X38 supports "Performance Auto-tuning".

[NoobyDoo]

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... Unlike its siblings, the X38 will contain PCI Express 2.0 technology - in the form of two PCIe x16 slots for a pair of co-operating graphics cards - and what Intel calls Performance Auto-tuning, a way of dynamically overclocking the processor and system components.
As past leaks have revealed, the X38 will support a 1333MHz frontside bus speed and connect to DDR 3 memory clocked also at 1333MHz.

 

[nitromullet]

and what Intel calls Performance Auto-tuning, a way of dynamically overclocking the processor and system components.

Odd the marketing stance Intel has taken on overclocking... They could really make it easier for everyone if they didn't lock the multiplier... You wouldn't need an "overclocker/enthusiast" chipset if you could just bump up the multiplier. I could even OC on this NF4 SLI Intel Ed. board.

 

[3chordcharlie]

Originally posted by: nitromullet

and what Intel calls Performance Auto-tuning, a way of dynamically overclocking the processor and system components.

Odd the marketing stance Intel has taken on overclocking... They could really make it easier for everyone if they didn't lock the multiplier... You wouldn't need an "overclocker/enthusiast" chipset if you could just bump up the multiplier. I could even OC on this NF4 SLI Intel Ed. board.

If you make it too easy, you break your market-segmenting model.

What intel wants is a few people who OC their chips and create buzz, and most people thinking it sounds like too much work, and buying higher-binned parts if they want more speed.

 

[nyker96]

I think they followed AMD model with the top FX line been unlocked and all else locked.

 

[LittleNemoNES]

that IS what they do 😛
The X6800 and QX6700 are unlocked.

 

[nitromullet]

Yep, clearly they are playing "good cop, bad cop"...