can you overclock on this board
1267634
you can but since you have no vcore control you cant oc higher than 4.3GHz. you need vcore control so I recommend z77x-ud3h I have the ud5h and they aren't too expensive but they are very good quality. since this is my fianc's account I gave her the board but i'm a guy who likes tweaking so I got an higher board. if the prices are too high here just go to ebay. you will get a good one for around $150 or lower which means you save about $50 or more. Make sure you have a unlocked cpu as I have the i5-3570k and i'm now at 5.0GHz but locked cpu's can only be oc'ed to there turbo speed. thanks for listening. Mark. if you have anymore questions ask and my fianc will let me know or you can find me on overclock.net at: http://www.overclock.net/u/372327/djthrottleboi
2134097
Your motherboard only supports 2400 as an overclock. That said, it could work, but it would be hit or miss as to whether you would get the full 2400mhz speed.
729187
Should. I have a similar board and it worked fine. I can even get a steady 1866 over clock.
480665
No. But you CAN use an unlocked processor with this board and take full advantage of the board's excellent built-in overclocking features that are in the BIOS.
306623
Get an h97 because this processor can't over clock, so there is no point in buying a motherboard that can over clock. If you want to overclock then buy the i5-4690k and the z97.
440115
No, you can'y OC this anyways. Theres no need of other cooler if you are not ocing
168281
it cannot... This is not a good motherboard....... mine was dead on arrival... I never got it replaced.... save you money... buy something else somewhere else. Hope this helps.
2042288
According to many sources, all Z87 Mobo's support 4 way optimization. https://teksyndicate.com/videos/asus-4-way-optimization-one-click-overclocking
2045003
This is a good stable board. You can tweak the settings for both Processor and memory. The processor must be unlocked so keep that in mind when selecting one. This board is not an enthusiast or extreme overclocker. You can push a little more with no problems. If you really want to go to the limits then look for something like the Z77 OC Formula or the MSI Z87-GD65 gaming board.
1206707
Yes, you can. The EFI has both MSI's OC Genie II and the ability to configure manual frequency settings. You will still need a CPU that is OC friendly. Page 26 of the manual (which can be downloaded from the MSI website) clearly shows the EFI screen options for overclocking.
1206708
Not really. The b75 chip set isn't overclock friendly. If you're looking to oc look for a Z series mobo.A B75 chipset will let you overclock the base speed, but NOT the multiplier which severely limits how much performance overclocking will give you. If you're going to spend the money on a K series intel processor, get a motherboard actually designed for it. MSI just slaps on the same "base" bios on all of its boards. Compare this to the MSI Z87-G45 that gives you full overclocking options.
2082967
Yes, this board supports the i7-4790k. That's what I'm using in my build. Be careful when installing, though, because this board over clocked it by default without even asking me, so it ran a little hot with the stock cooler. You can set it back to stock clocks in the BIOS.
929841
there are some I5 chips that overclock, they end with a K in the model number, like 4690K. So if you want to OC & use a K chip then the answer is No, not a waste. But using a standard I5 that cannot OC cuts out a big benefit of the board, overclocking, & therefore would be a waste.
1357860
No it can not if u want an overclockable cpu it needs to be K series look for the k at the end of the 4 digit number
1622940
Yes, but I wouldn't recommend it. The "K" at the end of 2500k indicates it can be overclocked, but "H61" motherboards don't support overclock. You would be wasting that feature. Better to get a 2500 w/o the K at a cheaper price. (or another motherboard that does support overclock, like I did ;D)
2013924
No,just get this card and you can add your own watercool or other fans then overclock.
1424820
this board is rated to DDR3-2400 so you are fine... I don't know where those other answers are coming from, it will clock correctly for your CPU / Ram combo then you can OC to wherever you want.... these other answers are completely wrong... it won't crash anything... it's completely automatic and works great... jeez