Overclocking Advice Needed (Kaby Lake i7 7700k)

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I'm really not sure what information you guys need to give me accurate advice on overclocking my CPU but here are my specs.
i7 7700k cpu
EVGA GTX 1080 Superclocked
ROG Maximus IX Hero Motherboard
Corsair H80 AIO liquid cooler (cooler from my old build back in 2012)
Corsair Vengeance LPX 16GB (2x8GB) DDR4 DRAM 3200MHz
Corsair Carbide Series 200R Compact ATX Case
EVGA Supernova G1 650W 120-G1-0650-XR Fully Modular Power Supply

I took a screenshot of my CPU Temperatures (using Real Temp) while idle and a screenshot after approximately 20 minutes of playing Overwatch on epic settings. When playing Minecraft it says that my speed is 4.20 GHz in the f3 specs.

Idle: https://gyazo.com/f225b0bdde81e1d40257cd82378097b3
20 Minutes of Gaming: https://gyazo.com/238d04e064435c874003db7d62750cc4

For actual overclocking I just want to get the most performance that I can out of my CPU while also being safe. I'm not really sure who to consult so I made an account and I'm asking you guys for your advice! I typically play a lot of games on my pc. Mostly Battlefield 1 and Overwatch right now.
 
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As long as your temperatures don't exceed 80c you're fine.

Also try to get as low or voltage as possible. 1.4 is the limit there.

Start at 4.8 with 1.280 voltage and see what your temps are under prime95 v26.6 (large fft most thermals).

If this is stable for a while and under 80c you can try lowering voltage by 0.005 and testing again. Keep doing this until you find your instability limit and step back up once and then if your temps are ~70 you can try stepping up to 4.9 at 0.05 higher than the 4.8 voltage and see what your temps are and if you're stable or not.

If that's stable you can try reducing voltage again in 0.005 steps.

If your temps are STILL low (~70) then you can try for 5.0 but you need to see if you can step up from...
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As long as your temperatures don't exceed 80c you're fine.

Also try to get as low or voltage as possible. 1.4 is the limit there.

Start at 4.8 with 1.280 voltage and see what your temps are under prime95 v26.6 (large fft most thermals).

If this is stable for a while and under 80c you can try lowering voltage by 0.005 and testing again. Keep doing this until you find your instability limit and step back up once and then if your temps are ~70 you can try stepping up to 4.9 at 0.05 higher than the 4.8 voltage and see what your temps are and if you're stable or not.

If that's stable you can try reducing voltage again in 0.005 steps.

If your temps are STILL low (~70) then you can try for 5.0 but you need to see if you can step up from your 4.9 voltage by 0.05.
 
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