4,2 ghz safe with stock cooler?

[guitou1000]

Hey there,

I want to OC my future i5 3570k to 4,2 ghz. I wanted to make it go to something like 4,0ghz before, but i've heard i should push it just a little further with dolphin. Therefore, i wanted to know if relying on the stock cooler is still a good idea? (i've been running my c2duo, 3ghz to 3,6 ghz with the stock cooler, and never had any problem, so i thought it should be the same with an i5.)

Thank you for your advices.

PS : i'm also buying a gygabite gtx 660+ ti, and i was wondering what directx version would be better for dolphin with this card? I suppose dx11 should logically be very good, but i've heard different thoughts about it, some people even say that opengl is the better option, where does the truth lies x)?

[ExtremeDude2]

Ivy bridge tends to run a bit hot so I'd say no

[admin89]

Same to Sandy Bridge , stock cooler won't cut it . Buy Cooler Master Hyper 212 Evo , it's cheap .
GTX 660 is more than enough for 4x Internal Resolution , you should not waste money for the TI version . Rather use that money to buy an aftermarket cooler & thermal compound (Arctic MX-4) than waste money for a little better anti-aliasing
Speed : Direct3D9 > Dirext3D11 > OpenGL (Direct3D11 does perform better on some games) .

[NaturalViolence]

What are your temps?

[ExtremeDude2]

(01-28-2013, 11:58 AM)NaturalViolence Wrote: What are your temps?

(01-28-2013, 10:43 AM)guitou1000 Wrote: I want to OC my future i5 3570k to 4,2 ghz.

[NaturalViolence]

Damn, I'm too tired.

In that case I agree with you. It's likely going to run too hot unless the case is VERY well ventilated. And even then he would be cutting it close.

[RachelB]

Possibly, but you'd be cutting it close. Surely you can spare an extra $20 for a 212+? It'll allow a much better overclock.