How fast should I be able to OC my I5 2500k?

[Nemesis 1]

The highest I ever had my 2500K was 4.5 ghz. But after I read this a adjusted the Vcore to 1,39 v . made a couple of other adjustments and booted right up at 5ghz. I don't know if its stable or not don't care . I just wanted to see if this chip would boot into windows at 1.39v / It did . My 2600 k is setup exactly the same . Its been at 5 ghz for over 2 months. 1.39 v and stable

 

[bryanW1995]

If you are familiar with the UEFI/BIOS, probably 10 seconds. Less if your system POSTs quick.

LOL!!

The problem with these K chips is the vcore is all dynamically preset to the speed of the chip as op reported in the forms.
I have 2500k at 4700 with 1.408v after dropping the offset from +.025 to +.005 the vcove still hits 1.408v on linx.
Most of these chips will need 1.45-1.46 to hit 5000 which means good water cooling is needed for 24/7 use.

My x58 sli mobo does that with my i7 920 when I enable LLC in the bios, but when I disable it I can manually set the vcore. I suspect that it's the same with your mobo, you just need to find the setting/terminology that asrock uses.

 

[bryanW1995]

i posted a picture of it a few posts above. It is detailed in my sig.

i agree about bang-for-buck. However if you are going for air cooling and are an overclocker, pick a good one - it will likely last for several builds. My old Thermalright UltraExtreme120 is cooling my Phenom II 980 BE at 4.3GHz after years of service cooling my Intel CPUs.
:thumbsup:

Many enthusiasts won't touch watercooling and quietness is a big factor factor for me (especially because i specialize in video card reviews).

i would be a writer . . .
:whiste:

i just looked in my sig ...
Noctua U12P SE2

haha, my TRUE is still going strong as well. I did have to add a 2nd fan in push/pull to get decent temps at 4.2 last year on my i7. I rigged it horribly and have always planned to go back and "do it right", but it's been 18 months now and I just don't wanna mess with it now b/c it works...

You really need to get banzai duck to write a cooler review at ABT.

 

[john3850]

LOL!!



My x58 sli mobo does that with my i7 920 when I enable LLC in the bios, but when I disable it I can manually set the vcore. I suspect that it's the same with your mobo, you just need to find the setting/terminology that asrock uses.

By not maxing out the llc I have more control on the cpu voltage.
I reset the {additional turbo voltage} to manual.
I still like my 930 better but now this sb uses half the power of the x58.