Overclocking via base clock?

[ChickenCake248]

I recently got a new gaming desktop, and I wanted to overclock it. I am running an i5-7600k on an MSI Z270-A-Pro motherboard. When I went into the BIOS settings, the multiplier was grayed out, but I was able to change the base clock, in fact, the tips on the right said to adjust it for overclocking. When I looked at the guides online, they said to change the multiplier. Regardless, I was able to get a stable 4.8 ghz, however I am still a bit confused as to what is going on. Does anyone have an explanation for what is happening?

 

EDIT: accidentally said i7 instead of i5

[tom_w141]

You may have to enable it i'm not familiar with MSI's BIOS. However a Z270 and K cpu are what is required to edit the multiplier. Double check your components because if they are what you say then something is wrong.

[Ordinarily_Greater]

3 minutes ago, tom_w141 said:

You may have to enable it i'm not familiar with MSI's BIOS. However a Z270 and K cpu are what is required to edit the multiplier. Double check your components because if they are what you say then something is wrong.

What about H270? Will overclocking work the same as Z270?

[tom_w141]

2 minutes ago, Ordinarily_Greater said:

What about H270? Will overclocking work the same as Z270?

No. Intel force you to buy a more expensive motherboard and cpu to overclock.

 

EDIT: Thats not a joke its a sad fact.

[Ordinarily_Greater]

1 minute ago, tom_w141 said:

No. Intel force you to buy a more expensive motherboard and cpu to overclock.

And most people are confused then say i7-7600K.

 

@ChickenCake248 you win the silicon lottery, congratulations

[ChickenCake248]

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And most people are confused then say i7-7600K.

 

@ChickenCake248 you win the silicon lottery, congratulations

Oh, whoops, I mis-typed. Yeah, it's an i5-7600k, and is definitely a z270 chipset