If you apparently can't overclock on an h110, why are there Overclocking settings in my BIOS

[Ozymandias_01]

I've just seen so many people on here say you can't overclock on an h110 chipset motherboard, but I have overclocking settings on my MSI H110m pro d that sound very similar to ones on z170s.

 

[Colif]

perhaps they have a 1 bios fits all approach with certain families and only add extra features when needed. CPU knows if its on right motherboard I think.

http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/overclocking-with-non-z170-chipsets,news-52155.html

 

[Phillip Corcoran]

H110 chipset: CPU overclocking not supported.

http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/answers/id-2544728/overclocking-processor-series-motherboard.html

http://www.gamersnexus.net/guides/2099-intel-chipset-comparison-z170-h170-h110

Board manufacturer may use a BIOS that has overclock options even on boards which don't actually support it, a "one BIOS fits all" approach as stated by Colif. Saves them money in production rather than having to install a different BIOS for the various chipsets.