join the OC Club?

[Lothair]

Is this setup worthwhile to overclock? How high do you guys think it can get without becoming unstable?

http://secure.newegg.com/WishList/PublicWishDetail.aspx?WishListNumber=10676569

[mDust]

Is this setup worthwhile to overclock? How high do you guys think it can get without becoming unstable?

http://secure.newegg.com/WishList/PublicWishDetail.aspx?WishListNumber=10676569

4-4.5ghz for benching.
3.8-4.2 for everyday use.

[biggoofy]

Any reason for the M-ATX rather than just ATX? Just wondering.

[diluzio91]

Check evga bstock. Great deals on mobos

[Oneslowz28]

When you OC it add your results to our HWbot team.

[diluzio91]

im gonna elaborate a bit more on what i said earlier, changes i would make are as follows.

Grab the proc from microcenter, im sure someone here would be cool and ship the proc to you if you paid for it. Link
http://www.microcenter.com/single_product_results.phtml?product_id=0346210

I would swap the PSU for this, its a little more, but you get modular cables
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817207003

This mobo would give you more PCIe slots, and usb3 and sata 6 for less $$
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813128423

Ram, you should really go tripple channel, this gives you 12 gb for less $$, and should give you slightly tighter performance
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231356

For coolers, either of these should outperform the frio for about the same price
http://www.frozencpu.com/products/11423/cpu-spi-28/Spire_TherMax_Eclipse_II_Five_DT_Heatpipe_Universa l_CPU_Cooler_SP984B1-V2_-_Sockets_77511561366939AM2AM2AM3.html?tl=g48c369s7 57

http://www.frozencpu.com/products/12124/cpu-tnq-04/Tuniq_Tower_120_Extreme_Ultra_Silent_Universal_CPU _Cooler_-_Silver_CR-T120-EX-SV-RV1_-_Socket_775_1366_1156_AM2_AM2_AM3_.html?tl=g48c369 s757

For video card, if you plan to fold, i would recommend this, it's cheaper than the 6970 you picked out, and as fast or faster in games.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814127568

Oh, and switch to a wd blue and save $20, the performance gain is extremely slight, and you have an ssd which negates most of that slight gain.