How easily will an E4300 hit 3.0+?

[CurseTheSky]

I'm making a build for another person, and they'd really like to hit the 3.0 mark. I haven't used anything in the Core 2 Duo line other than the E6600 myself, so I'm pretty clueless about this chip.

I realize it's very subjective to the actual processor you get, but how well have the E4300 overclocks been going in general? My main concern is having to push out a lot of voltage to hit that mark, since the cooling in this build won't be the best (better than stock, but not a Tuniq, Infinity, Ultra 120, etc.)

This thing is also going to have to be stable. It doesn't have to be server-grade stable, but the person using it definately doesn't want any random BSODs. All in all, am I safe going with this chip, or should I look into something else, like the 4400, 6300, 6420, etc?

The rig's parts are most likely going to be:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?item=N82E16819115013
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?item=N82E16813128042
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?item=N82E16820609026
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?item=N82E16835103010

Thank you.

 

[DrMrLordX]

It's all really in the chip. There have been complaints from some that their chips top out at around 2.8-2.9 ghz no matter how much voltage they give them. Others hit 3.2 pretty easily at acceptable voltage levels.

 

[Cheex]

The E4300 chips don't seem to be as "sure" as the E6x00 chips. They are more of a hit-and-miss situation than with the higher models.

 

[DrMrLordX]

Some of the more recent E6300 and E6400 chips have been the same way.