Should I overclock my new PC? 5960x + EVGA 980 ti Hybrid SLI build.

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Greetings from Dubai,

I've never overclocked any of my pc's before and don't have much experience with overclocking. I tune alot of cars though for better performance so im assuming its the same concept for PC's :D

This is a link to my build: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/W6BZpg

I would like to have the maximum fully stable overclock if possible to boost the overall performance of my pc without stressing the pc one bit. Im sure that overclock setup exists for my build. I'm hoping the person to do that is out here to help me accomplish that :D

Also im willing to pay for expert overclocking help over skype, phone, teamspeak etc through paypal since there are not many overclocking service places around in my country.

All advice and help is greatly appreciated :D
 
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Have you recieved the new PC? I'd still recommend using it for awhile stock to make sure things are working properly. For OC, I can walk you through the steps manually(your motherboard settings are close to mine). I don't use Skype, ect., but I can help if you PM me on here. XMP itself will make some adjustments itself as it's technically OCing the memory controller. What kind of OC speed are you looking for. About 1.3v is what's considered "safe" on these chips, though I go a bit higher myself(1.325v). Airflow blowing toward the VRMs is recommended on OCs for the 5960X over 4Ghz due to heat/power draw. Have you looked over any of the OC guides?
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I would love to try that but I need an expert to do it for me or guide me through the bios, like I said I have not OC'd before and im afraid to screw up doing it alone. If your willing to help out let me know and thanks for the advice btw.
 
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I'm about to recieve my new pc in a couple of hours, I will try and post some pics of it later =) Im not going to do any modifications to the case, im gna keep it simple so don't expect to see some ultra cool mods. Im actually thinking of OC both CPU and the cards since I game alot, but just mild OC just to give CPU and Cards a small dose of steroids. I'm current just using 2 ASUS VG278HE 27" for my monitors.
 
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Yes, you should OC. But not for performance as such. Since you'll be gaming, you're going to run into games like fallout or skyrim that are heavily single threaded, using 1-2 cores. Games like these rely on cpu speed for performance more than core count. The 5960x is a powerhouse cpu, but face it, for single thread performance 3.0GHz just plain sucks and for many games is below minimum requirements.

For OC, unless you have an extremely good cooler, I'd step the clocks. 4.0 for 1-2, 3.9 for 3-4, 3.7 for 5-6 and 3.5GHz for 7-8 core. This'll keep temps manageable.
 
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Im more of a mmorpg play but thanks for the info :D cheers
 
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Just manually adjusting settings in UEFI using XMP mode for RAM. Maybe you can help me out on skype or something if you don't mind I would highly appreciate it. I just got someone from a shop to OC my PC but hes a complete noob, so I told him not to do it.
 
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Have you recieved the new PC? I'd still recommend using it for awhile stock to make sure things are working properly. For OC, I can walk you through the steps manually(your motherboard settings are close to mine). I don't use Skype, ect., but I can help if you PM me on here. XMP itself will make some adjustments itself as it's technically OCing the memory controller. What kind of OC speed are you looking for. About 1.3v is what's considered "safe" on these chips, though I go a bit higher myself(1.325v). Airflow blowing toward the VRMs is recommended on OCs for the 5960X over 4Ghz due to heat/power draw. Have you looked over any of the OC guides?
 
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What speeds are attainable will be dictated by cpu cooler choice. At stock you are looking at 2 cores at (turbo) 2 cores at 3.5GHz then stepping down to 3.1GHz at all 8 cores. Then apply HT and turbo will be putting out some heat very quickly if all 16 threads are used. You just dropped $1k on a cpu, hope you didn't skimp on cooling. For that cpu especially, a full custom loop is definitely warranted, with Secondary consideration to 280mm clc's like a corsair 110gt. If you want to hit 4.0GHz+ on more than 4 cores, you'll need it.

What would be nice would be a full build worksheet, brand and model.
 
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This is my build http://pcpartpicker.com/p/W6BZpg. Do you think this is enough cooling?
Im using the Corsair H110i GTX and my Graphics cards also watercooled. All my fans are currently AF140 Quiet Edition and SP140 Quiet Edition for the H110i. I just ordered the High performance ones to replace them.

 
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Yes, I got the PC. So far so good. How long should I use it for stock for? I have the Quiet Edition AF140's installed atm, I just ordered the High Performance Edition AF140's and replace the Quiet Edition's. They should arrive on Sunday. What are you suggestions on replacing the fans? I did look at many OC guides for 5960x but the problem I can find a guide very similar to my build. But usually when I do things the first time I would like to have an expert guider on my side and then I can learn and do on my own.
 
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