Need help with overclocking multiple components

[Jonathan Wong]

So i recently got an upgrade to my gpu and cooling, ive decided its time to try overclocking. Here are my specs

i5 3570k
Gigabyte g1 gaming 970
16gb corsair vengeance ram
Corsair h100i
asrock z77 extreme 4

Im looking to overclock my cpu first and maybe the gpu if really neccessary, this is all i have got and i really really dont want to fry anything. So heres a few questions, do i have to update bios or anything? (never done that since i built my pc). What are the safe temps that i should be looking for? Can i leave my system running 24/7 after overclocking? Can i leave my system overclocked for as long as i want? And last but not least, what the heck should i do if my system stops responding because of too much overclocking?

EDIT: 1 more question, how much hardware lifespan reduction should i expect from overclocking?

 

[getochkn]

First and foremost, why do you want to overclock. Your system is more than capable of most games and a few extra percentage in FPS for the time it takes to get a good overclock sometimes isn't worth it.

Overclocking is for an older system that can overclock really well and get some more performance out of it or because you want to crunch big number stuff, do video rendering and want every bit of performance you can get out of it, or just because you want to say "mine is bigger than yours".

 

[Jonathan Wong]

First and foremost, why do you want to overclock. Your system is more than capable of most games and a few extra percentage in FPS for the time it takes to get a good overclock sometimes isn't worth it.

Overclocking is for an older system that can overclock really well and get some more performance out of it or because you want to crunch big number stuff, do video rendering and want every bit of performance you can get out of it, or just because you want to say "mine is bigger than yours".

sooo that pretty much means that ive just wasted 100 dollars on a h100i? i upgraded from a hyper 212evo or 212x (cant remember which)

 

[getochkn]

First and foremost, why do you want to overclock. Your system is more than capable of most games and a few extra percentage in FPS for the time it takes to get a good overclock sometimes isn't worth it.

Overclocking is for an older system that can overclock really well and get some more performance out of it or because you want to crunch big number stuff, do video rendering and want every bit of performance you can get out of it, or just because you want to say "mine is bigger than yours".

sooo that pretty much means that ive just wasted 100 dollars on a h100i? i upgraded from a hyper 212evo or 212x (cant remember which)

The hyper evo would have overclocked just about as well as the h100i within a few degrees or a few less mhz. The all-in-one watercoolers, cool about as well as a good air cooler. They just give you that "I have a water cooled PC" brag factor, without spending $500 on a real loop. I spend $110 on mine and fell victim to it too without knowing better. They are nice, quiet and give that coolness, but in reality, I wish I got a $25 evo and spend the extra $85 on a better video card to stay within my budget.

The downside I feel to the all-in-one cooler, is that removing the big hunk of copper and fans from right around all the chipsets and VRM's, my overclocking is not limited by my CPU temp, but my other components. My CPU is still cool, as the cooler does a good job on it, but my socket temp, and vrm's get too hot and I can't go any higher. When I had an evo, I cuold get a lower overclock by a small margin, but everything else was cooler too by a bigger margin.

If you want to overclock, http://www.tomshardware.com/forum/forum-29.html is a good place to start.

In reality, if you are gaming, you GPU is usually the limiting factor anyways for more FPS. It's what need more power ,always more GPU power. lol.

 

[Jonathan Wong]

First and foremost, why do you want to overclock. Your system is more than capable of most games and a few extra percentage in FPS for the time it takes to get a good overclock sometimes isn't worth it.

Overclocking is for an older system that can overclock really well and get some more performance out of it or because you want to crunch big number stuff, do video rendering and want every bit of performance you can get out of it, or just because you want to say "mine is bigger than yours".

sooo that pretty much means that ive just wasted 100 dollars on a h100i? i upgraded from a hyper 212evo or 212x (cant remember which)

The hyper evo would have overclocked just about as well as the h100i within a few degrees or a few less mhz. The all-in-one watercoolers, cool about as well as a good air cooler. They just give you that "I have a water cooled PC" brag factor, without spending $500 on a real loop. I spend $110 on mine and fell victim to it too without knowing better. They are nice, quiet and give that coolness, but in reality, I wish I got a $25 evo and spend the extra $85 on a better video card to stay within my budget.

The downside I feel to the all-in-one cooler, is that removing the big hunk of copper and fans from right around all the chipsets and VRM's, my overclocking is not limited by my CPU temp, but my other components. My CPU is still cool, as the cooler does a good job on it, but my socket temp, and vrm's get too hot and I can't go any higher. When I had an evo, I cuold get a lower overclock by a small margin, but everything else was cooler too by a bigger margin.

If you want to overclock, http://www.tomshardware.com/forum/forum-29.html is a good place to start.

In reality, if you are gaming, you GPU is usually the limiting factor anyways for more FPS. It's what need more power ,always more GPU power. lol.

gg, i feel really stupid now. id rather have spent that 100 bucks on games and food :/