for my next upgrade i think i will get a intel i7 920 and a nice x58 board.

I'm currently waiting on a X48 that I sent in for repairs, getting that back I can put in my two HD4850's. that will probably be a little better than a single 8800gtx.

will a E8400 oc'ed to 4ghz be able to keep up with the newest most demanding games?

and how will it perform in future games, say about a year ahead?

Zalman 9700.

Got my E8400 stable at 4,3ghz 1,32 vcore. 35 degrees idle, 55 full load, no sweat.

I think its the P35 holding me back.

I just fried my X48 so im waiting to get another one.

looking at the temp and voltage it seems like I got more to go on, I think maybe I can get a 100% stable 4,6ghz on a X48.

people are taking the chip to 1.5 vcore stable so I might have a shot since I have barely reached 1,35 vcore myself.

temps looking OK too so I got a little to go one there also. this chip can do 75 degrees safe, so I think I can push it a little extra.

I hit 4,3 ghz stable with 1,34 vcore, bus speed 478 on a Gigabyte P35. never goes above 60 degrees in prime95. ram timings 5 6 6 18.

Is it possible to get this chip to to 4,5 or even maybe 4,8?

thing is I cant take vcore past 1.4 it just gets unstable maybe its the P35

I'm using a Zalman 9700 for cooling, it seems to do its job just fine.

what do you guys think? 2x 8800gtx in sli configuration or a single 9800gx2?

i have done some calculations and it will cost me about the same to get either of those settings

I like to play in native res with at least 2xAA

computer in sig, running on a 24" lcd monitor 1920x1200