But most home users can't really go much past 4.2ghz or so since a lot of people haven't installed watercooling blocks, noctua air coolers or liquid nitrogen pipe.
on htpc my phenom II x4 will not boot after 3.92ghz on air, and with liquid cooler blocks on i7, system will not go past post-screen after 4.5ghz despite fsb settings, dimm timings etc. Overall I'd say these speeds are redundant for daily usage, and are only for boasting benchmark scores, not for 24/7 use
Then again, if you're into overclocking just for the sake of oc'ing, the phenom x6 does offer better value than the next available i7 980x at the enormous price difference of $700
on htpc my phenom II x4 will not boot after 3.92ghz on air, and with liquid cooler blocks on i7, system will not go past post-screen after 4.5ghz despite fsb settings, dimm timings etc. Overall I'd say these speeds are redundant for daily usage, and are only for boasting benchmark scores, not for 24/7 use
Then again, if you're into overclocking just for the sake of oc'ing, the phenom x6 does offer better value than the next available i7 980x at the enormous price difference of $700