Saturday, September 24th 2011
How To Overclock a Locked New Sandy Bridge E Processor - By Intel
We know how chip manufacturers aren't usually very keen on overclocking of their products, but here, Intel explains the actual steps to take in achieving a great overclock! And oddly enough, this includes their locked CPUs as well, which raises the question of why lock them at all? Bit-tech looked into overclocking the new LGA2011 Sandy Bridge E in detail.
Intel highlights the key areas for overclocking Sandy Bridge E processors, and gives a practical example of a 4.74 GHz overclock
Here are the basics:
- Locked CPUs can be overclocked too
- SB-E has more flexible base clock overclocking, using two dividers, 1.25x & 1.66x
- You need to play with Turbo Boost to prevent power limiting from throttling the system back
- There's some scary maths to work out, for example: 1) 5,000 ÷ 1.66 = 3,012 2) 3,012 ÷ 100 = 30.012 3) 3,012 ÷ 30 = 100.4 system clock. Likely a spreadsheet would help here.
For full details, see the bit-tech article, where they work out how to push an SB-E system to a healthy 5 GHz.
Source:
bit-tech
Here are the basics:
- Locked CPUs can be overclocked too
- SB-E has more flexible base clock overclocking, using two dividers, 1.25x & 1.66x
- You need to play with Turbo Boost to prevent power limiting from throttling the system back
- There's some scary maths to work out, for example: 1) 5,000 ÷ 1.66 = 3,012 2) 3,012 ÷ 100 = 30.012 3) 3,012 ÷ 30 = 100.4 system clock. Likely a spreadsheet would help here.
For full details, see the bit-tech article, where they work out how to push an SB-E system to a healthy 5 GHz.
27 Comments on How To Overclock a Locked New Sandy Bridge E Processor - By Intel
It shouldn't be too hard for someone like W1zzard to program a little app where you plug in the numbers and it works it all out for you.
Good show by Intel to stand behind its overclocking community.
Better break out the overclock.
EDIT:Found itwhere the server parts go the desktop parts usually receive a cut down version a few months later, so late q3/q4 2012
And if Intel suggesting and giving an example on how to OC their cpus, does it means there are no voiding warranty regarding overclocking their cpus?
I'm getting sick and tired of Intel.
Ultimately, even though you can still overclock them, you'll be more limited in what you can achieve than if the CPU was unlocked - and it's more difficult to get there, too.
There is no such thing as a cheap CPU that you buy and whack onto any mobo, turn the multi up to max, sit back and pwn.
Intel are just explaining the basics of how to go about it. The precise details will be explained at length by various review sites when the product is released.
You can ask just why are they bothering to help overclockers? I think the answer's fairly obvious that it's to counter AMD's Bulldozer, which is starting to look better than people had speculated.
What makes stock prices rise and fall? its gossip, rumors and misdirection. And here we see that two giants with brains trying to maneuver, they are toying with our minds. The products not out yet and the ruse has started.
Its time for some zen style meditation called "waiting for some benchmarks", be at peace brothers! :toast: