Hello! I built a new machine about 2 weeks ago. It works flawlessly! I have steam running and all of my programs back. So, I was wondering about overclocking, how far can I push a i5 3570k with the stock cooler? I want to overclock as much as possible while maintaining a decent CPU temperature. I want to try a 4.0ghz overclock, can that run cool? Also, is it worth the investment to buy good air cooled CPU cooler?
System Specs-
CASE- ThermalTake v3 Black Edition (One case fan. Will get more)*
MOBO- ASRock z77 Extreme 4*
CPU- i5 3570k w/ no overclock*
GPU- GTX 550ti (Going to buy a new GPU when nVidia 700 series is out)
PSU- 500w Piece O' Crap (Going to update with GPU)
RAM- 8gb 1333mhz DDR3
HDD- Seagate 1tb 7200 RPM hdd
*I just upgraded in my new build
How far can I overclock my CPU? I also want to overclock my ram to 1600mhz +, is that safe?
Is it worth it to buy a new CPU Cooler? If I do, which one can I get, and what will be the OC that I could achieve while running cool? Also, If I buy a new case fans, will it improve my computers temperature? I am going to get at least one more, so should I just get as many as my case/ motherboard can handle? If I do put in more fans, will I need a new PSU?
Thank you so much. Please help me out!
System Specs-
CASE- ThermalTake v3 Black Edition (One case fan. Will get more)*
MOBO- ASRock z77 Extreme 4*
CPU- i5 3570k w/ no overclock*
GPU- GTX 550ti (Going to buy a new GPU when nVidia 700 series is out)
PSU- 500w Piece O' Crap (Going to update with GPU)
RAM- 8gb 1333mhz DDR3
HDD- Seagate 1tb 7200 RPM hdd
*I just upgraded in my new build
How far can I overclock my CPU? I also want to overclock my ram to 1600mhz +, is that safe?
Is it worth it to buy a new CPU Cooler? If I do, which one can I get, and what will be the OC that I could achieve while running cool? Also, If I buy a new case fans, will it improve my computers temperature? I am going to get at least one more, so should I just get as many as my case/ motherboard can handle? If I do put in more fans, will I need a new PSU?
Thank you so much. Please help me out!