Can i3 4150 be overlocked on h81 motherboard

[VikoMKD]

I recently have bought a pc with 3rd gen. i3 but im looking forward to build a pc for my brother so is i3 4150 overclockable on h81 mobo? and what gpu will match it the best

 

[bradsctt]

Sorry, the i3 4150 is not overclockable. It has a locked multiplier.

 

[dwatterworth]

You can get a few mhz bump on the BCLK frequency, but nothing worthwhile. It's still a great entry level gaming processor. I'd recommend the 4330 to get that extra 1mb of cache. Do you already have the 4150 or are you making a completely separate computer?

I wouldn't pair either CPU with anything over a GTX 760 / AMD R9-280/280X. You can easily get the CPU and GPU used for a good discount. Those video cards will experience some bottlenecking due to the GPU, but not too much, the next steps down, you sacrifice a lot more performance without saving much money.

 

[VikoMKD]

i currently have i3 3240 @3.4ghz paired with gtx 750 ti and every game runs smoothly on 1360x768 on ultra setting so in november the start of the school year and my birthday the money i will get im planning to get another pc i will try to get an i5 some k version and pair it with gtx 760 or maybe 800 series if they come out