Can I Slightly Overclock i5-3570K with Stock Cooler?

[mp33]

Hi All,

Quick question...

I just purchased a Core i5-3570K and a Gigabyte GA-B75M-D3H motherboard. This is a budget build so I am not purchasing an elaborate motherboard or aftermarket cpu cooler. I am content leaving the cpu at its stock 3.4GHz. However, I was just wondering with this low end motherboard and stock intel cpu cooler could I safely overclock the cpu just a little? Say 3.5, 3.6 or 3.7GHz?
Thanks in advance for your help.

 

[Novuake]

Hi All,

Quick question...

I just purchased a Core i5-3570K and a Gigabyte GA-B75M-D3H motherboard. This is a budget build so I am not purchasing an elaborate motherboard or aftermarket cpu cooler. I am content leaving the cpu at its stock 3.4GHz. However, I was just wondering with this low end motherboard and stock intel cpu cooler could I safely overclock the cpu just a little? Say 3.5, 3.6 or 3.7GHz?
Thanks in advance for your help.

Its turbo frequency is 3.8GHz, so you can aim for that. Should be perfectly fine, just keep an eye on temps.

 

[Johnny_C13]

With that motherboard, you simply can't overclock. Period. You need a Z77 mobo if you want to overclock your CPU!

 

[Novuake]

With that motherboard, you simply can't overclock. Period. You need a Z77 mobo if you want to overclock your CPU!

B75 allows for Boost OCing, while the multiplier is not unlocked you can set the the boost 3.8GHz as the permanent speed easily.

Technically its not really an OC that way BUT it give you some performance improvement in some cases. Now the B75 can actually REALLY OC via boost, but the clock speed needs to remain within the possilities of the stock voltage. so that +/-1.23Volts. So realisticly with a CPU cooler you can reach 4.2 on the Boost clock no problem.

 

[carowden]

With that motherboard, you simply can't overclock. Period. You need a Z77 mobo if you want to overclock your CPU!

pretty misleading statement. you can overclock with plenty of 1155 socket motherboards. i dont have a z77 and i have overclocked my cpu.

 

[cmi86]

So why in the world are you spending the extra money on a K series CPU if you have no intentions of overclocking it in the manner it was designed for ?

 

[Novuake]

With that motherboard, you simply can't overclock. Period. You need a Z77 mobo if you want to overclock your CPU!

pretty misleading statement. you can overclock with plenty of 1155 socket motherboards. i dont have a z77 and i have overclocked my cpu.

There was his mistake. 😀

 

[Sakkura]

With that motherboard, you simply can't overclock. Period. You need a Z77 mobo if you want to overclock your CPU!

Z75 says hi.

 

[mp33]

I bought the K series cpu because it was actually about $2 cheaper on amazon than the regular i5-3570. I cancelled the B75 motherboard in favor of a Gigabyte GA-Z77-DS3H. I honestly would be happy with even a 200MHz overclock (3.6GHz) with the stock intel cooler. This is a budget system so not looking for anything crazy. Just thought I could get a "little" boost in performance.

 

[Novuake]

With that motherboard, you simply can't overclock. Period. You need a Z77 mobo if you want to overclock your CPU!

Z75 says hi.

Well said!

 

[Novuake]

I bought the K series cpu because it was actually about $2 cheaper on amazon than the regular i5-3570. I cancelled the B75 motherboard in favor of a Gigabyte GA-Z77-DS3H. I honestly would be happy with even a 200MHz overclock (3.6GHz) with the stock intel cooler. This is a budget system so not looking for anything crazy. Just thought I could get a "little" boost in performance.

The thing is right, by OCing to 3.6Ghz you will screw with Intel Turbo Boost, you may actually loose performance, so either go 3.8GHz or don't bother in my opinion.

 

[mp33]

Thanks for your help. I think I will go with your advice and go with the 3.8GHz overclock. I've never had an unlocked cpu before. Currently have a i7 930 with a massive noctua dh14 cooler overclocked to 3.57 GHz.

So in essence all I have to do in the new bios is change the multiplier from 34 to 38 and I'm set? And this should be safe with the stock intel cooler?

 

[iam2thecrowe]

no. run prime95 on all4 cores and you will see that i5 overheat at stock clocks with the stock cooler, and throttle back its clocks (assuming you have your bios set up properly. unless the ambient temp is 10-15C it will overheat with stock cooler with 100% load on 4 cores. so get prime95 and load up all cores, and get hwmonitor to check temps. the stock cooler is too thin to dissipate all that heat.

