Overlocking I5 6600 (not 6600k).

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Erwin_1999

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Hello everybody,

I know quiet a lot about computers but I don't know anything about overclocking a cpu. About 3 months ago I built my first pc which was awesome. I wasn't planning on overclocking anything but so I went with the I5 6600 instead of the I5 6600K which was also for me at that moment 35 euros cheaper than the 6600k. But now I do want to overlock my cpu if possible. This are my pc specs:

-I5 6600 3,30 GHz
-Cooler Master Hyper 212X
-Evga GTX 1070 SC 8gb
-Gigabyte GA-B150-HD3P
-Kingston DDR4 2x4GB 2133 (Will add again 2x4 soon)
-Be Quiet B8 550W PSU
-Kingston HyperX 120Gb ssd
-Some other HDD's
-NZXT H440 Black

So is it possible?! And if so, what are things that I have to keep in mind when overclocking a cpu? And on other websites people said just upgrade your cpu but I'm not going to do that because that would be a waste of money..

 
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When it comes to overclocking CPUs, many of the recent ones are listed with "K" at the end, which means that they're unlocked, (ignoring the C2D Processors etc - just going on the main i5 and i7's), when a CPU is unlocked, it means that the user (You) can change the base frequency and voltage, whereas a locked CPU (Such as yours) you cannot change the base frequency, and if you do it can cause serious damage to the CPU, as the K processors are made to be overclocked, whereas Non-K processors aren't.

I believe, depending on the motherboard you have, it can be possible, but 99% of people recommend not doing it, as it can cause damage to your CPU.
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When it comes to overclocking CPUs, many of the recent ones are listed with "K" at the end, which means that they're unlocked, (ignoring the C2D Processors etc - just going on the main i5 and i7's), when a CPU is unlocked, it means that the user (You) can change the base frequency and voltage, whereas a locked CPU (Such as yours) you cannot change the base frequency, and if you do it can cause serious damage to the CPU, as the K processors are made to be overclocked, whereas Non-K processors aren't.

I believe, depending on the motherboard you have, it can be possible, but 99% of people recommend not doing it, as it can cause damage to your CPU.
 
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This might prove useful information:

http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/asrock-non-z170-bclk-overclocking-motherboards,news-52551.html

Not so much that ASROCK make a mobo that can OC a CPU that isn't a K with a B150 chipset but that the reason messing with the BLCK doesn't work on most motherboards is that it makes the CPU generally unstable before the cores themselves fall over. I suggest you will probably find trying this to be a waste of time for the benefit (if any) you get.
 
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Thank you for the fast reaction. After reading your comment I decided to not overvlock my cpu :p I will just do it with what I have now until I upgrade someday. Kinda feel stupid for not buying the 6600K now :p But I have 2 more questions, I was thinking to overlock my cpu now to make my pc faster in general off course but I was also playing Forza Horizon 3 and then I saw that my cpu usage was 100%. So I thought that overclocking my cpu would help to give it a little bit better performance. The second thing I was thinking about is that a friend of me is also going to build a pc soon so is it maybe possible to give cpu to him for a lower price off course and that I buy the 6600K then :p?! Maybe it's just a stupid idea but I jsut don't know if thats not possible or not easy at all.

Thanks anyway!

 
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Well if you definitely want to upgrade to a 6600K to overclock, then go ahead. But something I just realised, is that you have a B150 Motherboard, which isn't made for overclocking, as your CPU is an LGA1151 CPU you would need a Z170 Motherboard to overclock safely, the B150 motherboard chipset is generally made for people who do not want to overclock, and just want to 'Plug 'n' Play' basically.

So to do that you would need to upgrade your motherboard too, so it might not be worth it just yet.

Your CPU will be powerful enough to run most games at good settings, so overclocking isn't a necessity.
 
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Okay thanks again for the helpfull information. I will then just forget about overlocking my cpu and just have fun playing some awesome games until my pc is a little bit older and I have the money so I can upgrade :)

 
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