Overclocking i5 2400

[Antimetrics]

Firstly i know the i5 2400 is not a unlocked processor but i want to still overclock it, is there a way to overclock it and how?

 

[blader15sk8]

There's really no overclocking that chip. The most you could do is bump the bclk up a few from 100 to maybe 102-103, the problem is the upping the bclk has an effect on more than just the CPU speed, it also controls the clocks for many of the other components on your motherboard like memory, gpu, sata, pci-e, etc... so it can cause more issues than what you gain overall from the boost in CPU speed.

 

[Antimetrics]

But it says it can go up to 3.4ghz but I can only get 3.1ghz

 

[warhead0]

Yes, you still can over clock it. any over clocking guide will still have all the relevant information you need.

Before you start be sure that you are running at an acceptable temperature range, to do this download HW monitor.
Run HWM in the background and have yourself a good ol' gaming session. Refer back to HWM after wads and pay attention the the Min. and Max. temps and voltages of the CPU.

If your temps are under 60 degrees (Celsius) you have headroom to over clock.

Now since you have a locked CPU the amount you can over clock will be rather limited. But it's very simple, you will be able to adjust core clock in the bios, after setting the memory to X.M.P mode you will notice a few new settings appear.
Simply adjust the core clock ratio by 3 points and you will have yourself an over clock.

I didn't go terribly in-depth, because you can very easily find a guide simply by googling the problem, but it's enough basic information to at least somewhat know what to do.

 

[zink1701]

Sorry but no you cant overclock that chip. The multiplier is locked and overclocking by adjusting the BCLK is NOT and i repeat NOT recommend at all as it a sure way to fry your CPU.

 

[bwrlane]

Actually you can. I have an i5 2400 in my second PC. Not only is it a really fast chip to start with, but you can get a worthwhile speed bump by overclocking. "Locked" chips aren't really locked. They are just a bit more locked than unlocked chips.

The way to do it is via the turbo ratios - in the BIOS. You can't do it via the multiplier unfortunately but this is no practical disadvantage - turbo is activated whenever your chip is stressed, and that's when you need the speed that overclocking will give you. Intel allows you to add 4 extra ticks to each turbo multiplier on unlocked chips. So, in the BIOS you will see something like

1 core: 34x
2 cores: 33x
3 cores: 33x
4 cores: 32x

This refers to the max turbo frequency when the stated number of cores is in use. So if you are using just one core, your i5 2400 will turbo up to 3.4 GHz, and so on. To overclock it, you just add 4 to each number you see above. I just set mine to do this about 2 years ago and I've never changed it since. My 2400 regularly turbos up to 3.8 or 3.7 so I know it's working. Seriously, this is such an efficient and cool running chip that you will hardly notice any difference in temperature from doing this. I use the intel stock cooler and after extensive monitoring of temps and voltages, I see no reason not to.

Note that you must have a P or a Z motherboard to do this. An H motherboard does not allow overclocking.

 

[Deleted member 217926]

Actually you can. I have an i5 2400 in my second PC. Not only is it a really fast chip to start with, but you can get a worthwhile speed bump by overclocking. "Locked" chips aren't really locked. They are just a bit more locked than unlocked chips.

The way to do it is via the turbo ratios - in the BIOS. You can't do it via the multiplier unfortunately but this is no practical disadvantage - turbo is activated whenever your chip is stressed, and that's when you need the speed that overclocking will give you. Intel allows you to add 4 extra ticks to each turbo multiplier on unlocked chips. So, in the BIOS you will see something like

1 core: 34x
2 cores: 33x
3 cores: 33x
4 cores: 32x

This refers to the max turbo frequency when the stated number of cores is in use. So if you are using just one core, your i5 2400 will turbo up to 3.4 GHz, and so on. To overclock it, you just add 4 to each number you see above. I just set mine to do this about 2 years ago and I've never changed it since. My 2400 regularly turbos up to 3.8 or 3.7 so I know it's working. Seriously, this is such an efficient and cool running chip that you will hardly notice any difference in temperature from doing this. I use the intel stock cooler and after extensive monitoring of temps and voltages, I see no reason not to.

Note that you must have a P or a Z motherboard to do this. An H motherboard does not allow overclocking.

^ Absolutely correct. I also agree that the stock cooler is probably fine for the limited overclock available.

 

[Antimetrics]

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