https://forum.level1techs.com/t/exploring-the-price-performance-advantage-of-bclk-overclocking-on-locked-coffee-lake-cpus/120099
I got a few questions:
#1 - a few posters on the above article are saying that Intel pushed out some really shady, anti-consumerist patch that disabled BCLK on non-K models?
#2 - Is it possible to roll back this malware and get a bios that has BCLK enabled, and keep Intel's malware off my PC indefinitely?
#3 - If I plan on BCLK OCing an I7 8700, what's the best priced motherboard to do it on? I'm thinking about the Azrock Z370 Taichi, but if there is another motherboard in the $150 range that can do it as well, I'd prefer to spend a little less. Considering I'm gonna need to invest $100+ in a CPU cooler with a 240mm+ radiator just to keep this chip from reaching 70C during gaming. Because I doubt a cooler master 212+ evo is going to be a good enough cooler for an I7 8700 CPU with no delid. Even at base clocks.
#4 - With BCLK overclocking, I assume I'm going to have to underclock the ram in the bios to compensate for the BCLK increase? By enough where it's within otherwise normal operating parameters post BCLK increase to keep it stable? Is there anything else I'm gonna need to tweak for BCLK OC to be stable?
#5 - I'm not expecting a 130 BCLK OC, but what would be realistic, average for a BCLK OC on coffee lake? 110-120?
I got a few questions:
#1 - a few posters on the above article are saying that Intel pushed out some really shady, anti-consumerist patch that disabled BCLK on non-K models?
#2 - Is it possible to roll back this malware and get a bios that has BCLK enabled, and keep Intel's malware off my PC indefinitely?
#3 - If I plan on BCLK OCing an I7 8700, what's the best priced motherboard to do it on? I'm thinking about the Azrock Z370 Taichi, but if there is another motherboard in the $150 range that can do it as well, I'd prefer to spend a little less. Considering I'm gonna need to invest $100+ in a CPU cooler with a 240mm+ radiator just to keep this chip from reaching 70C during gaming. Because I doubt a cooler master 212+ evo is going to be a good enough cooler for an I7 8700 CPU with no delid. Even at base clocks.
#4 - With BCLK overclocking, I assume I'm going to have to underclock the ram in the bios to compensate for the BCLK increase? By enough where it's within otherwise normal operating parameters post BCLK increase to keep it stable? Is there anything else I'm gonna need to tweak for BCLK OC to be stable?
#5 - I'm not expecting a 130 BCLK OC, but what would be realistic, average for a BCLK OC on coffee lake? 110-120?