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FrozenDonut   02-06-2012 at 06:59:24 PM
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Hi, I am just wondering what you think i should overclock my i5 2500k too for my gaming pc.
I will be using a gtx 580
8gb of ram
and the cooler i will be using is : https://www.aria.co.uk/Products/Com [...] ctId=43590

 

also the motherboard is : https://www.aria.co.uk/Products/Com [...] ctId=45188

 


will apreciate any advice, thanks in advance

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madchemist83   02-06-2012 at 07:25:19 PM
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Just see what temps u get on slight oc like 4.1
Then go higher and monitor ur voltage and temps

------------------------------ Fractal Design Arc Midi, i5-2500k, Asus P8Z68-V deluxe gen3, EVGA GTX560 Ti Superclocked, Corsair TX750 V2, Corsair Vengeance 8 Gb, Crucial m4 64 Gb, Seagate Barracuda XT 2 Tb, Zalman 9900 MAX
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aqe040466   02-06-2012 at 07:42:42 PM
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FrozenDonut wrote :

Hi, I am just wondering what you think i should overclock my i5 2500k too for my gaming pc.
I will be using a gtx 580
8gb of ram
and the cooler i will be using is : https://www.aria.co.uk/Products/Com [...] ctId=43590

also the motherboard is : https://www.aria.co.uk/Products/Com [...] ctId=45188


will apreciate any advice, thanks in advance




Your motherboard and CPU are no doubt excellent. If you plan to overclock the CPU, you really have to buy an aftermarket CPU cooler. I'm using i5 2500K CPU, Cooler Master 212 hyper plus cpu cooler and Biostar TZ68A+RCH motherboard. I easily overclocked the CPU at 4.7 GHZ, very stable not even go over 63 degress fahrenheit at full load, in idle the temp is from 36-39 degrees Fahrenheit. Run Prime95 for 12 hrs and very stable. BTW, the PC case is CM HAF 932 advance edition. lot of fans very cool.

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FrozenDonut   02-06-2012 at 07:44:15 PM
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Thanks is the fan I linked not good enough?

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madchemist83   02-06-2012 at 07:51:30 PM
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U full of crap. I'm pretty sure ur temps are in Celsius.

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------------------------------ Fractal Design Arc Midi, i5-2500k, Asus P8Z68-V deluxe gen3, EVGA GTX560 Ti Superclocked, Corsair TX750 V2, Corsair Vengeance 8 Gb, Crucial m4 64 Gb, Seagate Barracuda XT 2 Tb, Zalman 9900 MAX
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Clonazepam   02-06-2012 at 08:12:17 PM
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It's less about what speed, and more about voltage. Set a reasonable voltage goal for longevity, and then see how much speed you can get out of it. Start with its default voltage and see how high you can get the multiplier before encountering stability issues. For my i7-2600k, my personal preference was to not exceed 1.38V for 24/7 use. After tweaking, I found I can achieve a speed of 4.6ghz at 1.33-1.34v, and then its kind of like dropping off a sea shelf from there requiring more and more voltage for small speed gains, so I stuck with that as its an excellent overclock at a pretty decent voltage. YMMV based on temps, air circulation, voltage regulation, etc.

------------------------------ AMD A8-3870K | BIOSTAR TA75M+ | Scythe Big Shuriken 2 Cooler | Mushkin Enhanced Redline 8GB | APEVIA X-QPACK2-PK/500
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FrozenDonut   02-06-2012 at 08:18:39 PM
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Ok thanks for the help

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aqe040466   02-06-2012 at 09:01:28 PM
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madchemist83 wrote :

U full of crap. I'm pretty sure ur temps are in Celsius.




I stand corrected! Yeah its in Celsius. I'm sorry...

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aqe040466   02-06-2012 at 09:03:44 PM
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FrozenDonut wrote :

Thanks is the fan I linked not good enough?




The CPU cooler in the link is okay.

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