

you can hope to gain a further +1 per peice of equipment, this could mean +1 from a headpiece, chest, both arms and both legs. With the random affixing from legendary gear from legendary enemies.

Then with gear you can push it even further, with some unquie facial attire you can attain +1 & +2 to either perception or intellect. You can raise a special to 10, and with a bobblehead you can hit a maximum of permanent 11 in any special stat. There are a plethora of benefit's to having a higher then 10 in any special stat.
