I wanna see some Sandy Bridge Results

[Johnny87au]

Hmmm that's wierd because the bios in the H67 board from intel, provides OC options BLCk as well as multiplier (you can adjust it and in an unlocked your supposed to be able to adjust it up,

As for the gpu not being able to handle it it got a seperate multiplier so that wouldn't be the problem
terramir

double post sorry

[Johnny87au]

Hmmm that's wierd because the bios in the H67 board from intel, provides OC options BLCk as well as multiplier (you can adjust it and in an unlocked your supposed to be able to adjust it up,

As for the gpu not being able to handle it it got a seperate multiplier so that wouldn't be the problem
terramir

Well the intel PDF clearly states it, Maby i should order one and set things straight

[mezcal]

It would have been good to say something about that, rather than face the nerd rage of a million early-adopting overclockers.

Yep. I'd wager the early return-rate on H67 boards is going to be alarmingly high.

nerd rage

[terramir]

Well the intel PDF clearly states it, Maby i should order one and set things straight

btw I just read your sig what did feser do? I'mma so out of it
terramir

[Fhqwhgads6680]

It pretty frustrating that Intel is basically making it a "pay to overclock" situation. I have been away from the intel camp since the i7's came out so I'm a bit behind. But I thought the k series was intel finally embracing the OC community and giving us unlocked chips like amd's BE. But I did not realize they were going to restrict overclocking of others entirely...

Someone at intel said, "hmm, if we do this we can make $30-50 more for the same chip and enthusiasts will have to buy them." Makes me not want to jump on the Intel bandwagon

[shoota]

i don't think overclocking on non "k" chips is totally blocked. i'm pretty sure i saw someone saying they overclocked a 2600 to 4.0 by locking in the turbo multiplier.

[Jaco]

I don't think Intel deliberately limited overclocking here , there is just no good chipset at the moment. I think Z68 will be much better .

[terramir]

i don't think overclocking on non "k" chips is totally blocked. i'm pretty sure i saw someone saying they overclocked a 2600 to 4.0 by locking in the turbo multiplier.

turbo boost works core by core, but if the bios supports it you might be able to reach 4ghz on a non-k chip, but see my comment below

It pretty frustrating that Intel is basically making it a "pay to overclock" situation. I have been away from the intel camp since the i7's came out so I'm a bit behind. But I thought the k series was intel finally embracing the OC community and giving us unlocked chips like amd's BE. But I did not realize they were going to restrict overclocking of others entirely...

Someone at intel said, "hmm, if we do this we can make $30-50 more for the same chip and enthusiasts will have to buy them." Makes me not want to jump on the Intel bandwagon

Actually the 2600k is only $23 more than the non-k chip, and with the 2500k it's only 16 but that's whole sale for 1000 tray it's the retailers that are gonna hit the big mark-up on the k chips
terramir

[shoota]

here i found it:

"For sale is a brand new i7 2600 "Sandy Bridge" socket 1155 CPU. New retail box, unopened, purchased yesterday.
Not the "K" but should be fine to 3.9-4.0 or so with Turbo multi locked in BIOS and ~103 bclk."

[Johnny87au]

It pretty frustrating that Intel is basically making it a "pay to overclock" situation. I have been away from the intel camp since the i7's came out so I'm a bit behind. But I thought the k series was intel finally embracing the OC community and giving us unlocked chips like amd's BE. But I did not realize they were going to restrict overclocking of others entirely...

Someone at intel said, "hmm, if we do this we can make $30-50 more for the same chip and enthusiasts will have to buy them." Makes me not want to jump on the Intel bandwagon

I dont think its all that bad tbh, U pay for your needs, only a extra $25 for a K version so i think its a good idea..

[nanoprobe]

Watch the video from Newegg. The Intel rep explains the P67/H67 overclocking features. Basically, on the P67 you can overclock the CPU. On the H67 you can only overclock the GPU.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...-070-_-Product

[WFO]

It pretty frustrating that Intel is basically making it a "pay to overclock" situation. I have been away from the intel camp since the i7's came out so I'm a bit behind. But I thought the k series was intel finally embracing the OC community and giving us unlocked chips like amd's BE. But I did not realize they were going to restrict overclocking of others entirely...

Someone at intel said, "hmm, if we do this we can make $30-50 more for the same chip and enthusiasts will have to buy them." Makes me not want to jump on the Intel bandwagon

Ummm... Does it matter that the cost of an unlocked multi is somewhere between $279-$330? Micro Center, Fry's or Newegg. You will get 35-50K ppd. (50K is a Dave estimate) A 980x capable of 50-55K ppd costs 1 large!!! I'd rather have 3 2600Ks. You can whine all you want. AMD is guaranteed less bang for the buck when crunching. As are any chips other than SB.