Overclocking on a Gigabyte B85N motherboard
Overclocking on a Gigabyte B85N motherboard
Hello Everyone,
I’m checking if my Gigabyte B85N motherboard supports overclocking my i5-4670k. From previous discussions I heard it’s not possible and might need a replacement. But some posts mentioned a BIOS update that could enable CPU overclocking. There are also suggestions about making changes to the CPU, but I’m unsure if those methods would work effectively. Any advice would be greatly appreciated.
My setup details:
CPU: i5-4670k with stock fan (very poor performance)
GPU: GeForce GTX 770 EVGA SC W/ ACX Edition SLI (02G-P4-2774-KR)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-B85N
RAM: G.SKILL Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3 1600
Storage: Western Digital WD10EZEX 1TB
Power Supply: Corsair CX Series CX600 600W 80 Plus Bronze
Operating System: Windows 7 64
Case: BitFenix Prodigy (Black)
Fans: 2 x 120mm stock fans (included) + 1 x 200mm AeroCool Silent Master (Blue LED)
All components are 4 years old.
There were some BIOS updates from certain manufacturers that enabled overclocking on non-OC chipsets... I'm not entirely sure if Gigabyte provided any of these.
These updates were quickly replaced, and with the latest BIOS versions (v.F6 or F7a according to Gigabyte's site), it's likely that such features have been removed—assuming they existed at all.
In general, non-Z chipset boards usually offer very basic power delivery and VRM cooling, so even if your BIOS supported OC, it doesn't really matter much.
There were some BIOS updates from certain manufacturers that enabled overclocking on non-OC chipsets... I'm not entirely sure if Gigabyte provided any of these.
These updates were quickly replaced, and with the latest BIOS versions (v.F6 or F7a according to Gigabyte's site), it's likely that such features have been removed—assuming they existed at all.
In general, non-Z chipset boards usually offer very basic power delivery and VRM cooling, so even if your BIOS supported OC, it doesn't really matter much.