ASRock H97M Pro4 overclock?

[k1nz]

Hey guys,

I have a quick question with regards to ASRock H97M Pro4. I'm wondering if this board is capable of overclocking an Intel i5-4690k.

I've done some googling but couldn't find a definitive answer so any and all help is appreciated.

 

[BigBadBeef]

No. Its not. The very core of its architecture doesn't "like" overclocking. That's why it was so cheap. You'd throw extra money away for a a "K" class processor.

 

[shortstuff_mt]

For guaranteed overclocking of the i5-4690K CPU you will want a Z97 chipset motherboard. Some other chipsets may be able to use a "beta" BIOS to enable some overclocking support, but it's not recommended.

 

[k1nz]

Awesome thanks guys, I was finding some conflicting responses but this clears it up.

 

[BigBadBeef]

You should rather go for my CPU. Won't need to OC, and even if you were, it would only give 5-10%, Xeon already has hyperthreading which pretty much doubles CPU power on supported application, and there will be a lot more of them coming in the future.

 

[k1nz]

Well I have yet to purchase either but when I do I'm going to go with a Z97 board.

Most likely the GIGABYTE GA-Z97MX-Gaming 5.

Thanks for the input though guys.

 

[EnjayPlays]

The answer is actually yes, you can now. I have the H97M Pro4 and an i7 4790K, overclocked to 4.5 GHz and it's working just fine using Non-Z OC in the Bios. Running about 5-10C hotter under heavy load, but I have a great Cooler Master heatsink so it's all good. The new Asrock bios also has plenty of temperature safety settings, temperature-fan speed targets, auto-shut down and voltage safety settings. Looking back, I prolly should have got the Z97 for an extra $15 but it's working just fine for me!

Other Specs: gtx 970
3 separate TB HDDs and one 120GB SSD
16 GB Crucial Ballistix RAM
6 Fans total
EVGA 1000W psu

 

[OCKING]

No. Its not. The very core of its architecture doesn't "like" overclocking. That's why it was so cheap. You'd throw extra money away for a a "K" class processor.

You dont know anything about OC:

I have this board with 4790K running at 4.8GHZ smooth....1.230v/1.050v Core/Cache

Dont give any advice if you really dont know what you are talking about please.

 

[R0H1T]

No. Its not. The very core of its architecture doesn't "like" overclocking. That's why it was so cheap. You'd throw extra money away for a a "K" class processor.

You dont know anything about OC:

I have this board with 4790K running at 4.8GHZ smooth....1.230v/1.050v Core/Cache

Dont give any advice if you really dont know what you are talking about please.

As of V2.0 (latest BIOS) the OC support has been disabled, so beware & be warned.

 

[IvanGee]

ASRock support answer:

Dear customer,
Thank you for contacting ASRock.

According to Intel H97 chipset's specification, it doesn't support overclock on H series chipset.
And Intel already lock the OC ability on H series platform in new Microcode according to Intel’s spec, system won’t support overclock CPU after updating the BIOS P2.00 with new Intel Microcode.
If you would like to do OC on H97M Pro4, we would suggest customer to flash back the older BIOS P1.90 or earlier version with old Microcode.

Thanks

Best Wishes
ASRock TSD

 

[politz]

No. Its not. The very core of its architecture doesn't "like" overclocking. That's why it was so cheap. You'd throw extra money away for a a "K" class processor.

You dont know anything about OC:

I have this board with 4790K running at 4.8GHZ smooth....1.230v/1.050v Core/Cache

Dont give any advice if you really dont know what you are talking about please.

hey i have the same motherboard but diff cpu and it regular atx, how can i overclock the pentium up from 3.2, i cant really find anything on this cpu/mobo combo. do i use asrockatuning app or go into bios? I have stock cooler, cool in case temps.

 

[macelodeon]

No. Its not. The very core of its architecture doesn't "like" overclocking. That's why it was so cheap. You'd throw extra money away for a a "K" class processor.

You dont know anything about OC:

I have this board with 4790K running at 4.8GHZ smooth....1.230v/1.050v Core/Cache

Dont give any advice if you really dont know what you are talking about please.

hey i have the same motherboard but diff cpu and it regular atx, how can i overclock the pentium up from 3.2, i cant really find anything on this cpu/mobo combo. do i use asrockatuning app or go into bios? I have stock cooler, cool in case temps.

A little late, but I Just solved this problem, it is on one of my threads. (http://www.tomshardware.com/answers/id-2958222/clocking-g3258-h97m-pro4-needed-asap.html)