Safe overclock limit i7 8700k NH D15 no delid

[ollie_123]

Hi,

I recently got an i7 8700k, and am looking to overclock it. Obviously, I don't want it to be damaged or end up broken due to this. I see people overclocking to 5 ghz, but generally they have all delidded and I am wary of delidding given that I am not experienced with PC building and don't want to damage anything. I am using a Noctua NHD15 cooler. Given all of these things, what would you consider to be a relatively safe overclock that I can do to my 8700k?


Edit:
If it matters, I am using a Corsair Crystal 570X case

Thanks!

 

[XxDarkMarioxX]

Max Turbo Frequency is 4.70 GHz so that will be safe to overclock to!

 

[WildCard999]

Just overclock 100mhz at a time and adjust voltage as needed to prevent crashes. Depending on the silicon lottery you could have a chip that could get to 5ghz without deliding. Also deliding only helps temps, if that CPU voltage has to exceed 1.4V to keep it stable then there's the possibility of electromigration that can damage the CPU.

 

[mdd1963]

See what your temps are at stock (1 core turbo at 4.7 Ghz), and then again with MCE enabled (all cores at 4.7 GHz, cooling permitting)...

Unless you will win a bet with higher clock speeds, I doubt the 200-300 more MHz will net much....other than the classic "I got 5 GHz!", which should not mean much, and rightfully so.