How much can I get out of a 8320 with a H80i?

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Because of my case (Corsair Carbide Series 200r), all I can get is a 120mm radiator, and the H80i seems to be the best for that. What's the best overclock I could expect in a H80i. I would have two Corsair SP120 QEs doing push pull, I would have two high static pressure 120mm intakes and two AF140 QEs for the exhaust of the case. I appreciate this would be a rough estimate but any educated guess would be appreciated.
Thanks - Nagro
 
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Maybe 4.5? I was working with a H50 in push pull and could only do 4.3 with a 8350. I went ahead and bought a Swiftech H20 320 Edge HD.


Maybe 4.5? I was working with a H50 in push pull and could only do 4.3 with a 8350. I went ahead and bought a Swiftech H20 320 Edge HD.
 
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I had a fx-8320 and could get it up to 4.3ghz for regular use and gaming with a hyper 212 evo. I imagine with your liquid cooling you probably could get 4.5ghz and possibly 4.7 ghz with very fine tuning
 


I think 4.7 is a little much, 1 120MM RAD is just about a functional as 1.5 H212s. With my Swiftech H20 320 Edge HD (360MM RAD) fan's on lowest power (5V), and the pump on max (4.75 GPM) I idle somewhere around 15-17C, which is far below ambient at about 58-62 F. When I turn up the heat a little, say 4.5 GHZ with a stress test, I get stuck at about 40C. However, my motherboard is absolute CRAP so I try not to go too high on the power requirement and blow my VRMs.