MAX Clock Speed (Intel i5 3570K) With Stock Fan

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What is the maximum clock i can reach on my intel i5 3570K with stock cooler. Now plz don't yell that "i shouldn't be overclocking with a stock", "you don't simply overclock with a stock".
I know, but i'm just asking a decent clock speed.
Since Intel itself mentions 3.4 Mhz / 3.8 Mhz on its website and provide its own stock cooler with it thus at the very least it should give some performance.
So is there some safe clock speed which i can set without heating much to damage the CPU.

I tried 3.5 Mhz and at max load, temp kicked 74 within a couple of minutes.
 
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There is no two ways around it. The stock fan is ONLY intended to be capable of thermal compliance with the default configuration. Advertised turbo speeds are not the same as a manually configured full time overclock. There is a REASON why "everybody" says that you shouldn't overclock using the stock cooler. If you want a thermal issue, by all means overclock using the stock cooler. Otherwise, if you'd like your hardware to have a long life, leave it at the stock speed or spend 35 bucks on a decent budget cooler.

In answer to your question, bluntly, NO, there is no safe speed beyond the default configuration that can be configured to safely run on a stock cooler without thermal issues being a problem or running your temps up into the...
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Are you actually going to be running OC for good?

If so... get a new cooler. I know you said you didn't want to hear it, but you really should if you are going to push beyond 3.5Ghz and keep loading it up to test it out.
 
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There is no two ways around it. The stock fan is ONLY intended to be capable of thermal compliance with the default configuration. Advertised turbo speeds are not the same as a manually configured full time overclock. There is a REASON why "everybody" says that you shouldn't overclock using the stock cooler. If you want a thermal issue, by all means overclock using the stock cooler. Otherwise, if you'd like your hardware to have a long life, leave it at the stock speed or spend 35 bucks on a decent budget cooler.

In answer to your question, bluntly, NO, there is no safe speed beyond the default configuration that can be configured to safely run on a stock cooler without thermal issues being a problem or running your temps up into the area where a shorter lifespan is likely. Just because it doesn't become unstable, or shut down, does not mean damage is not occurring if it's consistently run over 65°C for long periods or on a regular basis. It's a bad idea and if you insist on doing it, don't be surprised if you're replacing the CPU a few months or a year from now.
 
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For a great cooler under fifty bucks, I'd suggest this:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU Cooler: CRYORIG H5 Universal 65.0 CFM CPU Cooler ($46.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $46.99
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-07-01 23:53 EDT-0400


The Hyper 212 EVO or Cryorig H7 are also great budget choices and will provide plenty of cooling for some mid level overclocking. The H7 is currently out of stock in every US market after only being released in December, so you can guess why. It's fantastic performance for a 35 dollar cooler and has nearly zero RAM clearance issues except on board with RAM slots on both sides of the CPU. It also has a much better mounting system than the EVO. Cryorig says they should be back in stock in a few weeks as the demand far outweighed the projected supply.
 
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Thanks man, really appreciate it ! I'll make sure to get that in a couple of weeks :)


 
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