X5675, W3690, i7-3770 GTX 980 Performance Issue
X5675, W3690, i7-3770 GTX 980 Performance Issue
These chips really shine from around 4 to 4.2, and most can handle higher speeds with the right board or cooler. XTU/Throttlestop also supports adjusting the uncore clocks, which is key for getting X58 chips faster. I’ve only done overclocking on boards made specifically for that purpose, so I haven’t tried any of these tools.
I don't agree with that. It seems to work mainly for turbo mode. I might be mistaken. I tried it on my laptop with an i7-4710hq and it performed reasonably well.