You can safely overclock your CPU up to its maximum supported speed.
You can safely overclock your CPU up to its maximum supported speed.
I'm preparing to assemble my first gaming PC and have an i5 7600k processor ready for overclocking. I plan to push it to around 4.2 GHz or higher, and possibly even more. I own a Cooler Master Hyper T2 cooler and Arctic Silver 5 thermal paste. Will this setup keep the CPU safe in the long term? Or should I consider a better thermal paste for a more stable overclock? Thanks!
Thermal paste has minimal impact, the cooler is quite poor but you might attempt to overclock the CPU. It seems unlikely it can manage more than 1.250V. Ensure your temperature stays below 80°C during stress tests. The processor comes at 4.2GHZ out of the box—no need to manually boost it to 4.2.
Thermal paste has minimal impact, the cooler is quite poor but you might attempt to overclock the CPU. It seems unlikely it can manage more than 1.250V. Ensure your temperature stays below 80°C during stress tests. The processor comes at 4.2GHZ out of the box—no need to manually boost it to 4.2.