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rcarmo · 2015-02-02 14:38:51+00:00

Jokes aside, I'm curious as to whether this can be overclocked to any extent, like its predecessor.

newman314 | karma 3766 | avg karma 2.01 · | 2011-01-27 04:49:55+00:00

FWIW, that processor is easily overclockable to 1GHz.

ComodoHacker | karma 3183 | avg karma 2.05 · | 2016-09-30 11:02:15

Perhaps with overclocking unlocked via microcode.

Tossrock | karma 2319 | avg karma 4.58 · | 2014-07-15 15:48:52

Sure you can, it's called overclocking.

patates | karma 1449 | avg karma 2.9 · | 2016-12-29 10:57:56

Yeah, and any reasonable overclocking you can do is already automated by some ridiculously designed tuning tool from the manufacturer.

I'm not sure about this but I think any overclocking people do these days are for the fun of the journey, not for reaching the destination.

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comatose_kid | karma 5068 | avg karma 4.85 · | 2009-04-04 15:21:03+00:00

Overclocked, perhaps?

LoganDark | karma 2715 | avg karma 1.04 · | 2024-02-23 19:15:29

Yeah. Intel advertises the ability to overclock, but that doesn't mean overclocking is in spec. It just means Intel allows you to run it out of spec if you so choose. The spec says you can set the clock multiplier, it doesn't say anything above the stock range will actually be stable.

solardev | karma 11265 | avg karma 2.03 · | 2024-05-20 03:34:50

Overclocked.

PaulBGD_ | karma 373 | avg karma 2.65 · | 2019-05-27 04:02:58+00:00

I'll probably still get it since I've been waiting for it to release, but a bit disappointed they couldn't get 5GHz.. I'm curious what overclocking could be done here.

geerlingguy | karma 19554 | avg karma 5.95 · | 2024-03-18 13:22:56

It's slightly arbitrary, though; the real limit right now is the voltage limit set in firmware of 1.0000V. I think we could get a stable overclock to at least 3.2 or 3.3 GHz with more voltage.

paulmd | karma 13045 | avg karma 2.72 · | 2018-07-18 08:28:52+00:00

And you would be wrong there. There are mobile K SKUs that can be overclocked.

bpicolo | karma 6988 | avg karma 2.56 · | 2015-07-22 16:14:02+00:00

In the extreme-overclocking community yeah. (There are tournaments for this sort of thing afaik)

Klathmon | karma 13742 | avg karma 4.35 · | 2016-02-10 13:06:30

IMO this would only be an issue if they advertised that it was overclockable.

If it was advertised with no ability to overclock, you should assume it can't overclock and if you are able, don't assume it will work or will stick around forever.

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notyourwork | karma 4361 | avg karma 2.32 · | 2010-10-15 10:25:26

You can overclock a processor above 4GHz with a bit of liquid nitrogen and some bios changes. ;-)

ranma42 | karma 129 | avg karma 2.69 · | 2022-03-15 04:13:39

That requires a hefty overclock though (252MHz instead of 133MHz).

sp332 | karma 55607 | avg karma 2.75 · | 2017-03-31 14:46:36+00:00

Right, but it's only an "overclock" because the official spec only goes to 2133. And that means that compatibility is very hit-or-miss. It could benefit from being more standardized.

Klathmon | karma 13742 | avg karma 4.35 · | 2016-02-10 13:08:39

but it was never advertised as a feature, in fact i believe the opposite is true, they advertised it as non-overclockable.

bonzini | karma 8127 | avg karma 2.81 · | 2022-03-15 08:18:42

DOOM overclocks it to 270MHz. :)

hordeallergy | karma 148 | avg karma 1.57 · | 2020-04-11 11:05:00+00:00

Can the hardware not be upgraded? The article says the system is struggling with 400k people a week in new York. That's terribly slow. No overclocking?

leetcrew | karma 7947 | avg karma 2.01 · | 2020-02-21 22:02:21+00:00

agreed, I was only speaking from an overclocker's perspective.