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I'd say not to risk OC'ing unless you've got an aftermarket cooler. Honestly, if I wanted to overclock, I definitely would not do it with the stock cooler.

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My current CPU is an i7 3770k @3.5ghz. I'm running it without a custom cooler, 16GB DDR3 Crucial RAM @800mhz, and an EVGA Superclocked ACX 2.0 980 Ti. I play games mainly on a 1080p monitor while I have a 720p monitor for browsing while gaming. 

 

If I were to play games such as the Witcher 3, heavily modded skyrim (graphics), and Total War Attila/Rome 2 would I really need to OC my 3770k? I've had it for over 2 years now so I'm not eager to accidentally brick it. 

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Nope - 3770K stock should be left stock on the stock cooler. Also - it's hardly going to go past 60% usage in Witcher 3.

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Nope - 3770K stock should be left stock on the stock cooler. Also - it's hardly going to go past 60% usage in Witcher 3.

 

So even CPU intensive games won't cause my 3770k to run into any problems? 

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So even CPU intensive games won't cause my 3770k to run into any problems? 

I've got a locked 4590 - I've yet to see it past 75% usage. You're fine

Archangel (Desktop) CPU: i5 4590 GPU:Asus R9 280  3GB RAM:HyperX Beast 2x4GBPSU:SeaSonic S12G 750W Mobo:GA-H97m-HD3 Case:CM Silencio 650 Storage:1 TB WD Red
Celestial (Laptop 1) CPU:i7 4720HQ GPU:GTX 860M 4GB RAM:2x4GB SK Hynix DDR3Storage: 250GB 850 EVO Model:Lenovo Y50-70
Seraph (Laptop 2) CPU:i7 6700HQ GPU:GTX 970M 3GB RAM:2x8GB DDR4Storage: 256GB Samsung 951 + 1TB Toshiba HDD Model:Asus GL502VT
Windows 10 is now MSX! - http://linustechtips.com/main/topic/440190-can-we-start-calling-windows-10/page-6

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Needs a delid before you can actually push it.

 

Sorry, what's a delid?  :huh:

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Sorry, what's a delid?  :huh:

Something you shouldn't do.

Archangel (Desktop) CPU: i5 4590 GPU:Asus R9 280  3GB RAM:HyperX Beast 2x4GBPSU:SeaSonic S12G 750W Mobo:GA-H97m-HD3 Case:CM Silencio 650 Storage:1 TB WD Red
Celestial (Laptop 1) CPU:i7 4720HQ GPU:GTX 860M 4GB RAM:2x4GB SK Hynix DDR3Storage: 250GB 850 EVO Model:Lenovo Y50-70
Seraph (Laptop 2) CPU:i7 6700HQ GPU:GTX 970M 3GB RAM:2x8GB DDR4Storage: 256GB Samsung 951 + 1TB Toshiba HDD Model:Asus GL502VT
Windows 10 is now MSX! - http://linustechtips.com/main/topic/440190-can-we-start-calling-windows-10/page-6

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depends on whos asking, try getting past 1.45v on haswell on a non Devils Canyon SKU.

A person who hasn't OCed should not be doing such stuff

Archangel (Desktop) CPU: i5 4590 GPU:Asus R9 280  3GB RAM:HyperX Beast 2x4GBPSU:SeaSonic S12G 750W Mobo:GA-H97m-HD3 Case:CM Silencio 650 Storage:1 TB WD Red
Celestial (Laptop 1) CPU:i7 4720HQ GPU:GTX 860M 4GB RAM:2x4GB SK Hynix DDR3Storage: 250GB 850 EVO Model:Lenovo Y50-70
Seraph (Laptop 2) CPU:i7 6700HQ GPU:GTX 970M 3GB RAM:2x8GB DDR4Storage: 256GB Samsung 951 + 1TB Toshiba HDD Model:Asus GL502VT
Windows 10 is now MSX! - http://linustechtips.com/main/topic/440190-can-we-start-calling-windows-10/page-6

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A person who hasn't OCed should not be doing such stuff

My partner SiliconLottery can delid for you and if they break it they buy it.

 

Overclocking on Ivy is basically impossible without le delid.

PEWDIEPIE DONT CROSS THAT BRIDGE

 

 

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