Der8auer should check out two b660 boards that should allow clocking nonK chips in a day or two, might grab one for testing if they work on normal boards too, dont see the point in paying 700€ for z690 apex or smth to OC a 175€ chip.
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Intel Alder Lake Non-K OC! 12600 @ 5200Mhz
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Soldato
It's very likely that at least one of the boards is a
ASUS ROG STRIX B660-F GAMING WIFI which is still DDR5 and £270.
If none of the AIBs have this on the cheaper boards then they have missed a trick here as they would have sold like hot cakes.
I'd say very likely considering the 3 chips der8auer tested all did + 5ghz.
Soldato
And cannibalise sales of their big, expensive boards? Hardly.
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Soldato
As I already said further up, and it's DDR5 and £270 so pointless.
Likely the ddr4 models will support it.
Soldato
Yep, works on B660 ASUS Strix board(s) like I said further back, all DDR5, no DDR4 boards. So £240-270 board and £250+ for your RAM for your £180 CPU.
So a total and utter waste of time right now, just a get a 12700K/12600K and a cheaper Z690 DDR4 board for the same cost.
So a total and utter waste of time right now, just a get a 12700K/12600K and a cheaper Z690 DDR4 board for the same cost.
works on DDR4 too
Soldato
Link me a board that it works on...
There's a suggestion that the B660 Strix-A D4 might be a DDR4 board that supports it, but there's no confirmation as of yet. Even then that's still a £250 board, which is absurd for a B660. Any savings over a K-series SKU and an MSI Pro Z690-A are eaten up and you're left with parts with less flexibility and resale value in the future.
The only real hope for any sort of "bargain" seems to be some ASRock boards that aren't available yet, but may possibly support this.
The only real hope for any sort of "bargain" seems to be some ASRock boards that aren't available yet, but may possibly support this.
I doubt it. Intel hit ASRock hard for allowing BCLK adjustments. Maybe EVGA?
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Can't see any external clock gen on ASRock B660 designs, and I've e-mailed them to ask if the FAE can find out for me, as it would be a pretty big deal with regards to advice being given for purchases.
Why would they when its an advertised feature of ADL?
Why would Intel not allow overclocking on a non K chip and Z motherboard?