When I overclock my Raspberry Pi B+ to 1200 MHz, it spits out a nasty kernel panic, even though it is overvolted and cooled sufficiently. However, on my Raspberry Pi Model B, I have gone past 1.3 GHz. What is the problem here?
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- 3The possibility of overclocking exists because all "identical" chips cannot be made equal: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Product_binning#Definition If they were all guaranteed to do it, they would just sell it as a 1.2 Ghz processor in the first place.goldilocks– goldilocks2015-02-04 11:47:35 +00:00Commented Feb 4, 2015 at 11:47
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The problem is a lack of understanding on your part.
If overclocking works its is a bonus. There are no guarantees.
It depends on the luck of the draw as to whether the silicon you actually have is good enough to overclock to any particular value.
- Then how did AMD overclock their AMD FX to 8.429 GHz?(youtube.com/watch?v=UKN4VMOenNM) Surely that processor did not just have really, really good silicon...Liam Schumm– Liam Schumm2015-02-04 13:06:30 +00:00Commented Feb 4, 2015 at 13:06
- 1@LiamSchumm - Very good silicon + insanely low temps + a really good mobo + disabling all but a single core.You'reAGitForNotUsingGit– You'reAGitForNotUsingGit2016-04-15 17:29:01 +00:00Commented Apr 15, 2016 at 17:29