Q9300 for $139... any best OCs?

[Dadofamunky]

Micro Center has Q9300s for $139 right now and I'm thinking of getting one instead of spending twice the money for a 9550 from Newegg (that kind of cash is a non-starter). I know the 9300 has a 7.5x multi, so my headroom would be limited, but I would really like to be able to run a couple of virtual machines concurrently, and raw clock speed isn't important to me. Just wanted to find out what results anyone has gotten from pushing them.

 

[Treyshadow]

Hmm, Good question. My Q9400 had no issues getting to 3.6, however if you could push the Q9300 to 3Ghz, does it matter?

 

[manimal]

lower multi hurts alot, FSB issues pop up so fast..

 

[Celeryman]

I've had mine for a couple of years. Great little processor really. Holds up nicely, and still handles pretty much anything I throw at it. Best I could do between two different motherboards is 3.37 and it has been stable there since I have had it.