[SOLVED] Can and should i overclock my cpu?

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Khabato

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Hello everyone!
I was looking for help and found this forum.
I got this pc as a package(meaning i didnt choose any parts myself) and assembeled it back in january, im familiar with pcs but im not a pro. Ive heard that overclocking your cpu can get you more performance but i have also read that it voids the waranty and will lead to shorter lifetime of the cpu.
I use my pc daily to play videogames, watch youtube, listen to music and study.
The games that i play are; COD MW, GTA 5, Fortnite, CSGO, Minecraft and PUBG.
Im 17 and got this pc package as a birthday gift and dont want to ruin the pc and the hardware.
So can and should i overclock my cpu based on the information given?
Below is an exact list of all my components.
Thanks for all the help and answers in advance!

CPUIntel Core i7-9700K Prosessor
Socket-LGA1151, 8-Core, 8-Thread, 3.60GHz, Coffee Lake, OEM/Tray,
PSUCorsair TX650M, 650W PSU
ATX 12V v2-4, 80 PLUS Gold, Semi Modular, 6+2-pin PCIe,
MBASUS ROG Strix Z390-F GAMING, S-1151
Motherboard, ATX, Z390, DDR4, 2x PCIe-x16, 2x M.2, SupremeFX, Aura Sync,
RAMHyperX Fury RGB DDR4 2666MHz 16GB
2x8GB 2666MHz (PC4-21300) DDR4 CL16, XMP 2.0. black,
CASEPhanteks Eclipse P400A RGB Black
Fans: 3x120mm RGB, m-ITX, m-ATX, ATX, E-ATX, Tempered Glass,
SSDKingston A2000 250GB NVMe M.2 SSD
M.2 2280, PCIe 3.0 x4, NVMe, 3D NAND, up to 2000/1100MB/s, 150TBW,
GPUASUS GeForce RTX 2070 SUPER DUAL EVO
Grafikkort, PCI-Express 3.0, 8GB GDDR6, Turing,
HDDSeagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" HDD
SATA 6.0Gb/s, 7200RPM, 64MB cache, 3.5",
CPU CoolerCooler Master Hyper 212 RGB Black Edt
115x/2011/2011-3/2066, AM2/AM3/AM4, 650~2000 RPM,65 CFM, 8-30 dBA,
 
Solution
That is where the work begins.

You must delve into the details and specs, look for reviews, stress test results etc..

For the most part if you are careful, start out slow (minimal overclocking), and then increase overclocking within the documented limits you should be able to observe performance and temperatures.

Stay with one set of values for a couple of days to ensure stability. Then go up another step. Gradual process.

Keep notes and at the first sign of trouble: crashes, increasing or high temperatures back off.

Do not make any other changes, install new software, and even pause updates.

By doing so you will be fairly certain that any problem or problems are related to overclocking and not some buggy software or other...

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360mm is 3x 120mm fan slots. 394mm is the total length of the radiator including the end caps and fittings for tubing. You'll notice all of the 360mm aio rads will be right at the same length. They just call rads by the fan fitment. A 280mm is 2x 140mm fans, but overall length will be closer to 315mm
 
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360mm is 3x 120mm fan slots. 394mm is the total length of the radiator including the end caps and fittings for tubing. You'll notice all of the 360mm aio rads will be right at the same length. They just call rads by the fan fitment. A 280mm is 2x 140mm fans, but overall length will be closer to 315mm
Aha ok, thanks for the explanation!