i5 2500K overclocking question

awinchurch · 10 Aug 2011 at 14:10

So I ordered my rig from OCuk and im hoping it will be with me tomorrow.

I intend on overclocking to around the 4.8Ghz mark but only if cooling is sufficient.

But there is one thing I am a little unsure of and that is do I have to run the processor in for a period of time before overclocking?

My intention was to run it at stock speed for a few weeks then bump it up to 4Ghz. After that I intend to move it up by increments of 0.2Ghz every couple of weeks so I can monitor temperatures properly and find a happy place

The cooler I will be using by the way is a Antec Kúhler H2O 920 High Performance Liquid CPU Cooler

Cheers

Jokester · 10 Aug 2011 at 14:12

You can start overclocking immediately, but note very few of them will do 4.8GHz stable.

koooowweeee · 10 Aug 2011 at 14:16

ye start clocking straight away.

you can do all your testing in one day

that cooler should be fine for a 4.8 clock. temps will not be great but with-in spec

awinchurch · 10 Aug 2011 at 14:41

Ah ok thanks guys well if i get it to 4.6Ghz stable I will be happy. I guess I will just have to see

Jokester · 10 Aug 2011 at 14:42

Keep us posted with how you get on.

Clum · 10 Aug 2011 at 14:44

You'll be very unlucky if you don't get 4.6. I'd advise though that instead of jumping straight into the overclock on day 1, it might be better to run the system for a few days-1 week just to make sure that everything is working and stable at stock first. That way should you run into any issues when clocking, you can be confident that it's certainly down to settings and not any hardware faults.

awinchurch · 10 Aug 2011 at 14:46

Clum said:
You'll be very unlucky if you don't get 4.6. I'd advise though that instead of jumping straight into the overclock on day 1, it might be better to run the system for a few days-1 week just to make sure that everything is working and stable at stock first. That way should you run into any issues when clocking, you can be confident that it's certainly down to settings and not any hardware faults.

Will do this... Thanks