Hi all,
I recently built a new i5 2500k rig with the Asus p8p67 pro mobo and I'm running a hyper 212 HSF. The intention here was to take advantage of the amazing overclocking capabilities of the 2500k.
So, up pulls UPS about 30 minutes before I have to leave for work yesterday, and I spend all day with thoughts on my new build. I finally get home, put everything together, tidy the case up, get win 7 up and running, install all of my 3rd party must-haves, migrate my files from the old PC . . . .
and realize it's 4 AM.
This morning, I woke up, ready to jump headfirst into my first OC adventure, so I pull up anandtech, a few more sites for research, and que a page or two up on my EVO for reference while in the BIOS. I restart and hold down delete and boot into my BIOS, switch to advanced mode, and click on the first line to read the description.
The next thing I know, my computer restarts, does not POST, then restarts again. I'm close to freaking out as I have never overclocked before. Just a few seconds later (faster than before), the computer boots into windows. Not sure what had happened, I open Prime95 and start a test, and observe CPU-Z while testing.
Much to my surprise, I now have a ~4.4 GHz processor. 42 x 103.
I never, ever, thought I'd say this, but . . .
I just accidentally overclocked my PC by 1.1 Ghz.
It seems OCing really is as easy as clicking a button these days.
I recently built a new i5 2500k rig with the Asus p8p67 pro mobo and I'm running a hyper 212 HSF. The intention here was to take advantage of the amazing overclocking capabilities of the 2500k.
So, up pulls UPS about 30 minutes before I have to leave for work yesterday, and I spend all day with thoughts on my new build. I finally get home, put everything together, tidy the case up, get win 7 up and running, install all of my 3rd party must-haves, migrate my files from the old PC . . . .
and realize it's 4 AM.
This morning, I woke up, ready to jump headfirst into my first OC adventure, so I pull up anandtech, a few more sites for research, and que a page or two up on my EVO for reference while in the BIOS. I restart and hold down delete and boot into my BIOS, switch to advanced mode, and click on the first line to read the description.
The next thing I know, my computer restarts, does not POST, then restarts again. I'm close to freaking out as I have never overclocked before. Just a few seconds later (faster than before), the computer boots into windows. Not sure what had happened, I open Prime95 and start a test, and observe CPU-Z while testing.
Much to my surprise, I now have a ~4.4 GHz processor. 42 x 103.
I never, ever, thought I'd say this, but . . .
I just accidentally overclocked my PC by 1.1 Ghz.
It seems OCing really is as easy as clicking a button these days.
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