X99 WS-E/10G Can CPU be over clocked?

etherion wrote: Is it possible to tweek the CPU with the X99 WS-E/10G?  I want to build a completely new system and would like to avoid the same mistake I made witht my previous system which had a X97 that cant overclock the CPU.

You absolutely can over clock a CPU with the X99 WS-E/10G board, taking into account the usual restriction created by Intel.

Only specific Haswell and Broadwell socket 2011 v3 processors can be over clocked. Any of the compatible i7 'K' and 'X' processors are unlocked, and may be over clocked with this board.

The Xeon processors compatible with socket 2011 v3 must be assumed to be NOT able to over clock, unless you can verify a specific model that an owner or two states are able to over clock. Intel does not openly provide any of that information for Xeon processors.

A few "Unlocked" Xeon processors in general exist, but tend to be older models, not compatible with the X99 platform. Since that has occurred in the history of Xeon processors, I mention this simply to be safe instead of stating outright that all socket 2011 v3 Xeons cannot be over clocked, as a few might slip between the no-OC crack. But fair warning, do not believe any of these Xeons can be over clocked without clear facts demonstrating they can.

How do I know the appropriate processors can be over clocked with this board? Simple, I checked the manual, specifically the OC Tweaker screen in the UEFI/BIOS. That is where ASRock puts the main CPU configuration options.

Immediately we can find the Load 4GHz and XMP OC Setting, and Load Optimized CPU OC Setting options. Those are built in over clocking profiles that automatically populate the appropriate options for an over clock.

We can also find over clocking related options like CPU Ratio, CPU Cache Ratio, Long Duration Power Limit, and Long Duration Maintained, among others.

Also, the CPU VRM stage is built to the level needed for over clocking, which is not found on mother boards that are not meant for over clocking.

Your X79 board must have been a purely work station oriented board that was never meant to allow over clocking. That could be said about any board that uses "Work Station" in its name. The X99 WS-E/10G board is an exception to that naming convention.