How well will this system overclock?

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galerecon

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Hey guys, I'm new to overclocking and just built my new computer.

Specs:
Thermaltake Mk1 Chaser
Asus Maximus 5 Extreme LGA1155 z77 Motherboard
i7 3770k processor
Corsair H60 CPU Cooler
Corsair Vengeance 16GB (2x8gb) at 1.6Ghz
Radeon HD 7950 Graphics Card
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The CPU is at 3.5GHz. How much can I overclock it? and will I be able to know the difference?

I'm new to overclocking and such. So I'm spending a lot of time reading and stuff about it. and could use some help with my specific specs.
 
Should overclock quite well. Daily overclock averages in the 4.5-4.6ghz range.

Basically however high you can go fully stable with 1.35 or less Vcore.
 
With my H60 at 4.5 (daily) I see temps at idle in the mid 30c, load mid/high 50c, and stress mid/high 60c, but that's with my i5 2550k. I hear that the new i7/i5 runs alittle hotter then the last gen. CPU's, so expect alittle higher temps.

FYI, personalty I would go for the Antec H20, over the H60.
 
If you don't have it yet I would recommend a good aircooler over a h60...
Most aircoolers for the same money or even less should cool better.

The h60 is ok though, I would say 4.5ghz max as daily overclock
 
There's nothing wrong with an H60, it's as good as any high end air cooler if you put fans in push/pull configuration.

If he already has an H60, no need to get anything else.

4.5 would not be a max, it really depends the Vcore it takes to get stable.

As for Ivy bridge running hotter than sandy, it's negligable at best.
 
87dtna said:
There's nothing wrong with an H60, it's as good as any high end air cooler if you put fans in push/pull configuration.

If he already has an H60, no need to get anything else.

4.5 would not be a max, it really depends the Vcore it takes to get stable.

As for Ivy bridge running hotter than sandy, it's negligable at best.
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Didn't mean it like that man xD. The h60 is a good cooler though, it was difficult for me to chose between it and the one I've know... (Coolers as a noctua nh-d14, silver arrow sb-e and other pretty big coolers that cool somewhat better I ment with high end aircooler from the same price)
And I said also 4.5ghz for a 'daily' oc, It can easy reach 4.7ghz with temps not going over 80 degrees. It's just because its daily I wouldn't oc to that high.
 
Thanks guys, I already bought the H60. The reason I bought this one and not an expensive cooler is because within the next few months I will be installing a waterblock for my CPU for liquid cooling. I just got my SSD today so I will be installing Win8 on it later on today and we will see how well everything works so far. I will first try to OC to 4000MHz then push it to 4200MHz and hopefully reach 4500MHz with it being stable. I also got Crysis 1 & 2 so we will see how hot it gets under load ;)
 
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