Overclocking Intel's Core i5-661

[Rob Williams]

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.

 

[Unregistered]

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.