i7-8700K - Overclocking Guide

NOTE - The solution to getting 5.0GHz is fairly simple.  280mm Liquid Cooler or Dark Rock Pro 3 or Noctua NH-D15 cooler.  The 240mm installed simply does not cut it for this level of CPU.
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The Cooler Master MasterLiquid 280 Pro and the Dark Rock Pro 3 have both been used at 5.0GHz and AIDA64 passes without crashing or thermal throttling at 1.35v.

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CM MasterLiquid 280 Pro --- @Amazon http://amzn.to/2CzvGn8
Corsair H115i 280mm -- @Amazon http://amzn.to/2ogm4tf -- @Newegg https://pcdeal.tv/2Xkyow9
The build as-shown is listed first, followed by a $1,500 & $2,500 option depending on your budget.  These are discussed further in Part 2-4 of this video series.

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-- $2,000 Cadillac Build --
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MasterCase Pro 6 -- @Amazon http://amzn.to/2BCOcMi -- @Newegg https://pcdeal.tv/2NpImHN
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-- $1,500 Buick Build --
i7-8700K -- @Amazon http://amzn.to/2xkSrIX -- @Newegg https://pcdeal.tv/2xmwY4U
MSI Z370 Krait Gaming -- @Amazon http://amzn.to/2jEaS6z -- @Newegg https://pcdeal.tv/2Xnku7F
MasterLiquid 240 RGB Lite -- @Amazon http://amzn.to/2nnd9bc -- @Newegg https://pcdeal.tv/2FPFA8B
16GB DDR4-2666 -- @Amazon http://amzn.to/2jBHcXI -- @Newegg https://pcdeal.tv/2LCde5t
MasterCase Pro 5 -- @Amazon http://amzn.to/2jBLTkk -- @Newegg https://pcdeal.tv/2NpImHN
EVGA GQ 650W 80+ Gold -- @Amazon http://amzn.to/2jCowY0 -- @Newegg https://pcdeal.tv/2LCdn91
GTX 1080 -- @Amazon http://amzn.to/2nl7MJV -- @Newegg https://pcdeal.tv/2J70C4K
Samsung 850 EVO 500GB -- @Amazon http://amzn.to/2BFaf55 -- @Newegg https://pcdeal.tv/2KTlOND

-- $2,500 Cadillac Platinum Build --
i7-8700K -- @Amazon http://amzn.to/2xkSrIX -- @Newegg https://pcdeal.tv/2xmwY4U
MSI Z370 M5 -- @Amazon http://amzn.to/2jBOJWw -- @Newegg https://pcdeal.tv/2LFvCKC
MasterAir Maker 8 -- @Amazon http://amzn.to/2hi8f9R -- @Newegg https://pcdeal.tv/31ZtC5M
32GB DDR4-3200 -- @Amazon http://amzn.to/2Aq5Hze -- @Newegg https://pcdeal.tv/2LApkvZ
MasterCase Pro 6 -- @Amazon http://amzn.to/2BCOcMi -- @Newegg https://pcdeal.tv/2NpImHN
V750 80+ Gold -- @Amazon http://amzn.to/2jCTkYz -- @Newegg https://pcdeal.tv/2NsdUNm
MSI GTX 1080 TI Gaming X Trio -- @Amazon http://amzn.to/2iajdP6 -- @Newegg https://pcdeal.tv/2Xl0VNk
Samsung 960 EVO 250GB -- @Amazon http://amzn.to/2jE9H79 -- @Newegg https://pcdeal.tv/2KUsM51
Samsung 850 EVO 1TB -- @Amazon http://amzn.to/2jDJ5TB -- @Newegg https://pcdeal.tv/2RNshu4

-- Building tools & accessories --
Cable Zip Ties -- @Amazon http://amzn.to/2nXtHpL -- @Newegg https://pcdeal.tv/2FOVn7K
VisionTek Toolkit -- @Amazon http://amzn.to/2n6kdDZ -- @NewEgghttps://pcdeal.tv/2NrJkn5
#2 Phillips Magnetic Screwdriver -- @Amazon http://amzn.to/2nkLBQn -- @Newegg https://pcdeal.tv/2Lts8Lo

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