Overclocking my new i7 2600k

[Jerm300]

Hello, i wanna overclock my i7 2600k to 4.2 gighrtz ... from what i read online all i have to do is adjust the multiplier to 42? seems i dont have to adjust the voltage till above 4.5 ghtz or so? ..here is my setup and any advice would be great.
if i do need to adjust the voltage. .what would be recommended for 4.2 ghtz?

MSI P67A-GD65 MB
intel core i7 2600k
coolermaster hyper 212 plus CPU cooler
16 gig corsair vengance 9 9 9 24 at 1.5v DDR3 1600
120 gig SSD sata 6
antec 1200 gaming case
antec 1000w power supply made for the 1200 gaming case
MSI geforce 570 gtx
LG blueray burner
LG blueray player
500 gigibyte 7200 rpm HDD ...... my old one from a previous machine

 

[babysfacedr]

why dont you put the voltage on auto and once you in the OS check cpuid and look at the voltages in full load thats what you will need in your bios ...but its easy just adjust the multiplier until you get the desired clock and then rebooot if it goes to the os you wont have to adjust it 😛 if it doesnt put it in manual and increase it by small increments 😵

 

[Jerm300]

seems at a multiplier of 42 ... my core voltage is 1.312v and my idle temps are at 40C.. gonna run prime95 tonight but was curious if that voltage seemed inrange for the i7 2600k

 

[jsc]

Auto settings tend to overvolt. So once you reach your target freq, start reducing the CPU voltage. You want the minimum voltage that lets your run as fast as you want while keeping the load temps under about 70 C.

 

[Jerm300]

ok that makes sense .. ill start adjusting my voltage and see how it goes..thanks for the advice