well, u can always sell 'em off asap once u've set ya heart on intel to prevent losin more ya $$$. remember, d longer u keep 'em, d more they'll depreciate. 

as for d oc thingy, have no comment since i never got a chance to play w/ any 780 board. but i reckon 2.5~2.6GHz is achievable. 

few things you need to take note of when ur overclockin amd quaddy:

• press control + f1 in bios main page to unlock d advance settings (for gigabyte mobo)
  
• try to use lower divider for ya ram 1st to find out d max clock for ya chip, do not oc both at d sametime (else u'll end up wastin more time)
  
• keep htt link around 1800~2000
  
• keep nb frequency higher than htt link value
  
• up few notches of vNB if ur runnin ya ram w/ higher divider like 800/1066
  

that's all i can think of, d rest i'll leave it to bro cyloh who's much better in overclockin quaddy atm... 

@imsmiko

You might want to hold back on ur sales for now.
xtremesystems i see one guy oc with your proc and mobo up to 3.0ghz only on 1.344v

@AMDAthlon

Serious.. its actually a guide i blindly follow from other forum.
I have no idea of it helps or not lol....

@imsmiko
can u list ur hardware plz..

lower ya htt link usin lower htt multi. 

vdimm = ??? 

vdimm used? did u bump d vNB voltage too? memset screenshot will help a 'lil... 

r u sure bout d vdimm? 1.42v is way toooo low... 

memset can work only in windows, u can dl it by clickin d link provided at 1st page. 

yalor seen like don had any female OCer here~~

@xixo

How about add a category behind >>>> male/female/incomplicated

incomplicated.    hows ur oc doing? any improvements?

get an x2 5000+ b.e (or any b3) then u'll d figures fly... 

yup, d biostar 770 board is better in term of overclockin phenoms (atleast for b2). 5000+ b.e is easier to overclock, that's for sure... 

sell me ya 9550 then...       

i'm on lousy f2 now... can't even reach 2.6GHz atm... 

i refer to imsmiko  no more new proc.. hunt for gc now..maybe later proc

wow so high ur expectation.. 3.5 is not a piece of cake girl..

i give u try first.. buy faster lo..

updated: imsmiko n MENCHELSEA database merged  

9850 ledi hot, plus another heat generator in 4850... u feel cold in ya room huh? 

lite oc for 9850b.e still bearable, but if ur pumpin 1.4v & above i guess u better off setlin down w/ water. 
normal 5k b.e fare around 3.1~3.2GHz on lite oc. if clock speed is really important by all mean go for 6400+ b.e instead, or, offer an irresistable price to these f3 owners for their best of d best f3:

• dblooi
  
• @meno
  
• -pWs-
  
• others can refer to d oc charts
  

gurls nowadays are...

trade with me la, X2 + topup.. so i can push that X4 more..
hopefully.. 

how high is ur expectations?
u better find any v1 or v2 F3 dblooi's bulk..