J Jimbob1 Distinguished Jan 22, 2013 289 4 18,815 Apr 6, 2013 #1 So, I want to overclock my i5-3470 3.2Ghz to atleast 4Ghz. But I am not too sure how my motherboard will react to that. I have the ATX Gigabyte B75M-D3H.
So, I want to overclock my i5-3470 3.2Ghz to atleast 4Ghz. But I am not too sure how my motherboard will react to that. I have the ATX Gigabyte B75M-D3H.
S silverz Distinguished Apr 1, 2013 81 2 18,665 Apr 6, 2013 #2 I don't think you can overclock that as it's not a K cpu. Upvote 0 Downvote
k1114 Titan May 2, 2010 14,240 93 75,540 Apr 6, 2013 #3 You can only oc 400mhz with a non k but your mobo can't oc. It has to be z75 or z77. Upvote 0 Downvote
ihog Distinguished May 22, 2012 5,166 2 19,960 Apr 6, 2013 #4 He can bump up his BCLK on a B75 mobo, but I doubt he'll be able to reach 4.0 GHz. Upvote 0 Downvote
J Jimbob1 Distinguished Jan 22, 2013 289 4 18,815 Apr 6, 2013 #5 So I can over clock my CPU, just not with the current motherboard? Is it worth investing in a Z77? Upvote 0 Downvote
k1114 Titan May 2, 2010 14,240 93 75,540 Apr 6, 2013 #6 Only 400mhz which is not worth buying a new mobo for. 400mhz is .4ghz. Upvote 0 Downvote
ihog Distinguished May 22, 2012 5,166 2 19,960 Apr 7, 2013 #7 Jimbob1 : So I can over clock my CPU, just not with the current motherboard? Is it worth investing in a Z77? You can still only mess around with the BCLK, because your CPU has a locked multiplier has well. Upvote 0 Downvote
Jimbob1 : So I can over clock my CPU, just not with the current motherboard? Is it worth investing in a Z77? You can still only mess around with the BCLK, because your CPU has a locked multiplier has well.
k1114 Titan May 2, 2010 14,240 93 75,540 Apr 7, 2013 #8 Locked does not mean you can't change it. It means locked to a maximum of 4 higher in this case. Upvote 0 Downvote
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