CPU Intel Core i5 2500K (3.3GHz)
Motherboard ASUS P8P67
Memory
- 8GB GeIL EVO CORSA 2133MHz 10-11-11-30
- 8GB Patriot G2 1600MHz 9-9-9-24
- 8GB G.Skill Sniper 1600MHz 9-9-9-24
- 4GB Kingston HyperX Special Edition 1600MHz 9-9-9-27
- 4GB G.Skill RipjawsX 1600MHz 7-8-7-24
- 4GB OCZ Reaper 1600MHz 8-8-8-26
CPU Cooler Noctua NH-D14
Graphics ZOTAC GTX 460
PSU OCZ Fatal1ty 750W
Motherboard ASUS P8P67
Memory
- 8GB GeIL EVO CORSA 2133MHz 10-11-11-30
- 8GB Patriot G2 1600MHz 9-9-9-24
- 8GB G.Skill Sniper 1600MHz 9-9-9-24
- 4GB Kingston HyperX Special Edition 1600MHz 9-9-9-27
- 4GB G.Skill RipjawsX 1600MHz 7-8-7-24
- 4GB OCZ Reaper 1600MHz 8-8-8-26
CPU Cooler Noctua NH-D14
Graphics ZOTAC GTX 460
PSU OCZ Fatal1ty 750W
For the purpose of testing I will be using the EVO CORSA kit and all subsequent Sandy Bridge memory on the ASUS P8P67 motherboard, using the Intel 2500K.
EVO CORSA kit installed on the ASUS P8P67 with Noctua NH-D14
Overclocking
With BCLK being fixed on the Sandy Bridge platform this has now altered the way we can overclock. Overclocking power with Sandy Bridge is concentrated on the CPU rather than memory. We do not have the flexibility we once had by changing the BCLK in order to move the frequencies in small increments, instead we have only set margins to move in because of the divider that is set. So available we have 1066MHz / 1600MHz / 1866MHz / 2133MHz / 2400MHz. In essence we have little room to experiment with, but lets see what we can do.
Sadly, as expected the high frequency and high CAS timings with this kit result in no room for overclocking at all. Even trying to improve those CAS timings results in failed boot-ups. Below are the CPU-Z screenshots of the stock ratings
