I built a PC a few months back and have been upgrading a-la-carte ever since. My current specs are as follows:
ASUS B85M-E
Intel 4670k
EVGA GTX 760
8 GB Ram
EVO 212 cpu cooler
I originally had the 4430 then decided to upgrade to a K series chip. The chip itself set me back some dough, and I thought the additional clock speed from the upgrade would be enough. Then I caught the overclock bug. I did some research and realized with a mobo BIOS update that the mobo was capable of overclocking. So I set the cpu multiplier to x40 and it was stable. I tried setting it to x42 but blue screened once windows launched. Are these mobos capable of reaching speeds higher or will a z87 board be necessary?
ASUS B85M-E
Intel 4670k
EVGA GTX 760
8 GB Ram
EVO 212 cpu cooler
I originally had the 4430 then decided to upgrade to a K series chip. The chip itself set me back some dough, and I thought the additional clock speed from the upgrade would be enough. Then I caught the overclock bug. I did some research and realized with a mobo BIOS update that the mobo was capable of overclocking. So I set the cpu multiplier to x40 and it was stable. I tried setting it to x42 but blue screened once windows launched. Are these mobos capable of reaching speeds higher or will a z87 board be necessary?