Overclocking intel i5 4430

[lhridder]

Hey guys from the LinusTechTips forum

I've built my own pc with this specs:

Motherboard: MSI B85M-P33-V2

CPU: intel i5 4430

GPU: Gigabyte Nvidia Geforce GTX 750 ti

RAM: 16gb Ballisticks Sport

And some other unnecessary components

But i thought: Is it worth to overclock my cpu from 3Ghz to 3.2Ghz

Can somebody help me with this idea?

Great Greatings

Lucas Ridder

[Lehti]

You can't overclock non-K chips and overclocking K components with a B85 motherboard is riskier than usual. I'd say don't even bother.
If you really want to overclock your rig, just stick with graphics card overclocking using MSI Afterburner.

[lhridder]

But the website says that the boost frequency is 3.2 Ghz and the normal frequenty is 3 Ghz

[GoZone]

You can't do that, I am not sure anyone pass-by this though.

[GoZone]

1 minute ago, lhridder said:

But the website says that the boost frequency is 3.2 Ghz and the normal frequenty is 3 Ghz

Not all processor are created the same, espcially non-K processors.

[Lehti]

That number reflects the maximum Turbo Boost frequency your processor can attain when it needs a bit more processing power and its thermals are good enough to allow it. It does it automatically whenever it needs it, without the need for user intervention.

[TheRandomness]

4 minutes ago, lhridder said:

But the website says that the boost frequency is 3.2 Ghz and the normal frequenty is 3 Ghz

 

1 minute ago, Lehti said:

That number reflects the maximum Turbo Boost frequency your processor can attain when it needs a bit more processing power and its thermals are good enough to allow it. It does it automatically whenever it needs it, without the need for user intervention.

Basically, it does it by itself when needed.

[Starelementpoke]

6 minutes ago, AlexTheRose said:

Uh… you can’t overclock that chip.

Technically you can with a BCLK oc.

[Starelementpoke]

2 minutes ago, AlexTheRose said:

I’m sure 5MHz on the BCLK is totally worth his time

Never said it was worth it. Just said it´s technically possible.

[lhridder]

Thanks all fore the reply!