can i overclock intel i5 2300

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Utkarsh Sahu

Utkarsh Sahu

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i m having intel core i5 2300 2nd generation
upto how much Ghz it can be overrclocked
its already on turbo boost frequency 2.8ghz to 3.10ghz
or do i need liquid cooling for overclocking my processor
thanxxx toms hardware
 
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Utkarsh Sahu

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really can it be overclocked...
 
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Sakkura

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Yes, but only up to 3.5 GHz with 1 core active, 3.4 GHz with 2 cores active, and 3.3 GHz with 3 or 4 cores active. The Core i5-2300 is "limited unlocked".

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Sakkura

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There's always a risk involved when overclocking.

The motherboard only supports overclocking the integrated graphics and the base clock (BCLK), which is what the CPU, PCI-Express etc. run off. You can overclock the CPU via the BCLK, but only by a few percent. And I wouldn't recommend it, because the other components controlled by the BCLK are much less tolerant of overclocking.
 
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Utkarsh Sahu

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can u tell me what do u mean by other components such as.....?
 
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