How high would it over clock

[gubrother]

Hi i was just wondering about the new i7 2600 i was wondering if i could over clock to 4.2ghz i have a cooler master hyper 212+ and i am wonder what u would recommend the voltages, multiplier should be

 

[tech savvy]

it should hit 4.2 with no problem.for the voltages and multiplier,every CPU is going to act different when OC'ed so your going to have to OC it to see how far it will go.there are OC guides all over the net that will get you started.you will ultimatly have to find the so-called sweet spot urself.

edit:ive been hearing/reading alot about them hitting close to 5.0 on air, 4.6 to 4.8 for sure.

 

[87dtna]

Yeah they get close to 5ghz, but 4.2 for 24/7 should be a piece of cake.

 

[fastdude]

Yeah they get close to 5ghz, but 4.2 for 24/7 should be a piece of cake.

Yes, if it's the K version. In the OP he just said i7-2600, that would OC maybe 200MHz on extremely good cooling.

 

[87dtna]

He asked what the multiplier should be, I assumed he knows that he needs the K version.

 

[gubrother]

yes i ment the K version but with the 2600 could it overclock to 4.2ghz? btw what is the multiplier on the 2600

 

[87dtna]

No, the base clock on the locked chips do not overclock much at all. On non-K chips, you'd be lucky to get 100-200mhz over stock.

The base clock on 1155 chips is 100, the 2600k is 3.4ghz so the multi should be 34. I'm not sure if turbo works the same as socket 1156, if it does the multi can be as high as 38. But like I said, the base clock can only overclock like 3-5mhz so 105x38 is ~4ghz.

Why not spend the extra $25 and get the K chip? Then you'll be able to overclock to atleast 4.6-4.8ghz most likely very easily.

 

[gubrother]

im in australia tho its a 70 aud jump and its outa stock so i gotta wait

 

[87dtna]

Oh OK...but just saying you are going to max out at around 4ghz. 4ghz on an I7 2600k will beat a stock 980x at pretty much anything, so it's still nothing to scoff at.