The news had found some echo last week: it is possible to effectively overclock certain processors
Intel’s “non-K” Alder Lake. Excellent news for the most resourceful PC users… but Intel does not hear it with the same ear.
We were talking about it on Clubic a few days ago, a manipulation allows you to overclock in fairly good conditions certain “non-K” Alder Lake processors, such as the Core i5-12400. This weekend, this discovery nevertheless prompted a response from Intel which, without real surprise, formally advises against overclocking its Alder Lake chips equipped with a blocked multiplier coefficient.
Risky manipulation, warns Intel
Contacted by the specialized site Tom’s Hardware, Intel split a press release a bit killjoy, but necessary to be able to decline all responsibility in the event of breakdowns.
” 12 non-K processorsand generation from Intel were not designed for overclocking. Intel does not guarantee the operation of processors beyond their specifications “recalls Intel. ” Changing the clock frequency or voltage may damage or reduce the life of the processor and other system components as well as its stability and performance “, we read.
A bridle to come?
As pointed out WCCFTech, it’s possible that Intel will release an update in the future to fix the probable coding error that allowed “non-K” processors to be overclocked as efficiently. A software restraint could then intervene at the level of the motherboards, but nothing is confirmed at this time.
As a reminder, the overclocking of Intel’s latest “non-K” chips has already managed to reach unexpected heights. The Korean Phantom-K, for example, was able to boost a modest Core i3 12300 to some 5,441.7 MHz, setting a world record in passing.
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Source: WCCFTech
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