Overclocking i5 2500k

[Sethlol]

Hello guys

I have had the i5 2500k for some while now and I want to overclock it a bit. This is my first time ever doing this so I need some guidance - or just some links to reliable guides on the internet.

I have a pretty solid Cooler Master case with 4 fans. One in front and one in the side that blows air in, one in the top and one in the top-back that blows air out. On the CPU I have the stock cooler. According to Priform Speccy my temps are atm: 34 Celsius for the CPU, 22 Celsius for the Motherboard.

I know that I can't go too high with the stock cooler but I guess I can OC it a bit. How far do you think I could go, and what would be the maximum temp that I would want to keep it below? Any tips are welcome.

Thanks.

[Tekloth]

What board are you using? For example with a P8P67 you could just use the AI Suite II that comes with the board to OC the system automatically from windows instead of BIOS.

[Djinni]

I wouldn't use the ASUS AI Suite, In fact it's so full of bugs right now (For Win7 64-bit anyway) I wouldn't even install it at the moment.
Check out: http://www.clunk.org.uk/forums/overc...beginners.html

I would keep the Temps under 70C though. Probably as it's winter aim to keep them below 65C so you can run the same OC all through the year. While people will tell you the Thermal Limit is 100-110C it is exactly that... a LIMIT, not a Target.

[Build]

You shouldn't software overclock. Learn how to do it properly in BIOS.

[Tekloth]

I wouldn't use the ASUS AI Suite, In fact it's so full of bugs right now (For Win7 64-bit anyway) I wouldn't even install it at the moment.

Yeah I took the risk just 'cause I'm going to RMA the whole rig due to it's instability. But I've managed without any bugs on Win7 64-bit so far.

[McFrotton]

What board are you using? For example with a P8P67 you could just use the AI Suite II that comes with the board to OC the system automatically from windows instead of BIOS.

no? bios all the way, you will have too much voltage on Vcore almost all the time via Ai suite

---------- Post added 2011-11-24 at 01:14 PM ----------

You shouldn't software overclock. Learn how to do it properly in BIOS.

I am SO slow

[Tekloth]

no? bios all the way, you will have too much voltage on Vcore almost all the time via Ai suite

---------- Post added 2011-11-24 at 01:14 PM ----------

I am SO slow

You can manually set the Vcore voltage from the AI Suite, though. Of course you can do the OC from the BIOS as well, it'd most likely even be more stable and efficient like that, but if you're just feeling lazy you CAN give the Suite a shot.

[Sunius]

Before I got an aftermarket cooler, I overcloked to 4.0 GHz with offset mode @ -0.90V. The temps were below 70. Just download prime95, let it run for say 10 minutes and then check the temps. It will have reached it's maximum it will ever reach within those 10 minutes.