How To Overclock Core i5 2500K to 4.7 Stable

[Phelam123]

Hi guys Im new here, I will gladly appriciate if you can help me overclock my 2500K stable to 4.7 Gig. Im currently using a Antec Khuler h2o 920 to cool it my specs are listed below:

Core i5 2500K - 4.5GIG-1.365Volts
Gigabyte Z68XP-UD3
Ripjaws X CL9 - 9.9.9.24
Gigabyte HD Radeon 6870 OC from 915/1010 to 975/1220
Antec Khuler h2o 920
Gigabyte Superb PSU 720
Gigabyte Sumo Alpha Case
2x WD Caviar Black Raid0 1TB
LITEON DVD Burner
4 Fans

Im Going Crazy its been a week and i want to play Battlefiled but i can't stable my CPU please help me guys thank you in advance.


Phelam123

 

[chesteracorgi]

You do not need to OC to 4.7 GHz to play BF. You list your CPU at 4.5 GHz, and that is a pretty good OC. BF is more GPU than CPU intensive and you should try to play BF at a stable speed. Try it out at your present settings and back down on the OC'ing if it won't run stabilly.