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Overclock Intel i3 540

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suarezian
suarezian Original post #1
Feb 15, 2014 at 4:34 PM
Can you please tell me how to overclock the Intel i3 540? I have a Gigabyte GA-H55M-S2 (rev. 1.3) motherboard. But before that, please tell me which heatsink or CPU Cooler I should buy. Thanks
harshilsharma63
harshilsharma63 #2
Feb 19, 2014 at 5:57 PM
> You need to increase the CPU multiplier in BIOS to increase the clock speed. Before doing this, do lots of reading on the matter as there are many variables involved.

> For cooler, get CM hyper 101.