Please find me an elite cpu and mobo

[Rennn]

So, at about 25% 3.4 becomes about 4Ghz. Hmm, it'd be nice to have a cpu reach 4Ghz.

 

I'm selling some older hardware at the moment, so that's the source of the delay. I don't expect to get much, and it's not necessary, but it should augment my funds enough to alleviate the guilt of upgrading my pc. :thumbsup:

[kalikka]

A true nerd overclocks the CPU by himself:

OC guide for asrock boards.

 

btw, the "auto-OC" features do a sloppy job 90% of the time.

This is a pretty typical response to auto-overclocks. And a few years ago I would have agreed, but not anymore. I have firsthand experience with the Asus OCTuner and it works great. It achieved the lowest voltage possible while still remaining stable. It's built right into the BIOS, but if you want to go further you can install the OC software and it will do go for extreme overclocks (over 25%).

 

We can argue this all night, but the fact is the software (and the processors like the TPU that handle it) are just as smart as a seasoned overclocker, the only difference is in the basic setting, the auto overclock will play it safe as far as voltages go. Believe me I used to have the same opinion as you, but times have changed and these things are much better now.

Uhh... Do you mean that the auto-OC puts the clocks to 4,0-4,1ghz?

Because 4,0-4,2ghz can be achieved with stock voltages = the only setting you need to change in the BIOS is CPU Ratio (from 34 to 40).

Edited December 5, 2012 by kalikka

[Dan3345]

No, my OCTuner on my computer got the overclock of my i5 2500k to 4.8 on extreme mode.