Digital Home Thoughts: Core i7-2600K - Built for Overclocking

"With Intel’s latest 32 nm Core processor generation, code-named Sandy Bridge, these overclocking-oriented processors actually start to make a lot more sense in the mainstream. Thanks to Turbo Boost 2.0 and the chips’ power control unit, which monitors power and temperatures, Sandy Bridge factors out much of the luck/skill that was previously involved in achieving high maximum clock rates, as well as much of the risk previously associated with overclocking. In the case of Sandy Bridge, this means that even beginners can now safely aim at a significant overclock and let the platform do the rest. In this article we overclock a Core i7-2600K processor using Intel's reference heatsink and fan. Our analysis includes performance and power efficiency, which scales impressively well on Sandy Bridge as you keep increasing clock rates."

Looks like you can both easily and safely overclocked this up to about 5 GHz. Kudos to Intel for offering a product specifically tailored for the tuner market.