Overclocking a W3690 on X8SAX

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jfeldt

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Hi everyone, I have a W3690 and a Supermicro X8SAX with the most recent BIOS, and the BIOS allows me to set ratios and turbo ratios higher than stock, but they don't seem to take any effect when I check via various tools in Windows.

Is this CPU ratio locked? If not, are there tips to overclock this on a X8SAX by only changing the ratios? I am not interested in the typical BCLK methods.
 
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BlackArchon

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Is this a retail CPU? I'm asking because in the other thread, a QS version of an otherwise overclockable CPU don't has an unlocked multiplier.

Also, please have a look at the CPU-Z screenshots from there: CPU Frequency overclocking records @ HWBOT
Here you can see that they use x35 and x37, which indicates an unlocked multiplier. Maybe Supermicro has disabled these overclocking options in the BIOS.
 
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jfeldt

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Hi, thanks for the response. Yes, it is a retail CPU, I bought it new in the retail box with hestsink etc from Amazon about six years ago. I am suspecting it may be the motherboard that is limiting me, but am hoping there may be some combination of settings that works.
 
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