Intel Core 2 Duo E8500 Review @ OCC

The E8500 processors are the new Wolfdale cores running at 1333Mhz FSB.  The E8400 is available for around 300 bones.

Overclocking this chip has been a pure pleasure. When paired with the X38 chipset, the potential could be far out there with the correct cooling setup. I started at 400 x 9 and 1.35v and the system booted so flawlessly that I knew that it was thirsty for more. So I jumped the multiplier to 9.5 and kept raising the FSB by 15MHz while keeping the voltage the same until it would not boot.

Sounds like fun. 

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