diceman2037
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Down clocking at idle all depends on whether you keep the various C States enabled in bios or not. Generally speaking, when you overclock you disable C states as they can mess up your overclock.
The x58 platform is multiplier locked with the exception of the turbo multiplier, meaning you overclock by increasing the BCLK. Overclocking x58 is tricky, but rewarding when done right as the platform has a lot of headroom. In the day I remember getting an i7 920 to 4.1Ghz remarkably easy, and that was the lowest spec i7 you could get at the time! The Xeon's are usually even better.
if you overclock properly you don't need to disable c states.