Can I overclock i5 6600k on B150 motherboard?

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Would I be able to overclock i5 6600k on B150 motherboard?. What CPU cooler should I buy $20-30.which is the best B150 for over clocking under $80-100.
 
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The Asus Z170-A has been my top board used for medium to high-end gaming builds.

I usually have the complete budget though, so have the luxury of balancing all the parts. It's a huge hassle on lower budgets though as a lot of people want a $200+ GPU and are willing to go with a $50 motherboard to avoid putting them a little over budget. Sigh.
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the asrock hyper series motherboards let you OC CPUs by changing the BCLK, multiplier overclocking is only present on the Z170 motherboards.
http://www.asrock.com/mb/Intel/B150M%20Pro4Hyper/
 
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if you OC on a B150 big chance of frying the MB.
asrock hyper MB can hold up but not for to long
 
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that specific motherboard i mentioned has enough power phases(6) and VRM cooling for BCLK OCing which will prevent frying.
 
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1) I recommend the Cryorig H7 if it's similarly priced

2) I would not overclock even if it seems possible. Those motherboards aren't designed for that.

*If you can get away with manually raising the MULTIPLIER without changing the voltage I would try that. This keeps the power and temperature roughly the same.

I have no idea if you can or not. It may be listed along with the TURBO settings. Perhaps something like:
1-core x43
2-core x43
3-core x42
4-core x42

May not be listed like that, but again if possible that would under heavy load raise frequency to almost 4.2GHz. As said though, it won't change the power requirement much if voltage is untouched. Voltage is often increased to add STABILITY, but then the power draw increases and you need a better motherboard (VRM).

It's slightly more complicated than this but it's beyond the scope of this comment to get into that. Basically see if there's some way to increase the frequency without voltage. That's mainly it.

(also note messing with CPU can also change the memory. As long as memory isn't downclocked too far, and is stable that part is good. Use Memtest86 for a full pass www.memtest8y.com)

Use Intel's CPU Diagnostic as well, but it will default to stock settings until you reboot so it won't check stability of your overclock: https://downloadcenter.intel.com/download/19792/Intel-Processor-Diagnostic-Tool

(maybe Prime95 or other)

3) Use CPU fan software (see main mobo site) if possible. Sometimes the software is listed in support for W7 or W8 but not W10.
 
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these motherboards only allow BCLK overclocking, for multiplier overclocking a Z170 motherboard is required.
i would just buy a i3 6100/i5 6500 and OC them on this motherboard while keeping the Vcore under 1.4V. core temperatures are not displayed once we BCLK OC a CPU, but on the ASRock B150M PRO4/hyper the package temperature is still displayed. to know the core temperature of the hottest core we must add 5C to the package temperature.

this guy was able to OC his i3 6100 on that motherboard:
[video="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J6mkkU7yIjU"][/video]
 
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since "harshad_2" sounds like an Indian name, i checked on Indian sites and found this cheap Z170 board:
http://www.primeabgb.com/online-price-reviews-india/asrock-z170-pro4s-lga-1151-intel-z170-hdmi-motherboard/

its not the best but it will do the job.
 
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much better for a K chip
 
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So, the MOTHERBOARD and PSU are the most important parts IMO for the desktop PC.

The motherboard is a huge hassle to replace, can cause annoying intermittent issues, and also may have some features you want. Such as overclocking, M.2, better AUDIO etc.

I'm going to list between $100 and $180. (I know $180 seems overkill but I'll list it anyway. It also has a 5-year Warranty). Some prices after stupid REBATES

$180 https://pcpartpicker.com/product/C4s8TW/asus-motherboard-sabertoothz170s

$140 https://pcpartpicker.com/product/Q9Gj4D/asus-motherboard-z170a

$110 https://pcpartpicker.com/product/9L2rxr/asus-motherboard-z170p

$90 https://pcpartpicker.com/product/43tWGX/asrock-motherboard-z170pro4
or
https://pcpartpicker.com/product/k4dFf7/asus-motherboard-z170e
or
https://pcpartpicker.com/product/Fn7CmG/gigabyte-motherboard-gaz170hd3

I have NOT spent time to research those properly, but the cheapest I'd recommend is the Asus Z170-p unless you find something elsewhere that is reliable and inexpensive.

If your BUDGET is super tight then I'd reconsider some other components first. Perhaps just an HDD instead of SSD + HDD then buy the SSD later, possibly an i5-6500 instead, but don't go for the cheapest motherboard so that you can fit your budget.

*It's good to go to the main site and read some of the information before attempting reviews. Here's the Asus Z170-A site:
https://www.asus.com/ca-en/Motherboards/Z170-A/

Look for stuff like:
a) audio solution
b) VRM cooling next to CPU
c) M.2
d) jap caps and other component quality
e) USB3.1 type C
f) SLI and/or Crossfire?
g) 10Gbps network?

Most you will not care about. The most IMPORTANT feature is RELIABILITY and that's based on user comments and some guesswork.

If built a lot of PC's, and in general I prefer ASUS motherboards but I still always look at what is available from other places.
 
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personally i prefer ASUS motherboards, gigabyte next and the last comes ASRock.
i would go for the ASUS Z170-A, you can never go wrong with that one ;)
 
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The Asus Z170-A has been my top board used for medium to high-end gaming builds.

I usually have the complete budget though, so have the luxury of balancing all the parts. It's a huge hassle on lower budgets though as a lot of people want a $200+ GPU and are willing to go with a $50 motherboard to avoid putting them a little over budget. Sigh.
 
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its a bigger tragedy when people are spending 500$ on the CPU, motherboard and cooler and 300$+ on the GPU but spend only 40$ on the PSU :(
 
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