Why it issues: If the MAG B660M Mortar Max WiFi DDR4 launches at an honest value, it might turn into the brand new worth champion because it’ll permit non-Ok Intel CPUs to be overclocked with out having to make use of costly DDR5 reminiscence.
According to a brand new leak, MSI may quickly launch the MAG B660M Mortar Max WiFi DDR4 motherboard with an exterior clock generator made by Renesas.
Just a few months in the past, der8auer found that motherboards with an exterior clock generator unlock BCLK overclocking of Intel’s non-Ok (locked multiplier) Alder Lake CPUs. With the appropriate settings, even a Celeron G6900 may very well be overclocked from 3.4 GHz to over 5.3 GHz.
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PCIe Gen5 clock generator from Renesas
BCLK OC = MSI OC Engine
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The drawback is that, up till now, all motherboards geared up with such a chip supported solely DDR5 reminiscence, which continues to be far too costly to pair with a funds CPU.
The MAG B660M Mortar Max WiFi DDR4 adjustments that, as could be inferred from its rather-lengthy identify. Another benefit of the exterior clock generator is that it provides PCIe 5.0 help for the primary enlargement slot, one thing all the different B660M Mortar fashions lack (confusingly, there are already 4 variations out with DDR4/DDR5 and every with/with out WiFi).
Pricing for the board is presently unknown, however the non-Max model can presently be had for $160. The solely different B660 motherboards which might be identified to help BCLK overclocking are the ASUS ROG Strix B660-G Gaming WiFi and the B660-F Gaming WiFi, each of which price over $200 and require considerably costlier DDR5 reminiscence.
In our B660 motherboard roundup, we discovered that the vanilla B660M Mortar WiFi has an excellent VRM for its value class. That means the brand new Max model might turn into an important funds possibility as you may overclock your non-Ok CPU in the present day and have the choice to improve to one thing extra highly effective subsequent era.
