Hi all. I have never OC'd before. I just bought a GIGABYTE GA-Z68XP-UD4 , i5-2500k and 8GB G.Skill RAM.
I would like to OC my i5. I have read several guides and I just installed CPUID HW Monitor. I am now worried about my temps.
I'm using the stock HSF and on stock clocks the idle temps are 35-38°C. This is quite high isn't it?
Also, I'm not very sure about all the motherboard settings. Many of the guides I've read have MSI and Asus boards which have different motherboard settings. Do you think using EasyTune is a safe way to OC? The highest setting puts it at 4.1GHZ. If I do that and watch my temps and vcore do you think I'll be okay?
Also, I should probably get some proper thermal paste (I used some white ceramic goop on my stock cooler that seemed cheap and nasty) and a aftermarket cooler. Which are the best?
I would like to OC my i5. I have read several guides and I just installed CPUID HW Monitor. I am now worried about my temps.
I'm using the stock HSF and on stock clocks the idle temps are 35-38°C. This is quite high isn't it?
Also, I'm not very sure about all the motherboard settings. Many of the guides I've read have MSI and Asus boards which have different motherboard settings. Do you think using EasyTune is a safe way to OC? The highest setting puts it at 4.1GHZ. If I do that and watch my temps and vcore do you think I'll be okay?
Also, I should probably get some proper thermal paste (I used some white ceramic goop on my stock cooler that seemed cheap and nasty) and a aftermarket cooler. Which are the best?