Yep, i'm running it like that
Nope, I don't overclock it, i dont see the point as yet.
And actually 2498mhz on the 3500 isn't bad since it works normally at 2200mhz...
The fact that you are running on stock cooling might be the problem, plus a setting wrong might stop it from going higher. I don't really know the limits of the processor all that much, thouuh with adequate cooling, it should be capable of more