Can I boost the performance of an i3 6100 on MSI Pro gaming?
Can I boost the performance of an i3 6100 on MSI Pro gaming?
Hello, your plan to install an i3 6100 on an MSI Pro Gaming Z170A motherboard is feasible. Let me know if you need further help.
Tradesman1 shares that increasing BCLK isn't effective for the 6100 due to its locked multiplier. He mentions successfully overclocking a G4400 to 4.5ghz, noting not all manufacturers restrict this. References include a YouTube video and forum discussions from April 2016.
Some boards continue to allow non-K Skylake overclocking even when the BIOS is up to date. I'm not sure which ones it is or how many exist.
Tradesman1 shares that increasing BCLK isn't effective for the 6100 due to its locked multiplier. He mentions successfully overclocking a G4400 to 4.5ghz, noting not all manufacturers restrict this. References include MSI Z170-A PRO Skylake non-K CPU guides and forum discussions from April 2016.
Delalo: Actually yes, the NOC mode does support this. I used a G4400 up to 4.5ghz. Not every manufacturer restricts overclocking. MSI Z170-A PRO Skylake non-K CPU Overclocking. G4400, i3-6100, i5-6400 Apr 28, 2016 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JFpH75U3JUc Apr, 2016 http://forum.hwbot.org/showthread.php?t=150253&page=9 Older http://overclocking.guide/msi-z170-non-k...ing-guide/ Delalo shared some useful links. I just wanted to remind you that you might want to download the latest (April) MSI bios from the updated page: http://overclocking.guide/updated-msi-z1...-new-bios/ I managed with the same processor reaching 4.7Ghz using an MSI Z170M board. My post is here: Hope this helps confirm your setup.