4.4GHz max OC for my i5 2500k

Gillezzz

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Hello everyone,

Decided to OC my i5 2500k, just wondering if my OC went well. Any advice is appreciated.

Currently stable at 4.4GHz / 1.325v

max voltage I can go in bios is 1.350 ( i tried going 4.5GHz with 1.350 -> it boots but isn't stable, bsod after a while).

I'd really like to push further but I cant.. just unlucky with the sillicon lottery I guess.

Temps are okay, I get about 35-45 degrees max when idle and 65-70 max when playing PUBG.

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Pc specs : i5 2500k / gtx 1050 ti / MSI-P67A-C43 / 8gb ddr3 ram



 
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Okay so you are running water, so case airflow is less important. If you really wanted to stretch that 2500k's legs, you'd need to go high end air or upgrade to a high end closed loop like the H110 series which typically run about 5C cooler than an H60.
Yep, that is fine. You don't say what cooler you have or your case. I've had mine up to 4.8GHz running at 1.39v, but that was with high end air (Noctua NH-D14) and a very good high airflow case that I custom modded (Antec Nine Hundred).

I even got it up to 5.0Ghz stable in the winter with the indoor heat off and running 1.47v, but that was only for testing (inside ambient temp was something like 57F/14C :lol:. I no longer have my 2500k overclocked as it's just a 60Hz 1080p backup gaming rig and has been so for several years now.

One thing about Sandy Bridge (and Ivy) is that it could take a lot more abuse than the newer i-Core series.
 
Okay so you are running water, so case airflow is less important. If you really wanted to stretch that 2500k's legs, you'd need to go high end air or upgrade to a high end closed loop like the H110 series which typically run about 5C cooler than an H60.
 
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