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"However unfortunately, our expectations didn?t come true. The thing is that the clock frequency multiplier of Core 2 Duo E6300 processor is locked at 7x. That is why we would have to increase the FSB frequency to 571MHz in order to hit the 4GHz core speed. And this isn?t possible for at least two reasons. First, the current clock frequency generators allow overclocking the FSB up to 500MHz maximum. Second, the mainboard should use only super-high-quality components and be designed very thoroughly to ensure that it can retain stability at these speeds. If the second obstacle doesn?t seem that drastic, then the first one is still insurmountable."
"During our test session we managed to overclock Intel Core 2 Duo by more than 50% without touching its Vcore and using an air cooler. However, we didn?t even come close to revealing its entire overclocking potential, because of the hardware-related issues of the platform we used. "
Some impressive results even when they were limited by the MB. So I guess we have to wait for the motherboards now.
"However unfortunately, our expectations didn?t come true. The thing is that the clock frequency multiplier of Core 2 Duo E6300 processor is locked at 7x. That is why we would have to increase the FSB frequency to 571MHz in order to hit the 4GHz core speed. And this isn?t possible for at least two reasons. First, the current clock frequency generators allow overclocking the FSB up to 500MHz maximum. Second, the mainboard should use only super-high-quality components and be designed very thoroughly to ensure that it can retain stability at these speeds. If the second obstacle doesn?t seem that drastic, then the first one is still insurmountable."
"During our test session we managed to overclock Intel Core 2 Duo by more than 50% without touching its Vcore and using an air cooler. However, we didn?t even come close to revealing its entire overclocking potential, because of the hardware-related issues of the platform we used. "
Some impressive results even when they were limited by the MB. So I guess we have to wait for the motherboards now.
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