i5-7500 Overclocking Help

[Jacob Pickard]

I am trying to go with a slightly more budget system, so I decided to buy an i5-7500. Will this overclock in any Z170 Motherboard? If not, it would be appreciated if you could give me a few overclocking motherboards (atx) in the $75-$100 range(preferabbly on newegg). I also have a corsair h60 water cooler, so I could probably overclock it a decent bit without overheating. Thanks!

[NTDaws]

Probably no, because the latest bios for all motherboards using kaby lake possibly removed the function to change you're base clock.

[Jacob Pickard]

Hmm, do you know any budget(ish) mobo's that can oc Kaby lake?

[Exprima]

If you're on a budget why didn't you go the Ryzen route?

[JoostinOnline]

If your motherboard oddly came with a really old BIOS (and you go the right brand, can't remember which one it was) then you could slightly overclock the base clock, but that screws with everything else in your system.  You'd have to underclock the RAM and everything plugged into the PCIe ports (such as a graphics card) to maintain stability.  If you're going to spend the money on a Z series board, do it right.

[Jacob Pickard]

Ive done a pcpartpicker and they are basically the same price but with the intel I get a better gpu
Ryzen: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/jFy4vV
Intel: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/vbgtBP

[Jacob Pickard]

Does anyone know any motherboards that would OC a non K chip?

[Droidbot]

It existed back on Skylake, with some mobos anyway, but not on Kaby - Intel locked it down hard. 

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 1600 3.2GHz 6-Core Processor  ($217.89 @ OutletPC) 
CPU Cooler: CRYORIG H7 49.0 CFM CPU Cooler  ($34.99 @ Newegg Marketplace) 
Motherboard: ASRock Fatal1ty AB350 Gaming K4 ATX AM4 Motherboard  ($102.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LPX 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-3000 Memory  ($71.99 @ Newegg) 
Storage: SK hynix SL308 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($80.49 @ SuperBiiz) 
Video Card: Gigabyte Radeon RX 580 4GB Gaming 4G Video Card  ($204.98 @ Newegg) 
Case: Zalman Z1 Neo ATX Mid Tower Case  ($31.98 @ Newegg) 
Power Supply: SeaSonic S12II 520W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($29.90 @ Newegg) 
Total: $775.21
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-04-21 23:44 EDT-0400

 

Get yourself a QVL-tested memory kit that helps Ryzen go faster for like $20 more

[Jacob Pickard]

I have already bought my ram. . .

[Jacob Pickard]

So I should go with a Skylake chip instead of a Kaby lake for overclocking, got it.

[Droidbot]

Just now, Jacob Pickard said:

I have already bought my ram. . .

Ah, okay. Then maybe go Intel? 

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-6700 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($292.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
CPU Cooler: CRYORIG H7 49.0 CFM CPU Cooler  ($34.99 @ Newegg Marketplace) 
Motherboard: MSI B150M BAZOOKA Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($41.98 @ Newegg) 
Memory: Kingston HyperX Fury Black 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-2133 Memory  ($68.69 @ OutletPC) 
Storage: SK hynix SL308 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($80.49 @ SuperBiiz) 
Video Card: Gigabyte Radeon RX 580 4GB Gaming 4G Video Card  ($204.98 @ Newegg) 
Case: Zalman Z1 Neo ATX Mid Tower Case  ($31.98 @ Newegg) 
Power Supply: SeaSonic S12II 520W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($29.90 @ Newegg) 
Total: $786.00
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-04-21 23:47 EDT-0400

 

You won't be overclocking here, but it's on par with the 7500 in some titles and faster in others. 

[Jacob Pickard]

That seems like a good deal, but a rx 580? I would rather go with a 1060 3gb. Also I have already bought my case (Thermaltake Versa C21 RGB) and the h60 water cooler.

[Jacob Pickard]

After a bit of benchmark watching, I think a 580 would be a better choice lol

[Droidbot]

4 minutes ago, Jacob Pickard said:

That seems like a good deal, but a rx 580? I would rather go with a 1060 3gb. Also I have already bought my case (Thermaltake Versa C21 RGB) and the h60 water cooler.

10603GB is cut down, RX580 4GB is full fat, same core count, etc as the higher end 8GB card. 

[Jacob Pickard]

Guess I will go rx 580 

[Jacob Pickard]

Thanks for the help!

 

[makasouleater69]

On 4/21/2017 at 11:34 PM, Exprima said:

If you're on a budget why didn't you go the Ryzen route?

This is old, but I wanted to share to potentially stop some one from getting upset and wasting money. I had that 1700 u have, overclocked it to 3.9 had my friend bring over his 6700k, and we tried my 1080ti in his and mine. The results were at 1080 he would over 100fps more on max fps, and over 600 on score. As far as real game experience goes, I now have a i5 7500, and i get 20 more fps in black desert with a 1070, than i did with a ryzen and a 1080ti. With galactic civilizations 3, the turn speeds are noticeably faster to. 

There is no reason to ever go ryzen, unless you are just a fan of them I suppose. Intel Core i7-7800X Processor beats the 1700 in all aspects single core and multi thread, and is about the same price. Intel Core i9-7900X Processor beats a thread ripper in single core by a land slide, and almost multi thread and it only has 10 cores and is cheaper.The lower cpus for cheaper builds, there is always a better intel option. 

[Exprima]

20 hours ago, makasouleater69 said:

This is old, but I wanted to share to potentially stop some one from getting upset and wasting money. I had that 1700 u have, overclocked it to 3.9 had my friend bring over his 6700k, and we tried my 1080ti in his and mine. The results were at 1080 he would over 100fps more on max fps, and over 600 on score. As far as real game experience goes, I now have a i5 7500, and i get 20 more fps in black desert with a 1070, than i did with a ryzen and a 1080ti. With galactic civilizations 3, the turn speeds are noticeably faster to. 

There is no reason to ever go ryzen, unless you are just a fan of them I suppose. Intel Core i7-7800X Processor beats the 1700 in all aspects single core and multi thread, and is about the same price. Intel Core i9-7900X Processor beats a thread ripper in single core by a land slide, and almost multi thread and it only has 10 cores and is cheaper.The lower cpus for cheaper builds, there is always a better intel option. 

Lol ok bro