i5 2500K @ 5ghz

d8ncer · 12 Jun 2011 at 13:56

Hi Everyone,

Got myself the Gigabyte Z68X-UD3P with i5 2500K.

Have it clocked at 5ghz with '1.39v' and Multistep loadline set to '6'.

Runs through intel burn test on high with no errors and max temps of around 68-70c. Idle temps are 42c and I am using H60 cooler.

Have read many posts accross lots of forums and getting conflicting information on safe volts, temps etc.

Do you think these settings are safe for 24/7 use or should I just stick with 4.5g with low volts.

RJC · 12 Jun 2011 at 13:59

3.875v! thats very high.

d8ncer · 12 Jun 2011 at 14:02

LOL, what a muppet. Have edited above

My voltage is actually 1.39v. God knows where i got that figure from.

psychas · 12 Jun 2011 at 14:02

is it 3.875 or 1.3875?

Phenomenologica · 12 Jun 2011 at 14:05

d8ncer said:
LOL, what a muppet. Have edited above

My voltage is actually 1.39v. God knows where i got that figure from.

1.4 volts seems to be an oft-quoted figure for a maximum 24/7 voltage people are comfortable with. What cooler do you have, out of interest?

d8ncer · 12 Jun 2011 at 14:06

Corsair H60 with single fan. Idle temps drop to around 37c if I keep fan on max all the time.

Greenja · 12 Jun 2011 at 14:26

Sounds like a good OC to me. Some claim 1.38v as max 24/7 and some 1.40v, so 1.39v seems like a nice spot to me (this is the max 24/7 i would use too).

Temps look good, idle is a bit high but nothing to worry about and load temps are well within limit. Do you have speedstep enabled so it clocks down? Might help with idle temps, though i'm not sure if that will be the case i've never actually checked if temp goes lower when clocked down.

cjgardens · 12 Jun 2011 at 14:43

Im running mine higher. No one knows the safe volts. Was going to make a thread about it were people can post there clocks and volts for 24.7 use

Bos · 12 Jun 2011 at 16:20

d8ncer said:
Corsair H60 with single fan. Idle temps drop to around 37c if I keep fan on max all the time.

37c seems high for idle temps with the H60, you using manual Vcore setting rather than offset?
Mine at 5Ghz with a little less voltage than you idles using vcore offset @ 0.960v and all 4 cores under 30c, they usually sit around 25 27 27 28.

as905 · 17 Jun 2011 at 18:00

i have the same motherboard & cpu as the OP & i would truly appreciate it if someone who has a similar set up (gigabyte mobo,i5 2500k) shares some OC settings with me for 4.5ghz & 4.7ghz. i'm not really good at overclocking.

Phenomenologica · 17 Jun 2011 at 18:51

Mine is stable at 1.265 for 4.5 and 1.325 for 4.7 on a Gigabyte board with the 2500k, but your mileage may vary.

as905 · 17 Jun 2011 at 19:11

Phenomenologica said:
Mine is stable at 1.265 for 4.5 and 1.325 for 4.7 on a Gigabyte board with the 2500k, but your mileage may vary.

i will try my luck so can you please share your bios settings for 4.5 & 4.7 ??