Brat Gvidon it is a guaranteed overclock yes. I bought an i5-2500k (3.2Ghz stock speed) and bumped it to 4.3Ghz on stock volts just by upping the multiplier, even 4.3Ghz is lazy but I didnt find time or interest to find the max it would go.
Brat Gvidon it is a guaranteed overclock yes. I bought an i5-2500k (3.2Ghz stock speed) and bumped it to 4.3Ghz on stock volts just by upping the multiplier, even 4.3Ghz is lazy but I didnt find time or interest to find the max it would go.
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OK, so that was a fail on my part, but I specifically stated that I was out of the PC scene for like a decade and I didn't even know about the K version. I just saw that 3.1Ghz was $320 and 3.4Ghz was $320. 3.1Ghz had 4 out of 5 stars, and 3.4Ghz had 5 out of 5 stars. Yes, ridiculous, but I did not know that one was overclockable and one was not... It is my fault, but at the same time - nobody told me in the thread I made here - http://futuremark.yougamers.com/foru...r-your-advice!
Is there no manual way to unlock the CPU I bought? Some pin trick.. something? And most importantly - is that going to set me back big time when trying to run those beautiful Skyrim mods? 1Ghz overclock is 25%, but would FPS increase by 25%? And then - wouldn't a decent videocard overclock compensate for that 1Ghz loss? I guess not in CPU demanding games, but maybe in GPU demanding? I don't know if I should be disappointed already that I won't be able to overclock...
I also specifically stated that,in the past, overclocking took so much time, so many FUBAR parts, benchmarking (while scanning for artifacts). I was not a pro, but I did go as far as soldering wires on videocards, motherboards to increase voltage, and using copper pins in CPU sockets to unlock those CPUs. I was tired of this - highly impatient and failures would depress me. I wanted a fast as hell STOCK PC that is most of all STABLE.
But now I realize that PC overclocking and optimizing was my hobby, and all that time consuming stuff was actually fun and rewarding to know you spent $1500 for a $2300 PC due to overclocks. I was #1 in system spec range 2 times in the past.
No need to justify yourself for that honest mistake, and if I had seen your other post I would've helped but I don't come here or post much lately..Of course 25% is, well, 25% ! And specifically for Skyrim, that game is more CPU intensive than GPU intensive but that won't affect your ability to use mods as the mods put more load on the gpu only I think.
But would FPS increase by 25%? I should use Google and find out how such overclocks affect gaming performance...
Maybe I could return the CPU to NewEgg and get the unlocked one, but I can't figure out what excuse to make up... and whether they would even let me exchange it. I can just use it until I actually need something faster, sell it, and get an unlocked one. Its an Ivy Bridge i7 @ 3.4Ghz - its got to be plenty fast to play Skyrim like in those screenshots at 1080p above 30fps!
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A link to counter your link.
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Superb response and typing experience. One broken key? No worries, just buy a new one for a couple of bucks and replace it (requires basic soldering skills) instead of buying a new keyboard. I use Cherry MX Red switches. :)
Of course the starting prices of these babies are a little higher than your average keyboard's.
Actually Non-K CPU's should have a few bins over their maximum turbo mode, so you can get it to 4.3ghz. A 3770k should have up to 63x multiplier but a 3770 non-k should have 43x or 44x. As this is around the maximum overclock for Ivy Bridge on air for most people you're not actually that bad off. If you can get it going you'll gain about 400hmz over top turbo speed.
But you're using an Asus board as it'll turbo all cores to 3.9 at stock anyway, you were never really going to gain 25%, you've only really capped your overclock potential on air by maybe 200 or 300mhz.
You should add Windows 7 to that list...
So, my non-K i7 is nothing I should be pissed or disappointed with, given my motherboard choice, right? All is well - time to relax
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I did, and it had to be a separate order because the original order was charged by then. I chose FedEx saver (4-7 business days), so it may arrive after I put my parts together... bummer!You should add Windows 7 to that list...
So, my non-K i7 is nothing I should be pissed or disappointed with, given my motherboard choice, right? All is well - time to relax
--- Post Update ---
I did, and it had to be a separate order because the original order was charged by then. I chose FedEx saver (4-7 business days), so it may arrive after I put my parts together... bummer!
Depends on how much of an overclocker you still are. Does an easily reachable cap comfort or restrain you? Just because a lot of people are crapping out at 4.5ghz doesn't mean that you will do the same.
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