Gigabyte GA-Z68XP-UD3P for 3570k

[tipkalo]

Hello,
Someone please explain to me if I can overclock a 3570k on a Gigabyte GA-Z68XP-UD3P motherboard, because I have an opprotunity to buy it for cheap, and can't afford anything more, and I need SLI support on it.
I read somewhere that it can't overclock Ivy Bridge CPU's, is that really true?

 

[henydiah]

check thisGA-Z68XP-UD3P + ivy : http://www.legitreviews.com/article/1917/1/
also will better get Z77

 

[tipkalo]

check thisGA-Z68XP-UD3P + ivy : http://www.legitreviews.com/article/1917/1/
also will better get Z77

yes,that is the page i wieved a few days agi.
So it means that I can't overclock that Ivy Brigde CPU one single bit?

 

[henydiah]

yep your mobo had limit at ivy .. also had some issue with that cpu .. need update bios, yep u can't do oc , just lucky day i you can overclock

 

[tipkalo]

It can overclock sandy bridge,right?

 

[henydiah]

yep and very good

 

[spookyman]

Well considering...

Z68 ---> was meant for Sandy Bridge

Z77 ---> was meant for Ivy Bridge

So yes it can overclock Sandy Bridge quite well.

 

[Raiddinn]

That article was from half a year ago, did they not release the patch they said they were going to?

Also, a multiplier limit of x39 is not that big of a deal when using recommended OCing practices that call for a higher base clock and a lower processor multiplier.

I would, however, be worried about getting an old BIOS version that won't even accept an IB chip. If the BIOS isn't a newer on then it wouldn't recognize the IB chip at all.

The best idea either way is just to get a Z77 that is guaranteed to have UEFI and compatibility with IB out of the box.