Overclocking 2500K Feedback

[BeeBahBoo]

I've overclocked many times. Not entirely new to this.
I've just never posted my clock, temps, etc., on here. I'd like to get some feedback from the forum about my setup.

So here's what I've got:
mobo: msi p67a-gd45 b3
cpu: i5-2500k
ram: 8gb (4x2gb) g.skill ripjaws 1600
gpu: xfx/sapphire hd 6870 cfx
psu: corsair cx750
hdd/ssd: 120gb(ssd), ~8tb hdds
cooling:
(case should have static pressure)
cpu- corsair h80 (push/pull 2x120mm rosewill hyperborea 1300rpm 2.64mmH20), exhaust
front intake- 2x 120mm rosewill 2500rpm
side intake- 120mm masscool 1500rpm
top exhaust- silverstone 120mm 1700rpm
bottom intake- cougar vortex 120mm ?rpm

So that's what I'm working with. Now to the stats.
I'm currently overclocked (stable) to 4.3ghz, I've gone higher (4.6) but it raises my temps and I figure I don't need it at the moment (probably don't need 4.3 either, but it's fun). vcore is set to 1.28V, however HWMonitor tells me it sits at 1.366V idle, and 1.371V stressed.
I've ran the blend test with prime95, no bsod, stable.
Temps
Idle: RealTemp reports 27-33C, HWMonitor reports 39-42C
Prime95 Blend: RealTemp reports 46-49C, HWMonitor reports 52-56C
So the hottest it's getting is about 60-70F hotter than ambient room temp.

So that's what I've got!
I'm just looking for any kind of feedback I can get. I'm most concerned about temps. It'd be greatly appreciated!
Thanks! 😀

 

[ihog]

You want to run the SmallFFTs test with Prime95. Blend doesn't stress the CPU as much as SmallFFTs; it's more for RAM testing.

Can you try and see what CPU-Z reports your voltage at? Because what HWMonitor is reporting is fishy.

 

[BeeBahBoo]

Ran SmallFFT test for awhile, stable, temps 45-47C.

CPU-Z reports 1.28V.

 

[ihog]

Everything seems just fine, then.

 

[nikoli707]

get intel burn test and run it at maximum stress level and see what happens and what the voltages min/max do.... also temps.

it sounds like you have some kind of voltage offset thingy going on. if your set to 1.28v and hwmonitor is reading 1.37s something doesn't add up... it shouldn't be that far away. Do you have LLC(line load calibration) on?

4.3ghz isn't that high and if you can really stay there at 1.28 actual volts thats great. but after 4.4-4.5 the chip will start needing much more than that... somewhere in the 1.35v and up.

My 2500k does 1.356v min and 1.380v max for 4.6ghz with the bios set to 1.355 and llc level 5(out of 10 levels). without llc on for me i get massive vdroop and cant stay stable. i seem to be stable at 4.8ghz with a 1.374v min 1.404v max but i hit 84c fairly quickly on intel burn test and prime.... i have a hyper 212 so if i had better cooling i would be more comfortable going there.

idle voltage of 1.404 isn't too much concern to me or others.... although if its the full load voltage... thats teetering on the edge of the 24/7/365 voltage limit that most people agree on. some say 1.35... some say 1.40... im in the 1.40 camp although i still like to keep the full load voltage as close to 1.35 as i can. the 2500k's are beasts anyways and after almost 3 years most agree 1.4v is fine for long term overclock safety.