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im building a computer and i want to know if my motherboard supports overclocking for my CPU, i will be using a gigabyte h97 micro atx, and if it supports overclocking i would be able to spend the extra 20$ on the 4690k

all answers are appreciated. 

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H97 will only OC a G3258.  If you want to OC get a Z board.

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2 minutes ago, noob at PC said:

im building a computer and i want to know if my motherboard supports overclocking for my CPU, i will be using a gigabyte h97 micro atx, and if it supports overclocking i would be able to spend the extra 20$ on the 4690k

all answers are appreciated. 

Generally Z-series boards are for overclocking.

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3 minutes ago, noob at PC said:

im building a computer and i want to know if my motherboard supports overclocking for my CPU, i will be using a gigabyte h97 micro atx, and if it supports overclocking i would be able to spend the extra 20$ on the 4690k

all answers are appreciated. 

What model of the h97>?

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for intel you have to have a Z or X chipset

CPU: Intel i7 5820K @ 4.20 GHz | Motherboard: MSI X99S SLI PLUS | RAM: Corsair LPX 16GB DDR4 @ 2666MHz | GPU: Sapphire R9 Fury (x2 CrossFire)
Storage: Samsung 950Pro 512GB // OCZ Vector150 240GB // Seagate 1TB | PSU: Seasonic 1050 Snow Silent | Case: NZXT H440 | Cooling: Nepton 240M
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8 minutes ago, Tedster said:

Generally Z-series boards are for overclocking.

what kind of z motherboard should i go for, here are the parts for the build:        motherboard: ?
                                                                                                                              CPU: intel i5 4690(k)
                                                                                                                              case: rosewill midtower micro-atx (challenger s)
                                                                                                                               ram: ddr3 cl9 ballistik sport
                                                                                                                              power supply: 500w evga 
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