overclocking

kunal445 · September 8, 2015

so i've never done overclocking before but is it true that your can only overclock the cpu with "k" in it's name? are others not at all possible to overclock?

JnKTechstuff · September 8, 2015

Possible yes

Hard to do yes

The K simply means that the processor is easier to overclock

CatzRuleZWorld · September 8, 2015

If you have an AMD processor the K thing doesn't apply. I don't know exactly which ones do and don't but you should be able to figure that out with a google.

With Intel Core series processors it needs to have a K at the end. There is at least one recent other Intel processor you can overclock without a K in the name (G3258).

You also need to have a motherboard that supports overclocking which would be a Z170, Z97, Z87, Z77, or Z67 for the latest 3 generations (excluding the G3258's motherboards again).