[SOLVED] Can I overclock with a Foxconn 2ABF motherboard?

[HarryDonovan422]

I currently have:
Intel Core i3-3240
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050ti
8GB DDR3 1600mhz

I wish to upgrade CPU to handle modern games like COD: Warzone. Am thinking something like the i7-2600k.

All running on my Foxconn 2ABF motherboard with Windows 10 - where the problem starts. My current BIOS version is from 12/01/2015 and seems to be missing lots of features including CPU overclock. It's also Legacy, which I don't know how to change. The HP website has no more support for BIOS updates for this mobo as they think it's only compatible with Win 8 and below, even though I'm running on Win 10 absolutely fine.

My question is, is there a way for me to get a nice newer BIOS version for this mobo with features like overclocking, or should I save my money and get a non K version CPU? Thanks a lot.

 

[rgd1101]

hp prebuild? no overclock

 

[HarryDonovan422]

hp prebuild? no overclock

how come?
I'm not sure it is a HP prebuild - it doesn't look like the HP 3500 series it says it is (it's got a GameMax case etc). It just seems to be a custom gaming tower put together by a small business on the cheap - my friend bought it off ebay, again making it unlikely to be oficially HP.

 

[rgd1101]

cheap "custom" using cheap hp parts.

 

[HarryDonovan422]

Unless Foxconn are a subsidiary of HP there aren't any HP parts. Is it possible to flash another brand's hopefully more recent uefi bios (like MSI or something) in order to get newer features?

 

[rgd1101]

foxconn make oem motherboard for lot of prebuild.
look like it is from Hewlett-Packard HP Pro 3500 Series
https://browser.geekbench.com/v5/cpu/3018929

and no, you can't flash other bios to different motherboard.

 

[HarryDonovan422]

foxconn make oem motherboard for lot of prebuild.
look like it is from Hewlett-Packard HP Pro 3500 Series
https://browser.geekbench.com/v5/cpu/3018929

and no, you can't flash other bios to different motherboard.

So is there no way for me to get some newer bios software onto this motherboard for overclocking etc :/ . If so would you recommend I upgrade mobo first, to something like an Asus or MSI, get a newer bios and then I can get CPU and more ram down the line?

 

[rgd1101]

that cpu can't overclock.

might just as well get a new system.

 

[HarryDonovan422]

I know the CPU can't, as I said I was originally thinking of upgrading to a 2600k. I can't afford a whole new system. Does it sound like a better idea to save up and replace the motherboard, CPU and ram all in one go to get to newer technology than just upgrading to an older i7 now?

 

[rgd1101]

since you need a new motherboard/cpu to overclock. it make scene to get a cheap ryzen setup, need new ram tho

 

[HarryDonovan422]

That's interesting, I hadn't thought about AMD. I get why it makes sense cost wise, thanks. Would running the 1050ti still make sense if I did that?