Check your motherboard's specifications to see if overclocking is supported.
Check your motherboard's specifications to see if overclocking is supported.
You're planning to upgrade your CPU from an i5-8400 to an i5 8600K. Your motherboard, Tampa2, may support overclocking even with a low-quality HP BIOS. Check if it has Intel Extreme Tuning Utility (ETU) installed for better performance optimization.
It seems this device runs on a standard HP platform with only the fundamental BIOS configuration available. Customization options were never intended, so the BIOS remains limited to basic settings. I wouldn’t be surprised if there are no advanced tweak features—pre-built configurations were never designed for overclocking.
If it's a pre-built HP you can be 99% sure it doesn't support overclocking. You should buy an 8700 instead.
It handles up to 8700K and may be overclocked. The Z370 also supports OC, or perhaps that’s incorrect?
It seems the details might not be fully confirmed. I’m uncertain about HP’s specifics in their documentation, and finding a suitable cooler or reliable power supply could be challenging.
Well, someone might verify that. Based on what I know, 8700k could work if the cooler and PSU are sufficient. I’d go with 8700 though. Updated March 29, 2020 by noxdeouroboros