i3-6320 Overclockable?

[thatITguy]

Hello this is my first post here on the forums and I just had a question I just finished my first build ever I was wondering if it is possible to overclock an Intel i3-6320 any reply is appreciated.

---Specs---

Motherboard: MSi H170a PC Mate

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813130885

 

Processor: Intel i3-6320

http://ark.intel.com/products/90733/Intel-Core-i3-6320-Processor-4M-Cache-3_90-GHz

 

Ram: 2x 4GB modules of Avexir DDR4-2400 CORE Series

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820011109&cm_re=avexir_core_ddr4-_-20-011-109-_-Product

 

GPU: NVIDIA GTX 650 

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=9SIA24G28N4981&cm_re=nvidia_gtx_650-_-9SIA24G28N4981-_-Product

[Bananasplit_00]

no, first off all I3s are locked now and the motherboard wont support overlocking even if you get an unlocked CPU

[thatITguy]

Thank you for your reply.

[Enderman]

Nope.

[Cheddle]

many Z170's can be BIOS flashed to allow non-K overclocking.

 

AFAIK only the ASrock Hyper 'H' chipset boards have sky OC - otherwise you need a 'Z' chipset - either way its a fairly rough way to overlcock.

[Imakuni]

5 hours ago, Bananasplit_00 said:

no, first off all I3s are locked now

They always were... but that never prevented some Z170 boards to OC them anyway.

 

Regardless, in OP's case, it's not possible. The mobo won't allow that.

[Bananasplit_00]

9 hours ago, Imakuni said:

They always were... but that never prevented some Z170 boards to OC them anyway.

 

Regardless, in OP's case, it's not possible. The mobo won't allow that.

was mainly refering to the motherboard unlock thing that hapaned with Skylake, thats why i said that they are all locked NOW and not that they always were  

[Imakuni]

5 minutes ago, Bananasplit_00 said:

was mainly refering to the motherboard unlock thing that hapaned with Skylake, thats why i said that they are all locked NOW and not that they always were  

You do realize that, to this date (and for pretty much all of eternity, unless intel changes the SKU design) they can still be OCed, don't you?

[Bananasplit_00]

Just now, Imakuni said:

You do realize that, to this date (and for pretty much for all eternity, unless intel changes the SKU design) they can still be OCed, don't you?

really?.. i thought Intel forced some sort of BIOS update. guess you could ignnore installing that  well thanks for telling me, its a stupid thing to do anyway IMO

[Imakuni]

2 minutes ago, Bananasplit_00 said:

really?.. i thought Intel forced some sort of BIOS update. guess you could ignnore installing that  well thanks for telling me, its a stupid thing to do anyway IMO

They forced mobo manufacturers to pull the BIOS down, but they are still available out there. Even if you have a newer version, you can still easily downgrade. Or change the microcode (if your mobo is fancy and has such feature).

 

Not that I recommend doing it, though, too many downsides. Still, let's get our facts straight rather than distorting things for convenience.

[Bananasplit_00]

1 minute ago, Imakuni said:

They forced mobo manufacturers to pull the BIOS down, but they are still available out there. Even if you have a newer version, you can still easily downgrade. Or change the microcode (if your mobo is fancy and has such feature).

 

Not that I recommend doing it, though, too many downsides. Still, let's get our facts straight rather than distorting things for convenience.

huh awesome thanks for the info