Motherboards With Auto OC Options?

[gnl1986]

I am choosing parts for a new computer I am building.

ASrocks 170 Extreme 4 or the ASUS Z170 PRO GAMING?

I can only find a few motherboards that mention they have easy OC settings. On the ASROCK OC Formula it's called Rapid OC, Gigabyte OC Genie, etc.

Do either of these have a easy way to do a small OC without adjusting settings manually? I am new to this OC thing and would rather just have a option to do a small OC on my 6600k with less possibility of me frying my computer.

 

[Nikos Grammatopoulos]

DO NOT overclock from those utilities , always use your bios. Its very simple. Have a look at some youtube videos.

 

[SomeGoogler]

Those things can be very meh with results and often screw around with a lot of things. It would be much simpler to just go into the bios and set it to 40 or 42 with out messing with the voltage.

 

[pigeoncracker]

Both programs are terrible. Stick to manual overclocking using the CPU ratio and voltage. It's going to be a lot more stable. In fact, the OC programs have a better chance of frying your computer than you have messing around with the ratio. I've never, ever had luck with them. You've got a whole community right here to help you with overclocking, and I think it's rather fun to do.

I'd go with the Asus, by the way, the company's more reliable.

 

[jsmithepa]

O.C. is meant to be manual, think EXPERIMENTAL, it doesn't always work, or be stable.