Is xeon x5670 overclockable through software?

[Muhammad Osama]

Sorry for my bad english

 

I wanted to know that i have dell precision t3500 with xeon w3565 and my freind is giving me an x5670 i know that w3565 is not overclockable through software like XTU , Throttlestop but i wanted to know that x5670 supports software overclocking?

[Fasauceome]

You could certainly download it and try it out

[Muhammad Osama]

1 minute ago, fasauceome said:

You could certainly download it and try it out

I don't have the cpu ri8 now

[Fasauceome]

Just now, Muhammad Osama said:

I don't have the cpu ri8 now

Yes but you can't overclock it until you have it, so you can wait until you have it and find out

[Muhammad Osama]

3 minutes ago, fasauceome said:

Yes but you can't overclock it until you have it, so you can wait until you have it and find out

Haha but i m like worry

[Fasauceome]

Just now, Muhammad Osama said:

Haha but i m like worry

Not much to worry about, the 5670 has more cores so if that's what you want the overclocking is just a nice addition. The the 3565 has a faster clock speed though so if you need the CPU for gaming, you have to consider keeping your current CPU. 

[Jumper118]

you cant do anything with a dell board. they are super locked down

[Muhammad Osama]

1 hour ago, fasauceome said:

Not much to worry about, the 5670 has more cores so if that's what you want the overclocking is just a nice addition. The the 3565 has a faster clock speed though so if you need the CPU for gaming, you have to consider keeping your current CPU. 

So i will lose performance in gaming if i will upgrade to 5670..? 5670 has not a much lower clock then a 3565

[Fasauceome]

34 minutes ago, Muhammad Osama said:

So i will lose performance in gaming if i will upgrade to 5670..? 5670 has not a much lower clock then a 3565

The difference in games might not be noticeable, but a 6 core CPU that's slower than a 4 core CPU is generally worse. However, if you find that you can overclock, then making up the lost performance will be easy. Just some stuff to think about before you get your hands on it

[asand1]

X5670 has a locked multiplier. My Asus motherboard would overclock with that CPU through base clock overclocking. The question then becomes, will throttlestop bclk overclock, and does your Mobo have the needed hardware to facilitate that?.

[Muhammad Osama]

6 hours ago, fasauceome said:

The difference in games might not be noticeable, but a 6 core CPU that's slower than a 4 core CPU is generally worse. However, if you find that you can overclock, then making up the lost performance will be easy. Just some stuff to think about before you get your hands on it

Ok thanks

[Muhammad Osama]

4 hours ago, asand1 said:

X5670 has a locked multiplier. My Asus motherboard would overclock with that CPU through base clock overclocking. The question then becomes, will throttlestop bclk overclock, and does your Mobo have the needed hardware to facilitate that?.

What hardware should i need? If you are talking about the power supply then i have a 525 watt power supply

[asand1]

Not the power supply. I am saying it's doubtful you will be able to overclock with a Dell motherboard.

[Muhammad Osama]

14 minutes ago, asand1 said:

Not the power supply. I am saying it's doubtful you will be able to overclock with a Dell motherboard.

Ohh

[i_build_nanosuits]

9 hours ago, Muhammad Osama said:

Sorry for my bad english

 

I wanted to know that i have dell precision t3500 with xeon w3565 and my freind is giving me an x5670 i know that w3565 is not overclockable through software like XTU , Throttlestop but i wanted to know that x5670 supports software overclocking?

not sure if intel extreme tuning utility support LGA1366 platform?

but even if it does it's always better to do your overclock in UEFI though.