Let's start at the very beginning. Overclocking, a term which you've probably heard used by enthusiasts and high-end system builders, involves running a hardware component at a greater speed than it ...

We also spent some time overclocking our Core i7-3960X Extreme Edition sample using Intel’s own DX79SI motherboard and the Asus P9X79 Deluxe, with similar results. Like the first batch of Sandy Bridge ...

This should be an easy one to answer, but I can't find the information anywhere; just the actual OC results, which isn't what I want. I know with a standard SB CPU (say the i5-2500), overclocking is ...

Intel’s new third-generation Ivy Bridge processors offer a performance boost (especially in the graphics department) with lower power usage, but overclocking these chips to gain even more speed may be ...

We also spent some time overclocking the Intel Core i7-3820. Because this processor is only partially unlocked, users are only able to increase peak Turbo mode multipliers by up to 4 speed bins, which ...

To be honest I had little time to play with the overclocking abilities of the Core i7-3960X. I had a mere two days to complete this review (I think Intel owes me a weekend) and as a result we were not ...

Intel demonstrated the upcoming Sandy Bridge microarchitecture at a benchmarking session during its annual developer forum. The chip company ran us through a bunch of tests that showed the desktop ...

Three-plus months back while in the midst of publishing posts from the Intel Developer Forum in San Francisco, I promised you a coming-soon analysis of the company’s next-generation Sandy Bridge ...

Combine the IPC improvements with a 4GHz base frequency and some pretty awesome overclocking, and I think Intel has a winner on its hands with its new "Skylake" Core i7-6700K processor and Z170 ...

Serving tech enthusiasts for over 25 years. TechSpot means tech analysis and advice you can trust. Intel has provided quite a bit about its upcoming Sandy Bridge processors, slated for early 2011, but ...