Nearly time to start hammering my system

[bainbridge]

Rig as per sig. This cpu overclocked to 4.6 with very little effort, does 4.8 but a little warm for my liking (don't like going over 70c) so it has been happily running at 4.6 since building this machine about 2 years ago.

Built several machines for friends in the meantime and the upgrade itch is becoming unbearable, so what I intend to do is what I always do a few months before I upgrade: Overclock it to hell

So, a new cooler is in order, needs to be compatible with the newer platforms so I can carry it over. I was going to look at high end air but this £25 Corsair thing is great for the money (chose it because it was being bundled with 2500k oc'd bundles by ocuk at the time) do I really need to spend £80 odd on a cooler or will a good £50 get the best out of the cpu anyway? Any Ideas?

Also does anyone run this cpu above 100mhz clockspeed? It was a big no no when I first got this chip, has that changed?

 

[Doomedspeed]

If your 'cheap transparent case' can fit the K2, i would suggest that..

Its performs the same as my D14 and is currently £50.

My 2500k got upto 4.8 under my D14 and was hitting 65C.. 4.8 is the wall for my Chip unfortunatly.

You may aswell try upping the BLCK a little, i've seen some around 104, but mine doesn't go beyond 101.2 (IIRC)..I've even seen some not being able to go 100.2, so its a lottery really..