I'm sure the OP is going to be happy when he can only up the bclock on his non-K i5 by 8 mhz . Non-K Sandy Bridge i5s will not overclock - do your research here.Shahter wrote:
holy macaroni, people, stop talking about stuff you don't know shit about. the k version only gets the unlocked multiplier. nothing else. the only thing an unlocked multiplier might allow you to do is continue overclocking your CPU past your RAM capabilities. that is, when you cannot raise FSB anymore, because you RAM won't work with that, you might still be able to get the effective CPU clocking higher using the multiplier. all this shit would only make sence for the most hardcore overclockers out there. ordinary people who simply look to build themselves a system to run stuff on shouldn't trouble themselves with this crap - if ever you decide to overclock your "normal" cpu, you'll still be able to, especially with the kind of memory listed in the OP. you won't be able to break any records, sure, but ask yourself - do you really want to? no? then don't bother with a cpu designed specifically for that.
with the appropriate RAM and cooling non-k i5's are easily overclockable past 4Ghz. do your own research.
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Impossible, the multi is locked at 38x so thats 3.8 ghz max. You cant overclock by the bclock on sandy bridge because its tied to the pci clock which has no overclocking headroom.Shahter wrote:
with the appropriate RAM and cooling non-k i5's are easily overclockable past 4Ghz. do your own research.
that^ is not entirely true. most systems work at 105-108.
if you open your mind too much your brain will fall out.
Can we agree on: Yes you can OC non K models, but pretty limited?
...while a K model is born to be OC'd?
...while a K model is born to be OC'd?
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and having an unlocked multiplier and what have you is worth way more than the £10 price difference
Especially if you don't want to nor need to overclock and are on a budget
im sat here with an i5 760 at 4Ghz stable and easy and ran 4.2Ghz for a while, too, but i had to turn my fans up too loud to deal with itcsmag wrote:
Impossible, the multi is locked at 38x so thats 3.8 ghz max. You cant overclock by the bclock on sandy bridge because its tied to the pci clock which has no overclocking headroom.Shahter wrote:
with the appropriate RAM and cooling non-k i5's are easily overclockable past 4Ghz. do your own research.
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Thats a pretty pittyful overclock no?Shahter wrote:
that^ is not entirely true. most systems work at 105-108.
And Uzique you don't have one of the newer locked i5s so of course you can oc it.
yesBeduin wrote:
Can we agree on: Yes you can OC non K models, but pretty limited?
yes...while a K model is born to be OC'd?
if it gets you another 200-300 MHz, why not?csmag wrote:
Thats a pretty pittyful overclock no?Shahter wrote:
that^ is not entirely true. most systems work at 105-108.
this is true.And Uzique you don't have one of the newer locked i5s so of course you can oc it.
anyway, with sandy bridge intel did yet another dubious schtick with regards to overclocking, nobody's disputing that. but saying "you can't overclock a non-k cpu" is still wrong. you can.
if you open your mind too much your brain will fall out.