Can I overclock the non K i5-6500 ?

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I am contemplating to buy a cpu cooler for overclocking purposes, would you recommend overclocking this cpu ?

besides Overclocking, are there other benefits to buying a non-stock cooler ?
 
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Intel Offers Great Processors For Gaming on Skylake. But unfortunately only the "K' versions can be overclocked. However when purchasing a I5 6600K or just a K CPU in general it doesnt come with a cooler. So yes if you purchase any aftermarket cooler it will improve temps over the stock cooler.
 
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Don't forget better temperatures and thus longer lifespan for the processor when using after market.
 
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Actually, you CAN overclock the i5-6500, but you need to have an older bios, from before intel blocked overclocking non k SKYLAKE cpus. You overclock your 6500 by increasing the blck (base clock). Check out this link for some quick guides for several different motherboards. Link HERE

As to reasons for overclocking, you will get slightly better performance when doing things such as rendering or streaming. For gaming, overclocking any reasonably new i5 won't make much of an impact. It might in 6-10 years but by then you'll be making a new pc anyway.
 
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I believe that the non-k cpus got microcoded via windows updates, so even with an old bios on a Z170 it's no longer possible OC beyond turbo max for all cores. Also microcoded to stop the asrock OC on non z boards.

Pretty much if you didn't purchase an overclockable cpu to begin with, OC isn't really a viable option later.
 
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Mmm k. Well, personally, I'd just get the i5 anyway, if you main purpose is gaming. Anyone else have opinions?

 
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Hey,

Intel can and does disable overclocking just using Windows alone. The microcode update is pushed via Microsoft Updates so it's pretty hard to stop. Even if you do not update the BIOS, and set an overclock in the BIOS, when you go into Windows 10 you may discover it simply didn't work.

Get the i5-6600K, as well as a suitable MOTHERBOARD and reasonable quality POWER SUPPLY.

As for GAMING, the i5-6600K can make a noticeable difference, however it will depend on:
a) GPU, and
b) GAME, and
c) SETTINGS chosen (resolution etc)

Performance difference?
i5-6500-> Turbo value drops to about 3.4GHz under gaming load

i5-6600K-> Can probably hit about 4.4GHz (depends on silicon lottery, motherboard, CPU cooler and power supply)

44/34 = 29.4%

The performance in games as said will vary, but 30% is about the best-case. You may see over 20% in some titles, but most of them will be minor.

I would personally spend a bit extra. When I got the i7-3770K I thought the extra $100 to get HT would prove wasted money. I do not regret it now. It helps saving video editing time, and with DX12 coming and games slowly getting more demanding it is extending the life of my PC.

Other:
It's not just the average. Minimizing the LOW FPS drops improves gaming. It may only add a couple of FPS but it will help.
 
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Ok, So, Do you consider this to be quiet : https://www.amazon.ca/Noctua-Low-Profile-Cooler-Retail-Cooling/dp/B009VCAJ7W


do you have any other recommendations ...

At Photonboy:

If I wanted to buy the i5-6600K + a 100 dollar CPU cooler, i would just go and buy the i7-6700!!!
 
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Ok, So, Do you consider this to be quiet : https://www.amazon.ca/Noctua-Low-Profile-Cooler-Retail-...


do you have any other recommendations ...

At Photonboy:

If I wanted to buy the i5-6600K + a 100 dollar CPU cooler, i would just go and buy the i7-6700!!!
Click to expand...


Yes Noctua makes great quiet fans.



Yes I would rather have the i7 6700 too even though most games won't benefit from hyper threading, most everything else will.
 
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