Built up my system this week and removed the IHS got rid of intels paste and replaced it with liquid pro. Paired with H100 my 3770K at 4.6ghz temps in the high 40's low 50's. FSX at JFK with Dreamteam Scenery and Aerosoft NYC 25 FPS in the NGX. Im pretty amazed at the results, but there is still some headroom in overclocking just scared to venture to 4.9ghz, plus my OC skills arent the best.

System: MSI Mpower Z77

Intel I7 3770K

Gskill 2400MHZ 11.11.11.31 Ram

EVGA GTX 670

H100

Couple of samsung SSDS

HX850.

 

If someone had some insight on setting for a 4.9GHZ overclock , please share.

 

If you dont mind voiding your warranty IHS removal is a must !

For 4.9GHz you're going to need to bump up Vcore quite a bit. I have to add another .2V or more over 4.6GHz to achieve stability on my 3770k. The only way to find out is to try it. You may also need to bump DDR voltage a notch or two as well as VTT and System Agent/IMC.