I3 overclock to 37x125

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Could I overclock an i3 3220 to a multiplier of 37 and a blck of 125? Or is it totally locked down. Would it get too hot?
 
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the multiplier is locked, the blck shouldn't be increased more then +4 or +6, any more and you start to physically break your system. Frankly, i'd suggest you just straight up stay away from blck overclocking as the gain aren't worth the risk





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the multiplier is locked, the blck shouldn't be increased more then +4 or +6, any more and you start to physically break your system. Frankly, i'd suggest you just straight up stay away from blck overclocking as the gain aren't worth the risk





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Im building a mini itx system so do you guys think its worth the extra money for a low quality i5 than athe best i3. My budget pretty low after shelling. Coould you guys maybe help me with the build. I dont need a gpu or peripherals. Budget is like 650$. Thanks

Edit: GPU will be a gtx 670 asus to dcuII
 
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PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Core i5-3570K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($209.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: ASRock Z77E-ITX Mini ITX LGA1155 Motherboard ($119.98 @ Outlet PC)
Memory: Mushkin Essentials 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($59.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Kingston SSDNow V300 Series 120GB 2.5" Solid State Disk ($84.99 @ Microcenter)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($67.19 @ Outlet PC)
Case: Cooler Master Elite 120 Advanced (Black) Mini ITX Tower Case ($40.00 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: Corsair Builder 500W 80 PLUS Bronze Certified ATX12V Power Supply ($29.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $612.13
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-05-14 14:16 EDT-0400)

you have a little cash left over for a low profile cpu cooler, so you can overclock the system. Not a huge fan of the airflow in that case, but the budget limits the options a bit.
 
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Forgot to mention i prefer the bitfenix prodigy, but its still under 650$. How much more do you guys think a haswell i5 will, im assuming a very similar amount, do you think i should wait a month and get a 4670k?
 
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Yeah with haswell you get a good preformance increase not huge but worth the wait and the price shouldnt be to much simular to the 3570k just slightly higher. The price for ivy bridge will drop when haswell is released which will be a good option aswell, nothing wrong with ivy
 
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