Is it possible to OC a non-K SandyBridge?

[king smp]

In the older tech like Core2 and Pentium 4 you could OC by upping the FSB
With the I series what was the Northbridge is moved onto the die and the I series doesnt have a FSB.
So is there a way to OC without playing with the multiplier?

 

[saint19]

Hi.

Yes and no, you can do it but the non K series is limited to only overclock 10%-15% because the FSB is linked with the USB ports.

 

[king smp]

so with a 3ghz cpu you can only go up about 450mhz?
wow for a lack of a better word that sucks
is that true of all I series? even first generation?

 

[saint19]

Yeah, for non K series that is crap.

Just for SB, the 1st i3/i5/i7 generation can overclock with BClk (FSB) without problems.

 

[king smp]

Thank you very much for clearing that up

 

[king smp]

Best answer selected by king smp.

 

[saint19]

Your welcome