Overclocking an i5-8400

[Mhmd]

Hello so I am planning on buying a new pc soon and I am planning to overclock it a little bit.

I've chosen:

 

- Intel i5 8400.

- Cooler Master - Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing.

- MSI - Z370-A PRO ATX LGA1151 Motherboard.

- Mid Tower - Focus G, with 5 case fans.

 

I want to push it from 2.8Ghz to about 3.2Ghz - 3.4Ghz, will it stay at safe temperatures?

and also will it decrease the life span of it?

I want the cpu to live at least 4 years.

 

[Vishvas Sudarshan]

The i5-8400 doesn't support overclocking, if you wanna overclock get a processor that has a 'K' in the end. Like i5-8600K, or i7-8700K 

 

Or go with any Ryzen and get a B or X series motherboard

[RobFRaschke]

The i5-8400 is not an unlocked processor. Thus the only CPU overclocking options you'll have are base clock speed adjustments. This is far from the ideal situation as adjusting the base clock also changes other clock speeds in the system and can become a major PITA diagnosing the source of your stability issues. It's just not worth it IMHO. You do however have three good options. Go down to no hyperthreading and get an unlocked i3. Pony up for the unlocked i5-8600K. Or go AMD, they're all unlocked, you can pick your pricepoint and get to overclocking.