Hi, I'm new to Overclocking, I have a question.

[MyNameIsTony]

I'm Interested in OC my cpu, but before i do so, I wanted to make sure I was good. These are my full specs at the moment.

i5-3570k
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819116504

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

ASRock Z75 Pro3
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813157304

Antec BP550 Plus
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817371016

HyperX 8gig ram
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820104173

Radeon 7970 Ghz Edition
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814150632

My HDD
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822136769

SSD:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820147193

Case
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811147153

dvd burner
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16827106289

I am new to doing this, But i have been looking up tutorials and guides and how to do it and I can learn quick. I just wanted to confirm with you guys if my specs are capable of OC or if there will be problems.

I did order a new GPU, MSI GTX 970 which should be arrived soon which is one of the reasons why I wanted to start trying out OC.

 

[DonkeyOatie]

Yes, it is an older system, but it will overclock fine. You need to educate yourself about the process and work slowly and deliberately. ('Suck it and see' can get expensive.) You need to download a bunch of test and benchmark software, like HWmonitor, OCCT, memtest86, CPU-Z so that you can monitor and test what you are doing.

 

[MyNameIsTony]

I've been testing all night, and I was able to stabilize at 4.2 ghz without messing with the Voltages, i ran Intelburn for about 30 minutes then did occt for 2 hours, both having 100 % success rate. Highest temp was 72c. The voltages were actually kept on Auto the whole time so I just left them how they were. At 4.3 ghz I was able to run my computer, but under load on Intelburn it did not pass the test in less than 2 minutes and and at 4.4 ghz the computer crashed. So I found 4.2 to be the best for me without changing voltages which it totally fine for me.

 

[DonkeyOatie]

Great news! Well done!