I can't get it stable, I can boot in into windows and run passmark @ 4.3ghz but prime95 blue screens and says something about not receiving a interrupt from second cpu. I can't seem to find any big overclocks on the 960.
As for it being a beginner, It is a entry level setup but it also was cheap and easy to use. I didn't wanna deal with all the things involved with a bigger setup. including a larger case. This fits in my mid tower.