Okay this can be fun now. With a few simple steps MSI gives us overclock options. You have seen the first one with the turnable knob.
Second will be what I am using: BIOS settings.
Third I can't show as I didn't got one but it is the OC-Panel.
![](http://www.madshrimps.be/files/users/petervandamned/MSI_Z170_/overclock/11.JPG)
MSI also has a option called Hotkey overclocking with your keyboard.
![](http://www.madshrimps.be/files/users/petervandamned/MSI_Z170_/overclock/12.JPG)
And you can overclock with software like MSI's Command Center:
![](http://www.madshrimps.be/files/users/petervandamned/MSI_Z170_/overclock/13.JPG)
Or with XTU:
![](http://www.madshrimps.be/files/users/petervandamned/MSI_Z170_/overclock/14.JPG)
But i prefer overclocking from the BIOS, and i will show here some settings; keep in mind I will am not establishing any records here! Just playing a bit with the settings.
Let's hit that DEL button and play.
I want to get to 5000MHz like we did with the OC-Knob, but with higher Uncore and higher memory.
![](http://www.madshrimps.be/files/users/petervandamned/MSI_Z170_/overclock/MSI_SnapShot_00.jpg)
Manually I am setting the core and Uncore (ring ratio) to 50 and 49. Disabled the Game Boost OC Explore mode on expert. Disable EIST C-state etc.
![](http://www.madshrimps.be/files/users/petervandamned/MSI_Z170_/overclock/MSI_SnapShot_01.jpg)
Raising the CPU Core voltage to 1.475 and DRAM voltage to 1.5 resulting in:
![](http://www.madshrimps.be/files/users/petervandamned/MSI_Z170_/overclock/MSI_SnapShot.jpg)
![](http://www.madshrimps.be/files/users/petervandamned/MSI_Z170_/overclock/1.jpg)
Time to compare with the standard settings.