MSi Z170A G-43 Plus & i5 6600K

Jovan93

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How to overclock this CPU with this motherboard?
I was AMD FX processor user, and i changed my system to Intel based one. Now, i don`t know how to overclock it. Can someone help me? :)
What are the voltage limits for this CPU, what frequency can i expect from this chip on this motherboard (i know that it vary from chip to chip but in global based on MOBO), what is that CPU Ring? I`m new to Intel, so, if someone can help me, it would be much appreciated. :) Thanks in advance!

System:
MSi Z170A G-43 Plus
i5 6600K & Nepton 240M
Kingston Fury 2666MHz DDR4 2x4Gb
HDD 1Tb Seagate Baracuda - SSD 120Gb Patriot Pyro (OS)
Seasonic M12II EVO 620W 80+ Bronze fully modular PSU
 

LB3

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I have a 6600K @ 4.3GHz with good temps at load, running at stock voltage and paired with a Corsair H60. I used the ASUS software included with my motherboard (Z170-A). It did all the overclocking for me short of increasing voltage, which I'm not touching yet.

Did your motherboard include MSI software for overclocking? I believe MSI has BIOS with OC Genie or check the software on the MSI website. This is one of the easiest ways to overclock without changes voltages. I would suggest flashing (updating) your BIOS before doing any overclocking.

System:
ASUS Z170-A
i5 6600k @ 4.3GHz
Corsair H60 (push/pull)
Corsair Vengeance 16GB (2x8GB) DDR4 @ 3000MHz
 

Jovan93

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Hey! Thanks guys for your comments i found few good pages for tutorial how to OC this processor.
I`v managed to OC it to 4.6GHz with 1.320VCore, and the temperatures are not going above 60c. I did get CD with software, but, i downloaded and installed newer versions of them from official MSi site. Also, i have done BIOS update to the newest released. I must have got really good luck in "silicon lottery" because i`v seen some people not managing to OC their i5 6600K to 4.6GHz without raising voltage above 1.350V and even more.