how to overclock an i5 4670k to 4ghz with a Gigabyte B85-HD3?

llama_shockz

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ive never properly overclocked a cpu in a bios menu before so i dont want to do it without a good understanding, any good guides or tutorials?
 

jaimelmiel

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It doe not happen often but my research was faulty.I may be dead wrong.

 

llama_shockz

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the first time i overclocked i used catalyst control centre not the bios, its just that i dont want to be messing with stuff i dont know about
 
Given the fact that motherboard only has a 4 phase power regulation system I would not try and overclock an i5 on it. The highest you're going to get is maybe 4GHz, and I doubt that would be stable. These boards are business boards, not designed for overclocking anything except perhaps things like the new Pentium.

Trying to push the voltage required to successfully and stably overclock an i5 would require enough voltage to severely degrade the performance and lifespan of that motherboard. If you haven't bought it already, don't be a cheap ass and get a proper overclocking motherboard, or don't bother getting a K series chip because either way you are wasting your money.