Does it support performance enhancement through increased clock speeds?

F5F Stay Refreshed Power Users Overclocking Does it support performance enhancement through increased clock speeds?

Does it support performance enhancement through increased clock speeds?

Does it support performance enhancement through increased clock speeds?

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ii_Cheevee_ii
Junior Member

2

12-27-2016, 07:00 AM

#1

Planning to purchase an i5 6500 (non K) and attempt overclocking to approximately 4 - 4.2ghz. Is this motherboard compatible for that upgrade?
Link: https://www.scan.co.uk/products/asrock-z...b-31-aplus
Remaining components:
Sapphire RX 480 OC+ 8GB
XFX PRO 550w
120gb PNY SSD
500gb WD HDD
8gb DDR4 Corsair Vengeance (2666)
Possible concerns?

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ii_Cheevee_ii

12-27-2016, 07:00 AM #1

Planning to purchase an i5 6500 (non K) and attempt overclocking to approximately 4 - 4.2ghz. Is this motherboard compatible for that upgrade?
Link: https://www.scan.co.uk/products/asrock-z...b-31-aplus
Remaining components:
Sapphire RX 480 OC+ 8GB
XFX PRO 550w
120gb PNY SSD
500gb WD HDD
8gb DDR4 Corsair Vengeance (2666)
Possible concerns?

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golden_fraddy
Member

216

12-29-2016, 01:26 AM

#2

The motherboard is fine but you need a K series CPU, as scuzzycard said.
If you're overclocking in the hope that it'll improve your gaming experience then you'll be disappointed. from a gaming perspective, overclocking is only worthwhile if the CPU is bottlenecking the GPU, which isn't the case with you.

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golden_fraddy

12-29-2016, 01:26 AM #2

The motherboard is fine but you need a K series CPU, as scuzzycard said.
If you're overclocking in the hope that it'll improve your gaming experience then you'll be disappointed. from a gaming perspective, overclocking is only worthwhile if the CPU is bottlenecking the GPU, which isn't the case with you.

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sfajar
Member

183

01-13-2017, 07:27 AM

#3

To achieve overclocking, consider getting a K-series. It will make you much more satisfied. Boards such as this are ideal for those with non-K systems who wish to enhance their performance.

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sfajar

01-13-2017, 07:27 AM #3

To achieve overclocking, consider getting a K-series. It will make you much more satisfied. Boards such as this are ideal for those with non-K systems who wish to enhance their performance.

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MissMiku
Junior Member

16

01-13-2017, 08:25 AM

#4

The motherboard is fine but you need a K series CPU, as scuzzycard said.
If you're overclocking in the hope that it'll improve your gaming experience then you'll be disappointed. from a gaming perspective, overclocking is only worthwhile if the CPU is bottlenecking the GPU, which isn't the case with you.

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MissMiku

01-13-2017, 08:25 AM #4

The motherboard is fine but you need a K series CPU, as scuzzycard said.
If you're overclocking in the hope that it'll improve your gaming experience then you'll be disappointed. from a gaming perspective, overclocking is only worthwhile if the CPU is bottlenecking the GPU, which isn't the case with you.