Is oc Xeon 5160 Possible ?

[Blinku]

Hello

I have HP xw 6400 with 2 xeon 5160 with stock air cooling and latest bios.
I found site like this one http://nanoteh.com/en/98127-intel-xeon-5160.html
,where there is spec of this cp beeing OC. I have been searching any confirmed information's about how to oc this cpu but i cant find any

My question: is there a confirmed method to oc my cpus, and if yes could anyone provide me a guide.

Thx for your time on my issue.

 

[LTC8K6]

I think it is unlikely that your HP motherboard bios would allow any overclocking?

 

[Burpo]

No. Can not be overclocked.

 

[BigDaveX]

I think you can technically overclock a Core 2-based Xeon, but it requires a "Skulltrail" motherboard or one of the other very rare breeds of LGA771 motherboard that allows bus speed adjustment. You're probably not going to find that sort of motherboard in an HP workstation.

 

[laamanaator]

Or you can do "the sticker mod". here's some very good info and instructions how to do it:
http://www.delidded.com/ and http://www.delidded.com/lga-771-to-775-adapter/
I think you can buy the adapter from ebay with something like 2€/$/£. If you get it working, then you can OC the h*ll out of it :twisted: if you have a 775 mobo and the chipset isn't X38/48 or some of the more crappy chipsets(G-series)

 

[ArisVer]

Give SetFSB a try, chances are small.

http://www.softpedia.com/get/System/Benchmarks/SetFSB.shtml

 

[Blinku]

Give SetFSB a try, chances are small.

http://www.softpedia.com/get/System/Benchmarks/SetFSB.shtml

I have tired it, but i only managed to freez or hang my pc after applying changes 🙁

I just wanted to make them 3.5 from 3 GHZ but it looks like i need to change the whole platform for that.

Thank you for your time on my case