Need assistance with boosting performance on your Xeon W3520?

F5F Stay Refreshed Power Users Overclocking Need assistance with boosting performance on your Xeon W3520?

minigames4lyfe
Junior Member

10-24-2023, 12:02 AM

Hey everyone, I've been using this PC for about two months now and am curious about overclocking. I've heard some people reach 4GHz with the 212 Evo, but I'm not aiming for that high. I'd prefer something more typical, like around 2.67GHz, since 3.5GHz isn't too much. I have no prior experience with overclocking. I just want to check if my setup is okay—specifically, if I should be worried about going up to 3.5GHz. On the stock cooler, I'm seeing temperatures around 75°C during intense gaming sessions (like Guild Wars 2 or Best Appearance). Since the CPU, motherboard, and cooler were all original parts, the cooler didn't come with thermal paste. I recently applied a 25G Arctic Ceramic thermal paste for the first time.

minigames4lyfe

10-24-2023, 12:02 AM #1

Goranius
Member

230

10-25-2023, 07:34 AM

Xeon's performance limits mean they can't be significantly overclocked. Even if possible, the improvement would be negligible.

Goranius

10-25-2023, 07:34 AM #2

Xeon's performance limits mean they can't be significantly overclocked. Even if possible, the improvement would be negligible.

jypatl
Junior Member

10-25-2023, 12:04 PM

Xeon's limitations prevent overclocking. Even if possible, the improvement would be negligible.

jypatl

10-25-2023, 12:04 PM #3

Xeon's limitations prevent overclocking. Even if possible, the improvement would be negligible.