Overclocking Intel's Core i5-661

Rob Williams · 01-06-2010, 04:01 PM

Purchasing a new CPU today that doesn't overclock well just doesn't happen, and Intel's Clarkdales don't change a thing. As a dual-core, these new models are even easier to overclock than the quads, making the OC'ing appeal even greater. We're taking a look at overclocking the Core i5-661, focusing on both the CPU and GPU.

You can read our full OC'ing report here and discuss it here.

05-27-2010, 11:37 AM

I read your article and purchased an i5 650 which was easily overclocked to 4.38GHz! Overall, I think these are probably the best Dual-Cores that have ever been produced.

01-06-2010, 04:01 PM	#1
Rob Williams Editor-in-Chief Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Atlantic Canada Posts: 13,246	Overclocking Intel's Core i5-661 Purchasing a new CPU today that doesn't overclock well just doesn't happen, and Intel's Clarkdales don't change a thing. As a dual-core, these new models are even easier to overclock than the quads, making the OC'ing appeal even greater. We're taking a look at overclocking the Core i5-661, focusing on both the CPU and GPU. You can read our full OC'ing report here and discuss it here. __________________ Intel Core i7-990X EE @ 3.43GHz, GIGABYTE X58A-UD5, Kingston 12GB DDR3-1333, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680 2GB Kingston HyperX 3K 240GB SSD, WD VR 1TB, WD 2TB, Seagate 2TB, LG BD-ROM, ASUS DVD-RW, Corsair 1000HX, Corsair H60 Cooler Corsair 800D, Dell 2408WFP 24", ASUS Xonar Essence STX, Gentoo (KDE 4.10, 3.7 Kernel) "Take care to get what you like, or you will be forced to like what you get!" - H.P. Baxxter <Toad772> I don't always drink alcohol, but when I do, I take it too far.

05-27-2010, 11:37 AM	#2
Unregistered Guest Poster Posts: n/a	Great Article! I read your article and purchased an i5 650 which was easily overclocked to 4.38GHz! Overall, I think these are probably the best Dual-Cores that have ever been produced.

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