OVERCLOCKING
Maximum CPU Clock (1.4V)
[singlepic id=16544Â w=800 h=650 float=center]Maximum Base Clock (1.4v)
[singlepic id=16546 w=800 h=650 float=center]Maximum Memory Clock (XMP DDR3-2400 1.65v)
[singlepic id=16545 w=800 h=650 float=center]OC’ing at a glance:Â Ivy Bridge was a very hotchip to OC when it came out and with 6 cores crammed into such a small space, the Ivy Bridge-E based 4960X presents a large obstacle for overclockers. While MSI chooses to offer the full arsenal of OC tools in its board, GIGABYTE goes a bit simpler with all the basics for tweaking frequencies and voltages. Unfortunately, GIGABYTE doesn’t provide as stable voltages as MSI’s and this really hurts overclocking even with dangerous voltage levels.
