That's the info and way of thinking I was looking for in advice prspectives...

I was juggling if the 6000+ be worth it, what are the heat variables...and such.

With a locked multiplier, I would surely go the 5400+ black edition route and save $20 at the same time.

Its hard to analyze eveything and try to come up with the wisest solution. I use 120MM case fans and a 120mm Zalman cooler, but I don't want to have to start getting into heavy duty cooling hardware just to grab .32 Ghz more performance.

Thanks again