Overclocking the i5 4670k

xxvolwarexx

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Hey everyone!
My i5 is great but needs a little more "oommph".

so far I have it COMPLETELY stable at 4.2ghz (no power saving settings, its a solid locked speed). My Vcore is 1.18
I would like to go higher than this. I have the Corsair H60 for my cooler. I also have a small case, and have a pet peeve about noise. How high should/can I take this baby up to without creating too much heat and noise?

If I left out any important info, lemme know.
 
That doesn't leave too much room. Every chip is different, so increase it slowly, run Prime95 for an hour, and repeat until it hits 75, and stop there and run Prime95 for 4 hours. 75c is the maximum you really want, that leaves room for a hot day, dust, etc. It's different with every chip though, nobody can say "this is the max" because sometimes you can go 500mhz above that or you can't get to that at all.