cooling suggestions for i-7 5960x OC to ~4.4 GHz

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harsh2art

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I am a novice at OC or cooling systems.
I am building a workstation, 24/7 use for 3D CPU /GPU rendering. These are main components I have in mind, I am open to suggestions. Will be using all threads running at heavy loads.
i7 - 5960x
64 GB RAM
Quadro M4000
X-99 motherboard (open to suggestions suited for OC)

I was reading about temperatures crossing 80C when overclocking 5960x. Which cooling component should I buy?
Any suggestions on how can I get maximum CPU performance would be really helpful.
Thankyou
 
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If the chip gets too hot, it just goes into thermal shutdown and turns off the system. What are you doing that you're running it 24/7 overclocked at 4.4? If you're doing that, wouldn't you want to stick to the side of stability and run it at stock speeds for stability?

I have no experience in overclocking so I am scared of overheating my 5960x CPU.

This is where I would suggest you do a LOT of research in how to overclock...especially if you're using a $1000 CPU as your first time overclock. This isn't something where you want to use a Windows application for overclocking...you want to get into the BIOS and manually adjust your settings appropriately - and avoid the +20% overclock button.

This is where you can potentially...