Almost all processors Intel Core i7-2600K are capable of operating at frequencies up to 5 GHz with air cooling only.
With the release of 22-nm processors Ivy Bridge in spring next year, Intel wants to make the overlocking procedure even easier . In the upcoming processors LGA 1155 will be implemented overclocking capabilities similar to those offered by chips Sandy Bridge-E. Users can change the frequency of CPU cores and overclock the memory, while for the other system components, the base frequency will be on a value approximate to 100 MHz.
The next stage listed in Intel plans is the release of 22-nm processors Haswell in 2013. The platform will get Lynx Point a controller of base frequency (BCLK), user can also control the frequency of core, memory, GPU, PCI and DMI independent of each other. Diagram of voltage regulator will be fully integrated in the chip, which will provide the processor with better power and consequently stability while overclocking.
In addition, according to rumors, Haswell processors depending on the model will have a different configuration of computing and graphics cores. It is assumed that the model can be released with a quad-core x86 and dual graphics, or, for example, a dual-core x86 and three graphics cores.