Is it really risky overclocking an i5 3570k to 4.4Ghz?

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PerryMcG

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I read on an older forum on here that a few people had done it and I'm just wondering, do I need a certain mobo to do this?
I am building a budget PC and was thinking about buying this along with a GeForce GTX 770.
I'm not sure about what memory and motherboard to get though.
Especially if I'm thinking about overclocking to get the most out of my PC.
My budget is around £700 but I'll pay extra if its worth it.
I heard Gigabyte boards are best for overclocking but there are a lot of choices out there.
The rig is for gaming.
Also i was thinking about buying a second of the same graphics card later on.
 
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1. Grab an overclocking guide specific to your board and "go to town". Start at say 4.2 and work ya way up.

2. As for best boards for overclocking.....I always seemed to have better luck with Asus, although to my mind (and most reviewers) MSI has made a great push into the $150 - $220 market (particularly the GD-65 and G45) starting with Z77 where they compete well with Asus, though I think they currently provide a bit more value in this segment. I have had no issues with Gigabyte which some of my users seem to like cause they have a specific color scheme they going for.

3. Personally, I see no value in the ALC coolers. If I'm gonna put water in my system, it's gotta give me significantly lower temps and significantly lower...
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I see a couple questions in your post...but your Q regarding risk of 3570K @ 4.4Ghz: All chips are different, and at that frequency you'll need an aftermarket cooler. Ive had no issue with my 3570K...and thats on a reasonably priced closed loop liquid cooler.

Increase the multiplier by 1, then stress test with temp monitoring. Repeat until you get where you want/crash(then step back to previous multiplier). Regarding longevity, temps are your biggest concern.

Sorry, long winded way to say "Go for it dude" :)
 
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I have an H60 and LOVE it. Great cooling, though TBH not better than many aftermarket air stacks, less obtrusive than the HUGE air coolers, and they just look bad ass :D
 
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1. Grab an overclocking guide specific to your board and "go to town". Start at say 4.2 and work ya way up.

2. As for best boards for overclocking.....I always seemed to have better luck with Asus, although to my mind (and most reviewers) MSI has made a great push into the $150 - $220 market (particularly the GD-65 and G45) starting with Z77 where they compete well with Asus, though I think they currently provide a bit more value in this segment. I have had no issues with Gigabyte which some of my users seem to like cause they have a specific color scheme they going for.

3. Personally, I see no value in the ALC coolers. If I'm gonna put water in my system, it's gotta give me significantly lower temps and significantly lower noise than the better air coolers.... no ALC unit accomplishes this. However I do understand that some people have an aesthetic objection to "big iron" which overcomes the noise factor.

Is your £700 budget for an entire system or just the MoBo / CPU / GFX ?

I'm gonna make one change tho ..... With Z77 Mobo models rapidly disappearing from the market as existing stocks sell out, I'll echo the comments of this reviewer

http://benchmarkreviews.com/252/msi-z87-mpower-max-motherboard-review/12/

I don’t think there’s any compelling reason to move from an Ivy Bridge or even a Sandy Bridge based system to a Haswell system– there simply isn’t enough performance and feature differential to justify it. On the other hand, if you’re building a new rig from scratch, there’s little point in investing in end-of-life platforms, so going Haswell/Z87 makes sense.
Click to expand...

GFX Card - MSI GeForce GTX 770 Gaming Edition £321 w/ VAT
http://www.scan.co.uk/products/2gb-msi-gtx-770-tf-gaming-pcie-30-%28x16%29-7010mhz-gddr5-gpu-1098mhz-boost-1150mhz-cores-1536-dport-dvi

MoBo - MSI Z87-G45 GAMING £120 Inc VAT
http://www.scan.co.uk/products/msi-z87-g45-gaming-intel-z87-s1150-ddr3-msata-sata-iii-sata-raid-pcie-30-%28x16%29-d-sub-dvi-d-hdmi-atx

or

Asus MAXIMUS VI GENE £158
http://www.scan.co.uk/products/asus-maximus-vi-gene-intel-z87-s-1150-ddr3-sata-iii-sata-raid-pcie-30-%28x16%29-hdmi-matx-plusfree-deliv

or

MSI Z87-GD65 Gaming £153
http://www.scan.co.uk/products/msi-z87-gd65-gaming-intel-z87-s-1150-ddr3-sata-iii-6gb-s-sata-raid-pcie-30-%28x16%29-d-sub-%28vga%29-dvi-d-a

CPU - Intel CPU i5-4670K 3.4GHz £184
http://www.scan.co.uk/products/intel-core-i5-4670k-s-1150-haswell-quad-core-34ghz-38ghz-turbo-1200mhz-gpu-34x-ratio-retail-plus-fre

The Gigabyte Windforce has the same GFX card clocks as the MSI version which is higher than the Asus and EVGA models. The Asus and Gigabyte boards in this price range are also just fine and all have similar RMA rates, but neither has the MIL spec components, nor number of awards in this price segment.

While IB overclocks 6% better on average than HW, HW starts out 10% faster outta the gate so it never quite catches up. And with replacement parts getting scarcer for end-of-life components, I have a hard time recommending end-of-life 1155 socket components on new builds

Read the reviews, compare the feature sets and pick what fits ya needs the best
 
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It is £700 for my entire build but if needed I could get more for parts worth the extra cash.
At the moment I have only been looking at the toms hardware recommendations and trying to pick the parts i thought would fit my budget. I am a first time PC builder so while not sure about the parts i should purchase, I am pretty sure there is enough info online to help me put together and overclock the individual components with the help of people like yourself's.
Hopefully I'll be able to help someone else out one day too
 
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