
Posts must contain enough information for a meaningful discussion, or to be meaningful content. In particular remember to use the report function rather than responding in anger, and that civil language does not excuse nasty comments. Follow sitewide Reddiquette and Self-Promotion Guidelines. More general hardware-related links, discussions and questions should be posted elsewhere, even if they happen to relate to a system that happens to be overclocked. This subreddit is for links, discussions and questions about overclocking (and underclocking). This is a short summary meant as a reminder - please read the full rules on the wiki before posting. r/overclocking wiki /r/overclocking IRC Join HWBOT to overclock competitively Rules You should always use your own judgement and realise that the only person responsible for any damage caused by overclocking is you. While posts may contain advice and suggestions to perform actions, you must understand that overclocking has all the potential to be a destructive process with irreversible results. This reddit may be used for providing and requesting help with overclocking processes. However, using the tool to change parameters in your laptop, such as core voltage, can result in inconclusive and unreliable behavior due to an unsupported processor.A place to share information, help those who are new to overclocking and brag about your latest sucessful overclock! IMPORTANT
When the tool is installed in your laptop with an unsupported processor, the user can view system information parameters such as processor information and motherboard and BIOS information. This is because overclocking with Intel® Extreme Tuning Utility only works for Intel® Core™ Processors that include the letters K, KF, HK, X, and XE in their processor number. Some versions of Intel® Extreme Tuning Utility can be installed in laptops or systems and these versions will not work for overclocking purposes.
Check to see if the processor is supported.On the download page for Intel XTU, scroll down to the section This download is valid for the product(s) listed below.Go to the Intel download center and type in XTU.Identify your Intel® Processor, or note the Intel® Processor number you need to lookup.The supported processors are also listed on the download page for the Intel® Extreme Tuning Utility. Refer to How to Identify Your Intel® Processor.
Intel® Extreme Tuning Utility only works for Intel® Core™ processors that include the letters K, KF, HK, X, and XE in their processor number.