Asrock B250 Fatal1ty Gaming K4 - Overclocking

[meetchris]

Newbie question, I got this MoBo from my friend and I'm planning to build a PC. Can I use this Mobo to overclock my CPU?

 

[COLGeek]

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Question from meetchris : "Asrock B250 Fatality gaming k4"

Newbie question, I got this mobo from my friend and planing to build a pc. Can I use this to overclock CPU?

 

[COLGeek]

What CPU? Also, please ask a question one time and then wait for a response (vice starting a new thread to ask the same question). Patience is a virtue.

 

[meetchris]

Thanks for the fast response. Either of these two Processors. The Intel i3 7350k or Intel i5-7600k.

What CPU? Also, please ask a question one time and then wait for a response (vice starting a new thread to ask the same question). Patience is a virtue.

 

[WildCard999]

That motherboard doesn't support overclocking. For the price the i5-7500 would be a good buy for that board.
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CPU: Intel - Core i5-7500 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($159.00 @ Amazon)
Total: $159.00
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[COLGeek]

The motherboard does actually support OCing: https://www.asrock.com/MB/Intel/Fatal1ty%20B250%20Gaming%20K4/index.asp

Either of those CPUs should be okay. However, if OCing is a primary concern, there are better options that are more capable (and likely expensive).

 

[WildCard999]

Not to argue but I could of sworn that only the Z170/Z270 boards supported overclocking of Skylake/Kabylake K series CPU's. The H170/H270/B150/B250 motherboards are locked unless your talking about BCLK OCing?

 

[COLGeek]

Go look at the mobo manual. The OC functions are clearly built into the UEFI/BIOS. I do agree that the Z170/Z270 options are better suited for OCing.

 

[WildCard999]

Interesting, looking at the manual on the B250 it does have some adjustments but doesn't have the Multi Core Enhancement, CPU Ratio & a few other options that are in the Z170/Z270 variants. Still I suppose you could put it in performance mode and have it run a bit quicker.

 

[meetchris]

Thank you guys for the answer I appreciate it.

 

[COLGeek]

You are very welcome. Good luck!