I Cant Overclock My i5-3570k!

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TheBen12345

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plzzzz Help me!!!
I have just built a gaming pc and i decide to try to overclock my cpu.(Im a noob when it comes to overclocking). i know the basics and know what to do but it wont let me overclock passed 3.8Ghz.
i have a i5-3570k intel processor and a Gigabyte ga-h61m-ds2 Rev1 motherboard.
plz Help
 
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rolli59
H 61 boards will not overclock!
You need a board with one off Z68, Z75, Z77 or P68 chipset all other boards are multiplier locked and will not allow OC.
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The issue is your motherboard.
To overclock a -k series cpu, you must have a z** or p67 motherboard, wheras you have an h61. Sadly the only solution to this is upgrading to motherboard with one of the chipsets I listed
 
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The funny/sad think is that the multipliers are in the CPU; not the chipset.

All the chipset does is unlock the CPU's multipliers... sort of acting like a feature license for the K-CPUs.

Intel fudged up the multiplier lock on Haswell K-CPUs which enabled motherboard manufacturers to unlock K-chips even with the B87 chipset but Intel wants to plug that loophole with a microcode update - if they have not done so already. This shows how much the Z-chipset and K-CPU tie-in is a purely artificial fabrication.
 
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Multiplier is set on the motherboard though and you can downclock on it even on a H61 board, bottom line it has to be unlocked on both board and CPU.
 
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TheBen12345

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Thanks for the help. i am gonna try to get the Gigabyte GA-Z77M-D3H-MV. and this time i know that it has a z77 chipset
 
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