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RooKieDesignz
Journeyman III

5950x Safe Overclocking (for a newbie)

Hey everyone, I am not a newbie at building my own machine; however, I am not familiar at all with overclocking and pushing components of my machine further than the stock "out of the box" settings.  I recently built a new machine in order to assist with my side business, creating architectural 3d models and creating photorealistic renderings.  My budget was $2k-$2.5k. The new rig consists of the following components:

  • MSI x570 Gaming Edge with WiFi
  • Ryzen 5950x
  • Corsair Vengeance RGB RS 64gb (2x32GB) DDR4 3600
  • GeForce RTX 3080Ti
  • WD_Black SN850 M.2
  • Artic Liquid Freezer ii 240
  • EVGA Supernova 1000w G6

My questions are regarding overclocking the 5950x:

- Is it considered "safe" to do so?

- (if so) What is the SAFEST method of performing the task?

- What should I be paying attention to if I do overclock the CPU to ensure it doesn't get damaged?

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