overclocking i 5 3570k to 5ghz

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hi
I'm going to be over clocking my i5 from 3.4 ghz to 5 on my EVGA Z68 FTW. can you guys help me by telling me the best cpu air cooler and thermal greases
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4.0 - 4.2 is usually pretty...
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That's a pretty lofty goal, and very unlikely to be achieved. Thermal grease are generally pretty similar except for a few pretty exotic solutions and how you apply it has just as much impact on performance as the products you use. I'm pretty sure toms had a great article on thermal compounds fairly recently you could look over.

Air cooling is mostly about mass/surface area and air flow. Most good quality tower coolers perform similarly. Things like the Noctua NH-U12S and the Coolermaster 212 Evo are pretty popular.

 
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what temps roughly would i get if doing this. if they are to high i might consider water cooling

 
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5Ghz? with a air cooler? Try Liquid Nitrogen. You would get there real easy, real fast. Stable systems run about 4.2Mhz - 4.4Mhz. On air cool 5ghz is extremely aggresive and it will really will shorten you CPU lifespan.
 
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If you just set it to 5Ghz and also a big cooler on it? I doubt it would boot, and even if it did then probably crash quite regularly. 5Ghz on a 3.4Ghz CPU is a combination of skill, equipment, and a huge amount of luck. Generally overclocking you can push 10-20% faster almost guaranteed, 20-30% with a little luck on your side, 30-40% with a good amount of skill and a lucky processor . . . 5Ghz on 3.4 is 47% faster . . . it's pretty much unrealistic to think it will be easy just to set your multiplier and put a fan on it and have it stable.

The 3570k is also not known for it's great overclocking ability, generally quite the opposite.

 
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what if i go for 4ghz or 4.5 will this be stable

 
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4.0 - 4.2 is usually pretty reliable, anything above that usually comes down to just getting a lucky CPU, knowing what you are doing, taking things in small steps, and playing with settings patiently until you get it just perfect.
 
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