ASRock Uses External Clock Generators to Circumvent Intel non-K BClk OC Limits

[Sweepr]

ASRock is implementing a novel workaround to Intel's recent base-clock overclocking restrictions for its 6th generation Core "Skylake" processors. The company announced the Fatal1ty H170 Gaming K4 HYPER and Fatal1ty B150 Gaming K4 HYPER motherboards, which are based on a common PCB, but differ with chipset - H170 Express and B150 Express. The two use an external clock-generator chip to give cadence to the CPU, circumventing the on-die clock-generator Intel has been using for the past several generations of Core processor chipsets.

With this contraption, you can increase base clock frequency on non-K Core processors in fine increments of 0.0625 MHz, as well as tweak memory clock. Its star attraction aside, the two "HYPER" series motherboards offer mid-range feature-sets, that are nearly identical to those of the Fatal1ty H170 Gaming K4 and the Fatal1ty B150 Gaming K4 boards.

www.techpowerup.com/220703/asrock-u...to-circumvent-intel-non-k-bclk-oc-limits.html

 

[hojnikb]

Hopefully cheaper boards get this too

 

[Magic Carpet]

Quality boards. Can't wait to test 'em.

 

[thesmokingman]

That is cool. :thumbsup:

 

[CuriousMike]

"you can increase base clock frequency on non-K Core processors in fine increments of 0.0625 MHz"

Unless I'm misreading this, this might include all non-K Core processors, including Pentiums, i3's and the like?

Is this not somewhat revolutionary?

 

[Sweepr]

"you can increase base clock frequency on non-K Core processors in fine increments of 0.0625 MHz"

Unless I'm misreading this, this might include all non-K Core processors, including Pentiums, i3's and the like?

Is this not somewhat revolutionary?

Correct.

 

[sporkster]

Looks dope!

 

[TheRyuu]

Inb4 (yet another) microcode update from Intel to prevent this from working (again).