Over at CES MSI has been demoing some new updated to their BIOS software in relation towards Z20. You guys know the auto overclocking rotary knob we have explained and shown in our Z270 reviews? Well, it looks like MSI is going to raise  the limit. 

Any Intel Core i7-7700K should be able to hit 5.2GHz on liquid cooling with a single click of their Gaming Overclock button within the UEFI claims MSI. As reported on legit reviews, MSI stated they have tested several hundred different Intel Core i7-7700K Kaby Lake processors and haven’t had any issues with any of them. 
  

 
There are a couple caveats that you have to be aware of to reach the 5.2GHz.  First, a good high quality (closed loop) water cooler is required, it needs to be a minimum of a 240mm model (dual rad).  Next, the memory should be a good high quality enthusiast brand; while overclocking the CPU won’t be impacted by the memory much, it is always recommended to get the best you can afford.  Of course, MSI did reinforce that they are not responsible for damages caused by the GAME BOOST feature as with any end user performed overclocking.

A couple interesting things within the UEFI that we noticed, the CPU voltage was automatically configured to run at 1.507V.  The next thing, the CPU temperature was reading 48C.  This seems to be higher than most would want, especially considering that it is in an open air test bed, with a Thermaltake Water 3.0 Ultimate running with the fans at high speed.  So while 5.2GHz might not be an issue while idle, once we start running tests it might become an issue with heat.

MSI Going For 5.2 GHz 7700K Automated BOOST knob OCing with LCS