Can you overclock i3 3220

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JavaScript is disabled. For a better experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser before proceeding. Previous Next. Sep 14, 1 0 0. But remember that all the operations that you perform with your hardware — you do at your own peril and risk! Not much.

But this is quite a typical overclocking of a processor with a locked multiplier on the LGA platform. Now, we just have to carry out research and find out whether such a modest overclocking has a right to life, or whether the performance gain is so meager that there is absolutely no point in bothering. As an opponent for the Core i, the only suitable chip in our laboratory, the Core iK, was chosen. However, soon we will have at our disposal several very interesting AMD processors of the same period and will conduct additional testing of the Core i with them.

If you want to see what this quad-core is capable of in overclocking, then you can familiarize yourself with this article. On average, the performance of the Core i in applications and benchmarks increased by 6. This is not to say that this result was anything impressive. Otherwise the CPU is locked. For Intel, you would also want a Z series motherboard, not H. The CPU you have is locked; — Ramhound. Add a comment. Active Oldest Votes.

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Current visitors New profile posts Search profile posts Billboard Trophies. Overclocking An Intel Core I3 Forums Hardware Overclocking. JavaScript is disabled. For a better experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser before proceeding. Previous Next Sort by votes. Mar 30, 27 0 10, 1. I want to know because im going to order me one on monday Sorry if there is already a thread butt I didnt find it Guest Guest.

Dec 17, 52 0 10, 1. If you want to overclock, get an i5 k series or an fx black edition processor. Jul 29, 14, 1 41, You don't need to overclock the i3. I think its not neccesery overclocking Rather buy a new cpu But i was just wondering Should i get me a Or an i3 , motherboard and ram????