Getting a bit more

MowyTone

MowyTone

MowyTone

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Checked my current spec and noticed the RAM is running at 1333 rather than 1600.

My fault as I missed the * on the MB speeds that said it will run at 1600 when OC.

MB is a MSI P67A-C45 Intel P67 which comes with an 'OC genie'. Not exactly experienced with OC so turned it on and let it set everything rather than me make a hash of it. CPU went from 3.3 to 4.2GHz and RAM speed went to 1600...yay!

However CPU temp jumped from 68 and slowly climbed to 90c before I put it back to stock. This was just at the BIOS screen and not under any load so something will need to be done. I have an artic freezer pro CPU fan and an antec 900 case.

I've looked up a water cooled sync which is about £50...but another 8GB of RAM is about the same.... which would be the better way to go?

Build is getting older now but has been great for the 6 or so years it's been running

Specs:

Intel Core i5-2500K 3.30GHz (Sandybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor

MSI P67A-C45 Intel P67 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard - (Sandybridge) ** B3 REVISION **

Corsair XMS3 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit
 
Unless you cannot fit an air cooler, then there is no reason to buy a cheap watercooler. Air is cheaper, quieter, more reliable, less risky and cooler.

These are two often recommended coolers:
My basket at Overclockers UK:

Total: £66.94
(includes shipping: £0.00)
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You could buy some ram from the members market for about £25-30. Lots of people selling as they upgrade to DDR4 platforms.
 
I am always trying to get a bit more but she keeps saying no!! :D:(:D

Back on subject, a lot of these auto overclocking tools (especially early versions like yours) tend overvolt, sometimes massively. It sound's like this is what has happened in your case. There really is no better way than to overclock manually in the bios. That way you have control over everything. Start off with a small overclock of 3.6Ghz and run some tests. Note down all your settings and temperatures. If temps are good go for 3.8Ghz. Test and note your temps. If still good go for 4Ghz. Keep doing this until things get to hot or voltages get too high. The aim is to get as high a clockspeed as possible with as little voltage as possible. Voltage=heat. Leave the ram alone for the time being. You don't want something else affecting the overclock. Once you are happy with the cpu you can play with the ram.
 
ok I'll check out the sticky guides and go from there....and probably put some new paste on as it occurred to me that its 6 years old..
 
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