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Question

is the Gigabyte GA Z97N WIFI good for overclocking?

Jul 12, 2014 9:08AM PDT

i bought this motherboard a while back and i was wondering if can handle an overclocked I5-4670K.

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The thing about overclocking
Jul 12, 2014 9:48AM PDT

Is it's not a sure thing. So my answer is no.
Bob

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If you really need a faster, more powerful CPU...just get
Jul 12, 2014 12:29PM PDT

an i7 and be done with it.

Overclocking decreases stability, reliability and component longevity. What's good about that ?

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