Gigabyte G1.Sniper2 Overclocking

[the_cheeky_badger]

Hi chaps,

I'm thinking about moving away from my AMD 1100T and going for a Core i7-2600K with a Sniper 2.

I've heard they are very easy to overclock, and wanted to try it and get opinions before I go ahead with the purchase. Has anyone already tried OC with the sniper 2, can you offer any advice before I part with the cash?

Thanks!

 

[AthlonXP]

I have and its pretty solid board, let me know if you have any questions.

 

[the_cheeky_badger]

What CPU do you have in yours please?

 

[AthlonXP]

Look at my sig... lol

 

[the_cheeky_badger]

Ahhhhh.....dur!

Hmmm, you have the same one I'm after! How did you achieve your 4.4Ghz OC please?I might be able to crib your settings and then just run a stress test

 

[kirbster]

4.4 is a pretty easy overclock as well. I have had 4 2600K's and they all would do 5Ghz. 1 did 5.3 two did 5.2 and one did 5.1.

 

[the_cheeky_badger]

Nice, I've not touched OC before, so I was going to start with simply adjusting the CPU Multiplier and seeing how far I could go before I have to mess with voltages