Overclock past a bottleneck?

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Fozzo
Junior Member

12-03-2016, 11:16 AM

Hi, I'm planning to purchase a GTX 1070 and have an i5-3470. I don't want you to advise me to upgrade my CPU first since I'll do that soon. However, if the GPU speed isn't enough after buying the card, can I easily overclock my CPU without affecting its performance? Or is it even feasible to push beyond a bottleneck? Thanks for your help!

Fozzo

12-03-2016, 11:16 AM #1

Gabokazu
Posting Freak

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12-03-2016, 11:45 AM

The 3470 CPU isn't a K model, so you're not allowed to overclock it. Just keep in mind you can only overclock it on Z87/97 boards with a K CPU at all. The answer is no.

Gabokazu

12-03-2016, 11:45 AM #2

The 3470 CPU isn't a K model, so you're not allowed to overclock it. Just keep in mind you can only overclock it on Z87/97 boards with a K CPU at all. The answer is no.

CapitanMario
Junior Member

12-03-2016, 02:37 PM

The 3470 CPU isn't a K model, so you're not allowed to overclock it. Just keep in mind you can only overclock it on Z87/97 boards with a K CPU at all. The answer is no.

CapitanMario

12-03-2016, 02:37 PM #3

The 3470 CPU isn't a K model, so you're not allowed to overclock it. Just keep in mind you can only overclock it on Z87/97 boards with a K CPU at all. The answer is no.

explizip
Member

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12-03-2016, 08:03 PM

Technically you can change the output via Bclk, but that line is connected to the PCI-E bus and the Sata ports too, so you'll also be affecting them. The maximum is around 103, anything higher could cause random crashes. It's not worth trying.

explizip

12-03-2016, 08:03 PM #4