Does Overclocking Have A Limit Other Than Temperature?

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Hello all!

So Christmas is now behind us, and I have been given some cash by my less-than-computer-savvy relatives to spend on computer upgrades. Currently, I have a Corsair H100i in push configuration running an 8350 at 5.0ghz on 1.52V. I want to upgrade my fans from the stock ones, and am looking at upgrading to 4 noctua (sp?) fans in push pull.

Now, along with the quieter operation, I would really like to overclock my processor more. If I am able to keep my temp down, will this be possible?

I have seen people who overclock Really high, but they have to keep their processor at ridiculously low temperatures (like -90c or something like that).

Thanks for the feedback! I am writing this on my phone early in the morning, so if something of confusing or I left out some information, please tell me!

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itzdanielp
Yes, there are more limits than just temperature.

By upgrading your fans you will get quieter operation, and *possibly* a slightly higher overclock, but ~5.0GHz is the upper limit for that chip (even on full custom loop watercooling system)

The only way to get above that would be to use a phase changer cooling system or Liquid nitrogen (which is how the world records are set)

But neither solution is generally applicable for daily use.
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Yes, there are more limits than just temperature.

By upgrading your fans you will get quieter operation, and *possibly* a slightly higher overclock, but ~5.0GHz is the upper limit for that chip (even on full custom loop watercooling system)

The only way to get above that would be to use a phase changer cooling system or Liquid nitrogen (which is how the world records are set)

But neither solution is generally applicable for daily use.
 
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itzdanielp

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Yes, there are more limits than just temperature.

By upgrading your fans you will get quieter operation, and *possibly* a slightly higher overclock, but ~5.0GHz is the upper limit for that chip (even on full custom loop watercooling system)

The only way to get above that would be to use a phase changer cooling system or Liquid nitrogen (which is how the world records are set)

But neither solution is generally applicable for daily use.
 
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Temperature is one concern, but the motherboard also has to be able to provide the current that is required by the overclocked CPU. Other motherboard specs also come into play, such as setting related to memory when overclocking the CPU.
 
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