OC 12100f?
OC 12100f?
Considering an alternative approach, would upgrading the motherboard by overclocking the 12100 work well? The current Aorus model doesn’t support it, but a new OC’d board could improve performance. Though it might seem risky, I’m curious about the results. What do you think? If performance matters, the cost of a new Z690 might be worth it. P.S. You can also skip certain CPUs or be confident in that.
Can't adjust the multiplier for a 12100f, but you can tweak the base frequency. Setting the BCLK frequency isn't recommended because it impacts the PCIe bus and may lead to instability or data corruption in connected storage.
I think it's not a good idea. It might be worth selling and looking for an i5 instead. Even after upgrading, quad-core processors still face challenges in many games and programs. The Z chipset isn't important since you're not overclocking an unlocked CPU. You'll need a board with a real clock generation that's available on few models.
Some boards allowed overclocking, but it's usually safer to purchase a 12400F or 12600KF rather than trying to modify an existing one.
You need a precise board for optimal results. A generic Z690 won’t suffice; the most affordable compatible option is typically the B760M PG Riptide. Performance improvements of around 30% in games have been reported by HardwareUnboxed, making it a worthwhile investment if you’re willing to spend a bit more. It’s unlikely to be a good value, though. From the 6th generation onward, Intel separated the PCIe clocks from the base clock used by memory, CPU, and cache, which reduces concerns when implementing BCLK OC on these chips. High BCLK values aren’t problematic here, and there’s no danger of harming M.2 SSDs or similar components.
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It's a decent board, the cheapest LGA 1700 board I'd be willing to put a 14900K in. This is the full list of motherboards with support for this: https://community.hwbot.org/topic/210553...-versions/ Theoretically there are some others that you can get it to work on, but that would involve manually modifying a BIOS file so I'd stick to these (especially since the other boards will be more expensive). As for how you'd do it, I haven't used that board so I can't say for certain, though the general process should be enable a setting to allow for non-K OC (every motherboard vendor calls it something different), set the CPU core ratio to the max value (IIRC it should be 40), set the ring clock to something like 36 (you can tune this later), set the BCLK to 125MHz, set the memory speed to something reasonable for your memory kit (probably 6000MT/s), and set the voltage to something like 1.35V. That should give you a 5GHz OC with 4.5GHz ring. To raise the clock speeds, raise the BCLK and make sure to keep the ring clock and memory clock in check from getting too high. You can tune the ring clock and memory clock later if you want to overclock them as well, they just take more effort and should be done after tuning the core clock.