 

[Novuake]

Thanks for your help. I think I will go with your advice and go with the 3.8GHz overclock. I've never had an unlocked cpu before. Currently have a i7 930 with a massive noctua dh14 cooler overclocked to 3.57 GHz.

So in essence all I have to do in the new bios is change the multiplier from 34 to 38 and I'm set? And this should be safe with the stock intel cooler?

I do not think the B75 will allow you to change the multiplier. You will have to go into the BIOS and check.

 

[Sakkura]

no. run prime95 on all4 cores and you will see that i5 overheat at stock clocks with the stock cooler, and throttle back its clocks (assuming you have your bios set up properly. unless the ambient temp is 10-15C it will overheat with stock cooler with 100% load on 4 cores. so get prime95 and load up all cores, and get hwmonitor to check temps. the stock cooler is too thin to dissipate all that heat.

My Core i5-3450 at 3.7 GHz doesn't overheat or throttle on stock cooling. I can't speak for 3.8 GHz (at least not with all 4 cores under load), but I'd say it should work just fine.

 

[mp33]

Ok, I am now thinking I will pick up a cheap aftermarket cooler to achieve say a 4.0GHz overclock. So with the i5-3570K and GA-Z77-DS3H, what would be a good cooler to invest in? Say $45 or less?

 

[Novuake]

no. run prime95 on all4 cores and you will see that i5 overheat at stock clocks with the stock cooler, and throttle back its clocks (assuming you have your bios set up properly. unless the ambient temp is 10-15C it will overheat with stock cooler with 100% load on 4 cores. so get prime95 and load up all cores, and get hwmonitor to check temps. the stock cooler is too thin to dissipate all that heat.

Ivy is damn cool with stock voltages. Hell with 3.8GHz he could probably DROP volts and REDUCE heat.

 

[Novuake]

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835103099

With that you could reach 4.2GHz easily. Some people hit 4.5GHz safely too.

 

[Johnny_C13]

With that motherboard, you simply can't overclock. Period. You need a Z77 mobo if you want to overclock your CPU!

B75 allows for Boost OCing, while the multiplier is not unlocked you can set the the boost 3.8GHz as the permanent speed easily.

Technically its not really an OC that way BUT it give you some performance improvement in some cases. Now the B75 can actually REALLY OC via boost, but the clock speed needs to remain within the possilities of the stock voltage. so that +/-1.23Volts. So realisticly with a CPU cooler you can reach 4.2 on the Boost clock no problem.

Ooops! My mistake, although I didn't really consider Boost as "true" overclocking. But you're right, though.

 

[Novuake]

With that motherboard, you simply can't overclock. Period. You need a Z77 mobo if you want to overclock your CPU!

B75 allows for Boost OCing, while the multiplier is not unlocked you can set the the boost 3.8GHz as the permanent speed easily.

Technically its not really an OC that way BUT it give you some performance improvement in some cases. Now the B75 can actually REALLY OC via boost, but the clock speed needs to remain within the possilities of the stock voltage. so that +/-1.23Volts. So realisticly with a CPU cooler you can reach 4.2 on the Boost clock no problem.

Ooops! My mistake, although I didn't really consider Boost as "true" overclocking. But you're right, though.

All good, careful. 😛

 

[mp33]

Thanks Novuake. I purchased that cooler. So as previously discussed I'm going with...

i5-3570K
Gigabyte GA-Z77-DS3H
Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO - CPU Cooler with 120mm PWM fan

The rest of the build is...
G Skill Ares 2 X 4GB DDR3 1600 CAS 8 (F3-1600C8D-8GAB)
CM Storm Scout 2 Mid Tower Case
Corsair CX600
Crucial M500 120GB SSD
Windows 8 OEM 64-bit
Samsung 24x DVDRW
Sapphire 7870 XT 2GB

and an old 400GB SATA hard drive I have laying around. Will add another large hard drive in the future.

Any comments or suggestions?

 

[Novuake]

Hmmm how much are you paying for that Gigabyte board? If its not cheap as hell I would suggest something else.

 

[mp33]

$104.99, cheapest gigabyte z77 on amazon. whats wrong with it compared to the more expensive z77s?

 

[Novuake]

$104.99, cheapest gigabyte z77 on amazon. whats wrong with it compared to the more expensive z77s?

Horrible VRMs... LOL

Can you stretch for an Asrock Extreme 4? Should be around 130$.

 

[mp33]

I don't know what a VRM is. I'd prefer to stick with the gigabyte brand. I'm looking at GA-Z77X-UD3H ($139.99) and GA-Z77X-D3H ($137.99). Would one of these be a substantial advantage over the $104.99 model?