Beefiest CPU for this board pls chaps

[khulershaker]

ASRock Z68 Extreme4 Gen3 Intel Z68 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard

currently running

Intel Core i5-2500K 3.30GHz (Sandybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor - Retail

was hoping for something with hyperthreading as I use a "lot" of VM's

thanks

 

[ubersonic]

i7 3770K

(Well, technically the Xeon E3_1290V2 is beefier, but its also 3x the price with less overclocking potential).

 

[joeyjojo]

(Well, technically the Xeon E3_1290V2 is beefier, but its also 3x the price with less overclocking potential).

(Correction it's the E3-1275V2 according to the CPU list, which is the Xeon equivalent of the 3770)

 

[PCZ]

A 3770K will work in that board.

 

[ubersonic]

(Correction it's the E3-1275V2 according to the CPU list, which is the Xeon equivalent of the 3770)

I said beefier not equivalent

 

[joeyjojo]

I said beefier not equivalent

It's definitely beefier, but it isn't on the CPU support list. Just being a pedant.

 

[ubersonic]

It's definitely beefier, but it isn't on the CPU support list. Just being a pedant.

Ahh, that's because it wasn't released when that list was last updated, it should work fine on any board that supports IB

 

[Something Else]

If your using the Z68 board ensure you have the latest bios so that Ivybridge will be supported properly.

 

[khulershaker]

Thanks for this - just stuck this in and updated the BIOS - I used to select AUTO overclocks and set max I think it was 4.8....I cant find those settings anymore - has it all gone manual ...? If so anny guides to get it back to 4800 or maybe 5000 ..have Antech waster cooler khuler 920 -ta

 

[fishingcat]

Just play with the VCore and multiplier to find out what you need to get 4.8GHz again.

If you got 4.8GHz with auto you might hit 5GHz with some manual OCing.

 

[Doomedspeed]

Just play with the VCore and multiplier to find out what you need to get 4.8GHz again.

If you got 4.8GHz with auto you might hit 5GHz with some manual OCing.

Hmm... depends on the vcore, Auto uses wild vcore..

 

[Something Else]

the difference between 4.5/4.6/4.7 and 5.0ghz is not noticable. you will be lucky to get a chip that can do 5ghz safely.

4.5 and 4.6 are realistic with voltage tweaking. just make sure your cpu cooler is up to it.