Overclocking 2500 non K on Z68

[Deehjay]

Is it possible to OC a non K 2500 on a Z68 board? The exact model is in my sig. If anyone knows how to do it i'd be delighted if you could share. I also have stock cooler so not looking to push it far.

 

[Justintime]

First question i'll ask is, why did you get a non K? Read this article, might help:

http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/sandy-bridge-core-i7-2600k-core-i5-2500k,2833-9.html

 

[IvanDobskey]

Only by changing the bclk and that isnt advisable. Should have got the k variant.

 

[Justintime]

Only by changing the bclk and that isnt advisable. Should have got the k variant.

Please read the article i posted, there is somewhat limited multiplier adjustment as well, also i've not noted any degradation with the few rigs i've ehanced the bclk on, around 103-105MHz, longest running now about a year, i think the hysteria about vcore, 1.65v memory and slight bclk adjustment has died down.

 

[Deehjay]

First question i'll ask is, why did you get a non K? Read this article, might help:

http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/sandy-bridge-core-i7-2600k-core-i5-2500k,2833-9.html

I didn't initially want to overclock but now I'm kinda regretting it.

 

[Surveyor]

You should be able to bump the Turbo Boost settings by 4 steps.

Based on a 100MHz Base Clock:

Standard Turbo Boost:​

1 core stressed 3.7GHz
2 cores stressed 3.6GHz
3 cores stressed 3.5GHz
4 cores stressed 3.4GHz​

Turbo Boost increased by 4 steps:​

1 core stressed 4.1GHz
2 cores stressed 4.0GHz
3 cores stressed 3.9GHz
4 cores stressed 3.8GHz​

 

[Deehjay]

You should be able to bump the Turbo Boost settings by 4 steps.

Based on a 100MHz Base Clock:

Standard Turbo Boost:​

1 core stressed 3.7GHz
2 cores stressed 3.6GHz
3 cores stressed 3.5GHz
4 cores stressed 3.4GHz​

Turbo Boost increased by 4 steps:​

1 core stressed 4.1GHz
2 cores stressed 4.0GHz
3 cores stressed 3.9GHz
4 cores stressed 3.8GHz​

So if I have all four cores enabled I can push them to 3.8? That's pretty neat.

 

[Surveyor]

So if I have all four cores enabled I can push them to 3.8? That's pretty neat.

If all 4 cores are under load then yes, 3.8GHz.

You need to look in the BIOS at the Turbo Boost settings.