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Thread: Can I overclock Intel Core i3-2120 Processor to 4.0 GHz on Gigabyte GA-Z68XP-UD3P?

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    unsure Can I overclock Intel Core i3-2120 Processor to 4.0 GHz on Gigabyte GA-Z68XP-UD3P?

    My system is having Gigabyte GA-Z68XP-UD3P motherboard with Intel Core i3-2120 Processor and I wanted to know if I can overclock it to 4.0 GHz?? I am not sure but I have heard that I can, I am willing to try out the same as well but I wanted to know if anyone else has tried it out before and can assure if it is possible to maintain stability of system at 4.0 GHz? Thanks in advance.

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    Re: Can I overclock Intel Core i3-2120 Processor to 4.0 GHz on Gigabyte GA-Z68XP-UD3P?

    I don’t think that overclocking Core i3-2120 to 4.0 GHz is possible, I had a system having Gigabyte Z68XP-UD4 board and Core i3-2120 Processor previously and I had tried out overclocking the same. I was able to attain 3.7 GHz without any issue but as soon as I started overclocking it above that may be between 3.8 and 3.9 I started facing errors like "failure to boot because of attempted overclocking". I had to downclock it again to attain the stability of the system. So if you are planning to overclock it till 3.8 then go for it but if you are thinking of 4.0 GHz then better don’t try it out.

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    Re: Can I overclock Intel Core i3-2120 Processor to 4.0 GHz on Gigabyte GA-Z68XP-UD3P?

    Yes I totally agree to you, I don’t think that one can achieve a stable system with Core i3-2120 Processor at 4.0 GHz no matter what other components they might be using with it. Just to share even I have tried overclocking the processor till 4.0 GHz but trust me I was not able to get above 3.7. I think that ***n was quite lucky to get 3.8. I think overclocking Core i3-2120 @ 3.7 is the best as far as the system stability is concerned.

    I did not had any issues by running my system with that for a couple of weeks. I had just tried that out to test it and currently I am running the same system with Core i3-2120 overclocked at 3.6 GHZ. It is running fine as well and sometimes I do increase the 0.1 GHz when I play games.

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    Re: Can I overclock Intel Core i3-2120 Processor to 4.0 GHz on Gigabyte GA-Z68XP-UD3P?

    Can you just let me know your complete system specification so that I can have a better idea of it and will cross check with others if it is actually possible to overclock it that high or not. You can trust above users experience but if you really want to try 4.0 GHz then post your specs for further help.

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    Re: Can I overclock Intel Core i3-2120 Processor to 4.0 GHz on Gigabyte GA-Z68XP-UD3P?

    My system specification:
    Gigabyte GA-Z68XP-UD3P motherboard
    Intel Core i3-2120 Processor
    Nvidia geforce gtx 460
    Crucial 8 BG ram
    Cooler Master Extreme Power 500W PSU

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    Re: Can I overclock Intel Core i3-2120 Processor to 4.0 GHz on Gigabyte GA-Z68XP-UD3P?

    No, you cannot overclock Intel Core i3-2120 Processor to 4.0 GHz and if you do so you will really run in to some serious issues and might damage your processor as well. This is so because i3-2120 is a sandybridge 1155 and not a k series chip. If you want then you can upgrade your processor to "K" series CPU like 2500k, 2600k or 2700k. You won’t have any issues in overclocking them at 4.0 GHz but is is really not recommended to overclock a Core i3-2120 Processor that high. I also wanted to add that overclocking depends on the other components like psu, cooler and ram as well, that’s the reason ***n was able to attain 3.8 ghz where as Dhaani wasnt able to go above 3.7 ghz. From what I have heard and my experience overclocking Core i3-2120 Processor @ 3.8 ghz is where you can get the best stable system. If you try to go above it then you already know what can happen.

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