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CPUs are actually getting slower after overclocking

I have water cooled 2600k at 5GHz running 24/7. Bigger GPU and more cores brings additional complexity and more heat. No other CPU can handle this without blowing up.

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Does it perform faster in benchmarks than later CPUs overclocked to their lower maximums? Clock speed alone is not a good indicator.

Yes, it does. Newer CPUs have cheaper thermal paste.

You know you're allowed to use your own thermal paste right? Intel won't mind.

If you plan on overclocking your CPU it's probably a good idea to get a slightly better CPU cooler than the standard one anyway.

Cheap thermal paste is under heat sink, I would have to crack open CPU with razor blade. And even after this operation 2600K is better.

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