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Is Z170 chipset the best for overclocking a 6700k ?

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yes

I don'T PreSS caPs.. I juST Hit THe keYboARd so HarD iT CriTs :P

 

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2 minutes ago, Fredrikmikael said:

Is Z170 chipset the best for overclocking a 6700k ?

Yes, it is.

 

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well yes, because you need it to be Z for overclocking and you need it to be 170 to support the CPU

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To support skylake there are other platforms like b150 h170 and i think 110 something, but overclocking one is z170!

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Just now, Qwerty2323 said:

To support skylake there are other platforms like b150 h170 and i think 110 something, but overclocking one is z170!

Btw so far from z170 boards I have seen gigabyte get best user reviews.

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