looking for help on first overclock

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Oct 8, 2013
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Hi guys i would like to get some more power out of my i5 3570k and i have never overclocked before. i am really doing this to get some experience in overclocking so i am not looking for extreme overclocking which will get my system to the edge of completely melting down.

I've bought this pc at a retailer so there is only one fan in my pc which is in int the lower front of my pc sucking in air.

further i have recently replaced the stock cooler with an CM 212 EVO which i've heard would be good for future overclocking.

my pc specs are:

MOBO: MSI Z77A-G43 (MS-7758)
CPU: i5-3570K
RAM: 8GB 1600
GPU: GTX 660
PSU: 650W Sharkoon
storage: 3TB HDD, 128GB SSD

running realtemp 3.70 CPU runs at just a little under 40'C for highest temp core