z370 Motherboard for overclocking

[struka]

I want to get into overclocking now when i build my new PC whit the i5 8600K, so which motherboard is a good one for beginners? I was thinking about buying the MSI z370 gaming plus as i don't want to spend money on unnecessary features as SLI and so on. But is that MSI mobo capable of overclocking, if not say a few others that will overclock the cpu.
And btw what is a good cooler for the cpu, will cryorig H7 or quad lumi keep the temps down when i will go for 4.5-.8 ghz oc (and i will have 2 fans pushing and 3 fans blowing the air in and out of the case).
Motherboard https://pcpartpicker.com/product/rXCrxr/msi-z370-gaming-plus-atx-lga1151-

motherboard-z370-gaming-plus

Thanks in advance

 

[geofelt]

How high you can oc a i5-8600K will be determined by your luck in getting a good bin.
Virtually all will oc to your desired 4.5-4.8 level. 85% will do 5.0

All Z370 based motherboards will oc to about the same level.
Pick one of the cheaper ones from a brand you like or trust.

Good cooling starts with a good cooling case.
My desire would be at least two 120/140mm front intake fans and 160mm available for a air cooler.

What is your budget for a cooler?
Either cryorig will be ok for a modest oc.
For top cooling, look for a cooler with a 140mm fan like the $85 noctua NH-D15s.

 

[zyh1987]

by overclocking, i assume that you want to understand what you are doing, rather than just go into uefi and dial 47 on the multiplier and leave everything on auto.

for beginner

mobo and cpu, are not that important as long as the chipset supports oc.

the main thing is for you to learn different mobo option and how they are related to the stability, thermals ... etc.

the msi board should be okay, however i would suggest you to buy some tools as well. also you will need a power supply, preferably a naming brand that's way overkill for your current system, for example, a 800w gold rate psu.

for starters, you can get

a digital multi meter (helps you understand the circuitry of the board), a huge tub of thermal paste, some thermal pads.

a couple of fans and zip ties. and if you want, you could get a socket mount watt meter ($30~50 from amazon). it can give you a general sense of how much power that you are using, and you can derive lots of data from it.

often you will see that cheaper mother has vrm issues, the fans are mostly there to cool the vrm.

 

[rgs80074]

i have a
i7-8700k
asus z370 prime a motherboard.

i had my pc overclocked using asus's autotuining overclocking feature. it at one point had the pc oc to about 5.2ghz i think. it worked but with air cooling (2 fans in, and 3 fans out, plus the power supply fan and the coolmaster cpu cooler) it was not able to keep the pc cool under loads to keep it stable. liq cooling probably no problem.

with this setup its oc to 4.8 or 4.9ghz and its stable even when pushing the pc the temps stay good. it might be 4.7ghz its hard to know off hand as i don't tax my pc by much at all so it rarely needs to over clock itself.

 

[urbancamper]

The MSI mb you picked will work fine. There are plenty of tutorials on YouTube that will help you learn how to do a proper solid overclock. My MSI sli plus does up to 5.1, though I keep it at 5 because of the heat. So yes your mb pick will work.

 

[struka]

by overclocking, i assume that you want to understand what you are doing, rather than just go into uefi and dial 47 on the multiplier and leave everything on auto.

for beginner

mobo and cpu, are not that important as long as the chipset supports oc.

the main thing is for you to learn different mobo option and how they are related to the stability, thermals ... etc.

the msi board should be okay, however i would suggest you to buy some tools as well. also you will need a power supply, preferably a naming brand that's way overkill for your current system, for example, a 800w gold rate psu.

for starters, you can get

a digital multi meter (helps you understand the circuitry of the board), a huge tub of thermal paste, some thermal pads.

a couple of fans and zip ties. and if you want, you could get a socket mount watt meter ($30~50 from amazon). it can give you a general sense of how much power that you are using, and you can derive lots of data from it.

often you will see that cheaper mother has vrm issues, the fans are mostly there to cool the vrm.

 

[struka]

i am going whit the corsair rm750x. i was calculating the psu power and it suggested me to buy a 650W bronze, so will it do whit 750W one?

 

[zyh1987]

750 will be great, usually 650w is enough, but 750 is better.

the difference is that: in case of heavy overclocking, high current draw may trip over current protection. for example: your average system power draw is 500w, but the instantaneous current draw is fluctuating, may exceed 60a or higher.

 

[geofelt]

The power you need is gated by the graphics card you will use.
Here is a chart:
http://www.realhardtechx.com/index_archivos/Page362.htm

I have no problem overprovisioning a PSU a bit. Say 20%.
It will allow for a stronger future graphics card upgrade.
It will run cooler, quieter, and more efficiently in the middle third of it's range.
A PSU will only use the wattage demanded of it, regardless of it's max capability.

The rm750X is a tier 1 unit:
https://linustechtips.com/main/topic/631048-psu-tier-list-updated/