How far can I overclock my i7 3770k?

jediarron

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At the moment I think I'm stable on 4.6 GHz at 1.400 voltage. It's semi-fine tuned. Currently stable (after 30 minutes on Prime95)

My current temperatures on 4.6 GHz at 1.380 voltage running Prime 95:

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(Let's say about 85 degrees, as that's probably the max it hits after running Prime95 for long hours)

My specs:

Noctua NH-D14 Air Fan
i7 3770k processor
8 GB 1600 Mhz Corsair RAM
Gigabyte Nvidia GTX 670
Gigabyte GA-Z77-D3H Motherboard
Lexa S Case with 4 out of 5 case fans

How far do you guys think I can overclock my i7 3770k?

Also, do you recommend that I overclock my i7 3770k even more, or do you guys recommend that I turn my overclock down to 4.4 or 4.5 GHz?

I want a speed that ensures long life of my CPU, and I'm not sure whether I should go higher, or even if I should go lower.

Please advise me :)
 
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Honestly just leave it at 4.5. Anymore an your performance increase isn't going to be worth the risk of running it. I haven't over clocked past 4.5 (I have an i5 2500k) but I know that past the 4.5 point mark it's really just to say how high you got it.

soullStream

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Honestly just leave it at 4.5. Anymore an your performance increase isn't going to be worth the risk of running it. I haven't over clocked past 4.5 (I have an i5 2500k) but I know that past the 4.5 point mark it's really just to say how high you got it.
 
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soullStream

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Also if you are looking to preserve the life of your cpu then I really wouldn't go any higher than 4.5 especially with air cooling, I'd probably dial it back down to 4.2/3 as from what I've read the ivys produce a little more heat than the sandy bridge.