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Discussing boosting performance on the Z170 board with Kaby Lake.

Discussing boosting performance on the Z170 board with Kaby Lake.

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zuper_ah
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05-03-2017, 09:14 AM
#1
Hey everyone, do you know if you can overclock the Kaby Lake i5-7600k on a Z170 motherboard like you could with a 6600k? Also, would it be better to choose a 6600k instead of a 7600k and push it to its limits rather than getting stuck at the 7600k? Thanks in advance.
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zuper_ah
05-03-2017, 09:14 AM #1

Hey everyone, do you know if you can overclock the Kaby Lake i5-7600k on a Z170 motherboard like you could with a 6600k? Also, would it be better to choose a 6600k instead of a 7600k and push it to its limits rather than getting stuck at the 7600k? Thanks in advance.

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SparklyGirll
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05-03-2017, 10:08 AM
#2
performance-wise a 6600K and 7600K at the same clock speed should be the same. therefore i would just choose a 6600K since it's probably more affordable. with a BIOS update you should be able to use any kabylake chip, but i wouldn't bother. if you're looking to overclock, i wouldn't expect a locked chip.
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SparklyGirll
05-03-2017, 10:08 AM #2

performance-wise a 6600K and 7600K at the same clock speed should be the same. therefore i would just choose a 6600K since it's probably more affordable. with a BIOS update you should be able to use any kabylake chip, but i wouldn't bother. if you're looking to overclock, i wouldn't expect a locked chip.

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xNiebieskiYT
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05-05-2017, 08:29 AM
#3
performance-wise a 6600K and 7600K at the same clock speed should be the same. therefore i would just choose a 6600K since it's probably more affordable. with a BIOS update you should be able to use any kabylake chip, but i wouldn't bother. if you're looking to overclock, you shouldn't expect a locked chip.
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xNiebieskiYT
05-05-2017, 08:29 AM #3

performance-wise a 6600K and 7600K at the same clock speed should be the same. therefore i would just choose a 6600K since it's probably more affordable. with a BIOS update you should be able to use any kabylake chip, but i wouldn't bother. if you're looking to overclock, you shouldn't expect a locked chip.