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Does motherboard affect overclocking limit?

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Hi, i've just got my hands on a i7 8086k with a 240mm aio cpu cooler... currently using an aorus z370 gaming ultra motherboard. 4.9ghz@1.35Volts. 5ghz aint stable for me even when i crank it up to 1.4Volts. as i seen people going all the way up to 5.1/5.2 ghz... 

 

am now planning to get a asus maximus m10f hero motherboard. will this fix my problem? 

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the mobo can affect the oc capabilities.

this can be because of power phases and how they deliver then to your components. generally more are better

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Hard Maybe. It all depends on silicon lottery here. You could have a chip that just cant stay stable above 4.9 no matter what you do regardless of new power delivery, or it could go well above 5Ghz. No way to know for sure until you test on another board tho unfortunately.

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Yes it does. 

When i used my Z370-F Gaming, it's okay.

When i used my Maximus X Hero, it's better.
When i used my Z370 Godlike Gaming, it's hotter at idle but overclocks like a champ i can go 5.5ghz on AIO.

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1 hour ago, Acid Panda said:

the mobo can affect the oc capabilities.

this can be because of power phases and how they deliver then to your components. generally more are better

does power supply affect it as well? im using a fully modular 550w power supply. 1070 graphics card

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1 hour ago, mikedrewsmy said:

Yes it does. 

When i used my Z370-F Gaming, it's okay.

When i used my Maximus X Hero, it's better.
When i used my Z370 Godlike Gaming, it's hotter at idle but overclocks like a champ i can go 5.5ghz on AIO.

well, godlike will definately be out of budget, might as well go z299 for tat price ya? maximus x or hero or formula does it has a difference? its about 50usd price difference from my place

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14 minutes ago, UrFather-KsAngelFireZz said:

well, godlike will definately be out of budget, might as well go z299 for tat price ya? maximus x or hero or formula does it has a difference? its about 50usd price difference from my place

Basically same thing unless you're going for Close Looped Liquid Cooling then go for Formula.

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3 hours ago, mikedrewsmy said:

Basically same thing unless you're going for Close Looped Liquid Cooling then go for Formula.

wats the difference between hero and formula? n wat does aio liquid cooling has to do with these ? 

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3 hours ago, UrFather-KsAngelFireZz said:

wats the difference between hero and formula? n wat does aio liquid cooling has to do with these ? 

get  hero then.

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4 hours ago, UrFather-KsAngelFireZz said:

wats the difference between hero and formula? n wat does aio liquid cooling has to do with these ? 

 

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Are there any load line calibrations you can make?  And have you visited other forums specific to your current board to get some more guidance from folks with experience with your board?  

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On 27/09/2018 at 6:00 PM, UrFather-KsAngelFireZz said:

does power supply affect it as well? im using a fully modular 550w power supply. 1070 graphics card

would depend on the quality of the PSU. how consistently it delivers power. most mostly its not a massive issue 

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