W William_Z Commendable Dec 31, 2016 11 0 1,510 Feb 23, 2017 #1 I bought myself an intel i5 4460 alongside an Asus Z97-PG. If I were to buy a good cooler would I be able to overclock it?
I bought myself an intel i5 4460 alongside an Asus Z97-PG. If I were to buy a good cooler would I be able to overclock it?
Dark Lord of Tech Retired Moderator Aug 18, 2009 128,615 1,779 159,590 Feb 23, 2017 Solution #2 Nope it's a locked CPU. Upvote 0 Downvote Solution
W William_Z Commendable Dec 31, 2016 11 0 1,510 Feb 23, 2017 #3 Nope it's a locked CPU. ok thanks! Upvote 0 Downvote
L lakimens Honorable Jul 20, 2013 2,883 1 13,460 Feb 23, 2017 #4 Well, it's not a definite "NO", search google for "BCLK overclocking". Upvote 1 Downvote
TechyInAZ Titan Jun 23, 2014 18,226 403 81,340 www.youtube.com Feb 23, 2017 #5 lakimens : Well, it's not a definite "NO", search google for "BCLK overclocking". lakimens is correct, technically you can still overclock with the BCLK. However, for Haswell, typically BCLK is locked out on locked chips. So you'll have to see if BCLK is even accessible on your motherboard. Upvote 0 Downvote
lakimens : Well, it's not a definite "NO", search google for "BCLK overclocking". lakimens is correct, technically you can still overclock with the BCLK. However, for Haswell, typically BCLK is locked out on locked chips. So you'll have to see if BCLK is even accessible on your motherboard.