Some motherboards from ASUS and Gigabyte processors Haswell-E equipped with a non-standard socket, having a greater number of contact as compared with the conventional LGA 2011-3. Additional contacts are involved to increase the overclocking potential of the CPU and memory and use some service lines to deliver additional power to the CPU.
What is interesting hidden features Haswell-E processors can be activated without specially designed connectors. Enthusiast, aka der8auer, spent a week in the laboratory overclocking Gigabyte, where using the Sofos and HiCookie technique was developed CPU upgrade Haswell-E, which allows you to achieve a better overclock result .
Comparing conventional socket LGA 2011-3 and overclockers version, der8auer found on the processor two terminals that supply power module Haswell-E. Enthusiast offers solder them thin wire and then attach voltage using an external power supply (in the example used board Gigabyte G-Power).