Should i go higher with my overclock?

[Ibreakthings]

I have a QX9650 and i had it overclocked to 3.5GHz @ 1.21Vcore. I just got a new motherboard so i bumped it up to 4GHz @ 1.296Vcore. I have a Hyper TX3 with Arctic Cooling F9's Push/Pull with Noctua paste so it handles about 1.4Vcore. What GHz range would i look for with 1.35Vcore or so

 

[CountMike]

Law of diminishing returns, further you push, less of the gain.

 

[skillywilly]

41 sounds right...maybe 42 but thats closer to the 1.4 limit.. just keep an eye on the temps not to exceed mid 80's while gaming and pushing it.