Intel Preps Overclocking Application for its Core i7 Processors

malware · Oct 27, 2008

During IDF Taipei earlier last week Intel demonstrated its DCC (Desktop Control Center) overclock software for the forthcoming Intel Core i7 processors. The DCC is a easy to work with software that will allow overclocking in Windows environment and help novice overclockers and experts. The Desktop Control Center can adjust CPU multiplier, voltage, memory timings and clock speed as well as various system voltage options such as the QPI voltage. The DCC also gives you the option to switch on and off Turbo Boost in Windows, and monitor system temperature readings.

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alexp999 · Oct 27, 2008

Nice, so is the X58 gonna be the first Intel motherboard to support OCing?

Error 404 · Oct 27, 2008

That looks very, very useful.
However, I am willing to bet that Intel has set limits in the program so that the chip doesn't go outside its maximum operational paramaters. I'm sure people will find out how to work around that though.

I'm seriously considering getting a job and saving up, so that I can get a nehalem based laptop or desktop. This chip looks like it'll be epic.

FreedomEclipse · Oct 27, 2008

hey mind you dont over volt the ram too much when overclocking or say byebye to your rig

Mussels · Oct 27, 2008

i'm in love with turbo mode.

lemonadesoda · Oct 27, 2008

This is NOT A GOOD SIGN.

Intel is basically admitting that you need to overclock the i7 to get decent performance. They are making this admission even before it is released and creating a tool to "help" the i7 look like a better CPU!

They are realeasing this tool BEFORE they release the i7 so that the first benchmarks that are published will be standard and WITH the OC tool, so that the results will outperform Core2. I bet that without the tool, i7 benchmarks will look lukewarm compared to core2 and would be not worth the investment given the marginal performance increases for buying new mb, new RAM, new CPU, and new coolers!! :eek:

Mussels · Oct 27, 2008

lemonadesoda said:
This is NOT A GOOD SIGN.

Intel is basically admitting that you need to overclock the i7 to get decent performance. They are making this admission even before it is released and creating a tool to "help" the i7 look like a better CPU!

They are realeasing this tool BEFORE they release the i7 so that the first benchmarks that are published will be standard and WITH the OC tool, so that the results will outperform Core2. I bet that without the tool, i7 benchmarks will look lukewarm compared to core2 and would be not worth the investment given the marginal performance increases for buying new mb, new RAM, new CPU, and new coolers!!

... what?

please, take a break here. you're making up some really paranoid sounding stuff.
This is nothing more than an evolution of speedstep.

[I.R.A]_FBi · Oct 27, 2008

shutting off an clocking single cores ftw

Hayder_Master · Oct 27, 2008

just like amd over drive

alexp999 · Oct 27, 2008

I hope on top of this they enable OCing in their BIOS' . I had an Intel mobo once, you can do jack in the bios.

1c3d0g · Oct 27, 2008

lemonadesoda said:
This is NOT A GOOD SIGN.

Intel is basically admitting that you need to overclock the i7 to get decent performance. They are making this admission even before it is released and creating a tool to "help" the i7 look like a better CPU!

They are realeasing this tool BEFORE they release the i7 so that the first benchmarks that are published will be standard and WITH the OC tool, so that the results will outperform Core2. I bet that without the tool, i7 benchmarks will look lukewarm compared to core2 and would be not worth the investment given the marginal performance increases for buying new mb, new RAM, new CPU, and new coolers!!

O RLY? :shadedshu It seems you are just making up excuses because your precious AMD can't keep up. Face it, Intel is dominating them and there's nothing they can do about it until their next arch comes out. Besides, no one is forcing you to upgrade anything, your current rig is doing its job pretty well, no? :slap:

Mussels · Oct 27, 2008

1c3d0g said:
O RLY? :shadedshu It seems you are just making up excuses because your precious AMD can't keep up. Face it, Intel is dominating them and there's nothing they can do about it until their next arch comes out. Besides, no one is forcing you to upgrade anything, your current rig is doing its job pretty well, no?

he actually has an intel CPU...

lemonadesoda · Oct 27, 2008

1c3d0g said:
It seems you are just making up excuses because your precious AMD can't keep up.

ROFL. You made my day, Intel Nazi. :cool:

LOL

http://www.intel.com/design/motherbd/software/dcc/index.htm

Has anyone tried this utility? Is it as Mussels suggests

toast

a SpeedStep tweaking tool, or is this as btarunr wrote

confused

an OC tool?

Zubasa · Oct 27, 2008

1c3d0g said:
O RLY? :shadedshu It seems you are just making up excuses because your precious AMD can't keep up. Face it, Intel is dominating them and there's nothing they can do about it until their next arch comes out. Besides, no one is forcing you to upgrade anything, your current rig is doing its job pretty well, no?

SO his precious AMD is a Q6600?
LOL :laugh:

Deleted member 24505 · Oct 27, 2008

Its a pity that only works on intel boards lemonadesoda

It looks pretty good.

HaZe303 · Oct 27, 2008

Sweet seeing 8 cores (4+4) @ 100% utilisation!!?

Would be nice if games would do that sometimes as well??

niko084 · Oct 27, 2008

tigger said:
Its a pity that only works on intel boards lemonadesoda It looks pretty good.

I'm certain Asus/ Gigabyte / DFI etc will come up with their variations.

KBD · Oct 27, 2008

tigger said:
Its a pity that only works on intel boards lemonadesoda It looks pretty good.

where do you see only Intel made boards? it sez its for the i7.

And Giga, Asus and DFI already have utilities similar to this, i only used Easy Tune 5 though, this Intel one looks much better.

FordGT90Concept · Oct 27, 2008

Turbo? Aw, that was sad back in the 1990's and it remains sad today. Just turn it on in the BIOS and unplug the switch. XD

Unless it has to do with hyper-threading prioritization...hmm. That is more probable.

Seriously, I wouldn't expect much from this app. All they're doing is calming the enthusiast fears that Core i7 will not allow overclocking. At the same time, their app can prevent people from overclocking too far. The hardcore overclockers are likely to just stick to the tested ways of overclocking (ehm...BIOS).

Deleted member 24505 · Oct 27, 2008

KBD said:
where do you see only Intel made boards? it sez its for the i7

Here

KBD · Oct 27, 2008

oh, i see, this wasnt in the news brief. I had no idea DCC worked worked with 775 boards, albeit in the beta form

i'm still pleasantly surprised to see this coming from intel. Intel boards (aside from the extreme chipsets)usually dont overclock at all. I think this is supposed to be jab at AMD overdrive but the latter works on all AMD chipset boards AFAIK and i doiubt enthusiasts will be buying an Intel-made board anyway, there are much better choices out there for X58.

WarEagleAU · Oct 28, 2008

So is this an anything you can do I can do better from Intel to AT&T

Mussels · Oct 28, 2008

lemonadesoda said:
ROFL. You made my day, Intel Nazi. LOL

http://www.intel.com/design/motherbd/software/dcc/index.htm

Has anyone tried this utility? Is it as Mussels suggests toast a SpeedStep tweaking tool, or is this as btarunr wrote confused an OC tool?

its speedstep with the ability to go UP as well as down

ShadowFold · Oct 28, 2008

I'm disappointed it only works on Intel boards. I thought they OC'd like crap in the first place..

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