i5-7400 OC? Can it be?

[mustcan]

Hii..
Is there any chances to OC my Cpu?
i5-7400
Maelstrom 240T liquid cool
z270 Ultra Gaming Gigabyte
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I'm okay with BIOS flash, any chances I'll try.


Thanks

 

[mcconkeymike]

No, the i5-7400 is not unlocked so you won't be able to overclock. You MIGHT be able to give it a small BLK overclock, but that could very easily make your system unstable and therefor is not recommended. If you want a CPU you can overclock, you'll need either a 7600k or a 7700k for that motherboard.

 

[geofelt]

Yes, perhaps 2% via BCLK.
Not worth it.
Also not worth it is the liquid cooler.
If you need more cpu performance, upgrade to a Z suffix processor; your Z270 motherboard will then permit overclocking.

Way back, there were some hacked bios updates available to allow non Z motherboards to be multiplier overclocked.
Intel did not like that so the motherboard vendors pulled the bios updates.
Possibly some are around that you can find. Such updates came with some glitches.
No use of integrated graphics for example, plus some others.
I can't recommend such a bios,

But you asked.

 

[mdd1963]

get the 7700K you should have gotten last March when they were on sale for $299 a year ago...... 🙁