GIGABYTE shows how to overclock i7 920 CPU to 4GHz

On its own X58 Extreme motherboard, of course.

Cameron Wilmot

Founder

Published Dec 12, 2008 4:46 AM CST
Updated Nov 3, 2020 12:37 PM CST

& 15 seconds read time

GIGABYTE's own Taiwanese technical marketing dude, Hicookie, has created a very in-depth guide which explains how to overclock an Intel Core i7 920 processor all the way up to 4GHz.

GIGABYTE shows how to overclock i7 920 CPU to 4GHz

Since it is GIGABYTE marketing material, naturally a GA-X58 Extreme motherboard is used. It starts by telling you which parts you need, how to setup and prepare the system for overclocking and much more.

If you are new to Core i7 overclocking, and let's face it, pretty much all of us are still, it is well worth the read.

You can grab the guide here (PDF).

Cameron Wilmot

Founder

Cameron founded TweakTown® in 1999 after it originally started off as his personal homepage. Cameron was once, many years ago, the only person producing content, but nowadays, he spends his time ensuring the company and website operates at its best in his managing director position.