Help Overclocking i3-6100 @ 3.7GHz

[jakendrick3]

I am currently running an i3-6100 on stock settings (3.7GHz) with a ASUS B150M-C mobo with a more-than-adequate PSU. I just finished my system build and have no wish to upgrade the CPU, though I do understand it is the bottleneck for my current build. I have OC'd GPU's in the past, but never a CPU. I'm interested in bumping it up to 4GHz. Is that probable and if so, can you point me in the right direction to start? Thanks.

 

[Supahos]

Can't be done. It's locked multiplier on any non k processors. A hand full of z170 boards and a specific bios allow Bclk overclocking but you don't have the right setup. What gpu/games? Most the 6100 isn't a bottle neck

 

[damric]

For overclocking the Skylake i3, you will want a Z170 board (else you may lose hyperthreading once overclocked). There are plenty of ASRock boards that can do this and some come at a reasonable price. Just check for the correct BIOS versions available to enable SKY OC.

But unless you are benchmarking competitively, a stock 3.7GHz i3 is plenty good enough for most games. Are you even familiar with how base clock overclocking even works? Judging from your lack of insight when choosing your current motherboard, you may very well be getting in over your head on this one.

 

[jakendrick3]

@Supahos I'm running a Zotac GTX 1060 Mini, and most games do run at 60FPS (my refresh rate), this was more a question for when more and more demanding games come out, I'd have much preferred OC'ing the CPU to replacing.

@damric Yes, that is why I asked. For next time though, what's wrong with my current mobo? Is it just the loss of Hyperthreading?

 

[Supahos]

B150 boards do not allow over clocking a very small number of asrock h170 do on certain bioses and are constantly being forced off the market by Intel. For the most part a z170 board is required to oc them and once again a certain (older) bios is required even then. If you have OEM widows it'll be much cheaper to buy a new processor than it will be to buy an oc capable board, and new copy of windows.

 

[damric]

Simply put, your current motherboard has no ability to overclock that i3.