Review on Powerful Intel I5-2310 Quad 2.80GHZ 6M Turbo Processor - BX80623I52310 by Michal Kucharski ᠌

I went with the Xeon E5450 as a replacement, and in general I forgot all about the brakes because the top-tier i5 2550k is just the best. The most important thing is to have a high-quality mother board and a power supply unit (PSU) that will enable it to function at its maximum potential. Despite the fact that the IceHammer 4350 cooler is not the most powerful, it coped well with cooling after such overclocking, maintaining an average temperature of 75 degrees Celsius under load. The result of my experiments with overclocking is simply incredible: 5 GHz without increasing the voltage, and complete stability in all tests. ASUS P8Z77-M and a 650W power supply unit (PSU) with 8-pin power for the processor contributed to all of this as well. Whether you like it or not, the Sandy Bridge family was the most innovative, and its processors have the best overclocking capabilities, as well as the highest stability and reliability.