Core i7/i5

[Death]

I was just looking around microcenter, and found that some i7's and i5's are noted as being "unlocked", now does this mean the ones that don't say that are unable to be overclocked or that intel is just simply trying to boast that these are more special somehow.
ex http://www.microcenter.com/single_product_results.phtml?product_id=0337971
http://www.microcenter.com/single_product_results.phtml?product_id=0317378

 

[Death]

Wow, I figured it out.....thanks to a newegg comment on one. Apparently the multiplier is what's unlocked. I find this odd considering no article I found on it said this.

 

[Ph?bus]

Any article about the unlocked i5/i7's will tell you that.
Imo, they are not worth it, as they'll still reach the same clocks as a locked processor.

 

[dbee]

You really just get more flexibility as the core clock and memory clock will not have to be related to each other . Example, you could use a much lower blck but with a higher multiplier if you wanted to use a 10 or 12x memory multiplier.

Oh yea, glad to hear you have a Microcenter close to home. I feel like a kid in a candy store when i go there. Best place on earth.

 

[FreakingHell]

Sometimes you hit your motherboards limit for blck before you hit the processors limit. This fixes that issue. Worth the extra money? That depends on the motherboard, the memory, your budget, and the kind of clocks you hope to reach.

 

[Seto~]

Get an unlocked i5 750 if you're overclocking it to 4.7 GHz. If you aren't I wouldn't worry about it lol.

 

[Ph?bus]

Get an unlocked i5 750 if you're overclocking it to 4.7 GHz. If you aren't I wouldn't worry about it lol.

It's only the i5 655K and the i7 875K IIRC, not just any chip.

 

[Seto~]

It's only the i5 655K and the i7 875K IIRC, not just any chip.

Was just tossing an example.. -sigh-