OCing virgin here Planning on getting a ASRock Z170 Gaming K4/D3

The memory shouldn't really be a factor you're changing the cpu multiplier not the blck. It comes down to cpu cooling, vrm and mobo cooling, cpu quality. Can probably hit 4.5 to 4.7 at under 1.4v. That's the range for most all of skylake

>>57898660
Thanks for the tip

Why not just get one with DDR4?

>>57898690
I got 16 GB of DDR3 already, so instead of selling them and getting 4s which quite honestly don't convince me, i could just reuse them in a motherboard that supports them.

>>57898589
I had a assrock z170 board that died and took my cpu with it. Good luck, Op.

>>57898731
Is it fast DDR3?
DDR4 is worse than DDR3 at the same frequency, but DDR4's maximum frequency is so fucking insanely high (on a single voltage at that)

>>57898589
Zen

>>57898589
>assrock

>>57900749
This. Only msi and asus are good Mobos. I love msi, they have never let me down on oc. Currently my 6600k is at 4.8k.

>>57900921
>MSI

>>57900921
I have a hyper 212 evo, what's a reasonable starting point for OCing a 6600k? Do I just benchmark and adjust the multiplier until it stops crashing?

>>57900921
Wow, your 6600k is at 4.8kHz? Why would you underclock it?

>>57900921
>Currently my 6600k is at 4.8k

Kilohertz? Kelvin?

>>57900921
MSI kek

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I love my Niggabyte board.

>>57898589
I was under the impression that skylakes "shouldn't" be run with DDR3 because some sort of voltage issue between the cpu and the DDR3 memory. idk I may be wrong.

>>57900968
Find a stable one, attempt 4.3 then 4.5. I have a corsair aio. Check the heat temp, I don't let my mobo get too hot. It's pretty easy, what type of mobo do you have?

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>>57901165
Gabeebyte ultra durable

>>57901649
Go to YouTube and input the mobo model and cpu model with oc tutorial. Never oc on a gigabyte. My last model didn't let me. Mess with the multiplier.

>>57902686
It's Z170 so I assume it's made for overclocking, and gigabytes "30% MORE COPPER" slogan makes me feel good inside
I'll look up a video eventually though, I don't even have a need to OC yet