Overclocking i5 6600 non k processor

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Hello, just out of curiosity I run an intel core i5 6600 non k processor with an ASRock Z17OA-X1 mobo, I've got a hyper 212 Evo as my cooler for my CPU and I already run games above 60 fps, I've got a gtx 1070 FTW GPU and 16 GB of ram. I'm asking can I OC my cpu without any problems? And should I?
 
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You can, but it will require you to reflash you motherboard most likely.
Flashing your motherboard is pretty painless, and not nearly as dangerous as it was in previous years - you have a back up UEFI if anything should go very wrong.

the i5 6600 has a locked multiplier, but because of the way skylake was engineered, you can increase the baseclock, or BCLK, to get a pretty wicked OC.

Your OC potential is huge, the 6600 should be able to push 4.3-4.5GHz before you start becoming unstable.

If you go into your UEFI and you don't see an option to increase BCLK then you may have a motherboard with a UEFI version that had it removed (at the request/demand of intel). If you don't have BCLK as an option - search for a Z170A-X1 UEFI with...
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You can, but it will require you to reflash you motherboard most likely.
Flashing your motherboard is pretty painless, and not nearly as dangerous as it was in previous years - you have a back up UEFI if anything should go very wrong.

the i5 6600 has a locked multiplier, but because of the way skylake was engineered, you can increase the baseclock, or BCLK, to get a pretty wicked OC.

Your OC potential is huge, the 6600 should be able to push 4.3-4.5GHz before you start becoming unstable.

If you go into your UEFI and you don't see an option to increase BCLK then you may have a motherboard with a UEFI version that had it removed (at the request/demand of intel). If you don't have BCLK as an option - search for a Z170A-X1 UEFI with BCLK enabled, there are plenty of resources for this - it is a popular board.
 
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