i5-2500k - Overclock Help needed

[Gallarian]

Hey guys,

2 years ago, I bought an overclocked Mobo+CPU+Cooler combo (all specs listed in signiture) from Scan, who overclocked the 2500k to 4.6ghz.

This was excellent for 1 year, but after that it started to cause blue screens and failed start ups, so I was forced to return it back to its factory state (which solved the aforementioned problems).

However, I cant help but feel like Im not getting the most out of a CPU designed to be OC'd, and obviously immediately noticed the FPS drop in games.

So my question is, is it worth overclocking to something a little bit higher than the factory boost of 3.7ghz? I was thinking around 4.0ghz.

If it is worth it, could anyone help guide me through it?


Thanks in advance,
Joe

 

[mapesdhs]

If it's of any help, here are my settings for a 5GHz 2700K (I've built four of these configs):

http://www.overclock.net/t/439224/core-i7-4ghz-club-poll-added/2100_100#post_19518460

There's a good SandyBridge thread on overclock.net, and Miahallen's oc guide is well worth reading.


I guess the obvious quandry is, which part of your system went wrong? If it's the mbd then that's
not a problem, there are plenty of low-cost, good Z68 boards available now (I keep buying ASUS M4Es
because they work so well). If it's the CPU though, well that'd be a bigger problem.

What cooler do you have? I recommend an H80i with two Nanoxia Deep Silence fans. Excellent temps,
very little noise. Easily handles a 5GHz 2700K, so a 2500K would be a walk in the park.

Ian.

 

[Gallarian]

Cancel my last, went into BIOS and Scan had put more OC profiles in there for me. Selected 4.2ghz, so Ill see how it goes.

 

[envy14tpe]

I'd think 4.6GHz would be easy to hit on your setup. Read settings as suggested from other overclockers.