Skylake 6500 and H170
Skylake 6500 and H170
So I understand the heat will be intense on this one, but let me explain clearly—I’m certain locked CPUs aren’t designed for high clock speeds anymore, and the term shouldn’t even appear for non-K CPUs these days. Still, I want to hear your thoughts. Can anyone confirm if H170 boards and locked Skylake chips can actually be base clocked? Not just the typical 100 to 105 used in recent designs, but something like the Lynnfield 870 and P55 chipset. The internet has a lot of mixed and conflicting information, but I haven’t found any clear video examples of someone boosting the base clock. I’m guessing the bclk can still be adjusted, but could you lower DIMM and PCIe settings as on a P55 board? It’s been helpful to boost the power in my 870 over time. For me, the 6600K is too similar in price to the 4790K, so I’m hesitant about considering it. If the 6500 can be pushed up to 3.5 or 3.6 without overhauling other parts, that would be a big advantage. And before the younger generation starts dismissing base clock overclocking as pointless, it seems like Intel might be revisiting older methods of controlling the motherboard.
TLDR: anyone have confirmation on safe bclk settings for these boards?
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Supahos :
Check out the full review at the provided link. It covers several paragraphs, which helped me understand the context better. Initially, I thought a powerful GPU was enough for gaming, but I got frustrated when my CPU struggled to keep up—only managing around 38 to 42 FPS in Novigrad. After running my 870 at 3.9 GHz and hitting a constant 60 FPS limit on my monitors, I became concerned about choosing an i5. My OCd 870 still outperforms the 6600K, making me question if upgrading was really worthwhile.
Chose to stick with my original idea of using a 1231v3 and b85 gaming board. Expect improved multitasking and rendering performance, making it easier to handle tough games. I don't think it will slow down my new 980 Ti or any GPU in the next four years.
Just to refresh the discussion, AsRock and likely other motherboard makers are adjusting their BIOS updates to support BCLKing on locked processors, with the aim of avoiding conflicts with Intel.