Overclocking a non K Intel processor

[CrashikCZ]

Hi guys. I have an Intel Core i5 3470. During the non-stressed periods, the clock speed underclocks to 1600MHz and when the turbo is needed, it overclocks to 3600Mhz. A while ago I was checking the new UEFI bios because I have not seen it before (was used to the old classic) and I have managed to boost the clock speed to 4000Mhz. However, no matter which stress test I run, the clock speed always wiggles somewhere between 3800Mhz-3900Mhz and hardly reaches the 4000Mhz border. Is there a way to actually let it reach the speed of 4000Mhz and leave it there during the load? Another thing. The clock speed increases with BLCK/PEG Frequency. I have it on 100.00 but I am able to reach 4200Mhz with stable and acceptable temperatures when I raise the number a little. I set the voltage to automatic in the UEFI and during the load, it wiggles between 1.128 and 1.148. Is this voltage ok or should I set the voltage to manual and raise it? Thanks for all the suggestion.

(MOBO: Asus P8Z77-V LK)

 

[kunthakenthe]

You cant overclock non k cpu's. not unless you got a lucky chip or a cracked bios.

 

[CrashikCZ]

It is actually possible on Z77 motherboards, otherwise I would not have my 3470 overclocked atm...

 

[alexakis99]

It is actually possible on Z77 motherboards, otherwise I would not have my 3470 overclocked atm...

necroing this thread.You can overclock any intel cpu (i think they dropped support on that for haswell series)that has turbo boost by 4 bins.(0.4Ghz over the turbo boost amount.)Every cpu that is supposedly locked because it doesn't have a k on it,it's called "Limited Unlocked" cpu,do your research boys.A non k intel cpu that has turbo boost can be overclocked by 0.4Ghz over the turbo boost amount.This might help