Over clock or not ?

[Linus Jönsson]

Hello! I got myself a i5 2500k! And ive been thinking of maybe overclocking it to 3.7, but im a bit scared that i might overheat the proccesor! Because i only got a Intel stock cooler. What do you think i should do ?Should i overlock or should i just let it all stay there, because ive started to notice that my PC have beginning to run a bit slower! And i tought maybe overlocking would help! Well i just wanna know if my cooler can cool it good enough so it wont overheat!

 

Full Specs:

CPU: i5 2500k 3.3ghz 4 cores

Cooler:Intel stock cooler

Motherboard:P67A-C45(Thinking of getting a MSI Z97 GAMING)

RAM:8 gb corsair 1600mhz

GPU:Geforce gtx 970 4 gb ram

1TB harddrive

[FloRolf]

1. Don't OC on stock cooler

2. Make a fresh windows installation for faster PC

3. Or buy an SSD and throw windows on there.

[EpIcPoNaGe]

Just a heads up that the z97 isn't compatible with the 2500k

[Agent181]

dont overclock with a stock cooler

[Linus Jönsson]

Okay! Thanks for the help

[Linus Jönsson]

1. Don't OC on stock cooler

2. Make a fresh windows installation for faster PC

3. Or buy an SSD and throw windows on there.

Do you have any cooler to recommend like the cooler master hyper EVO 212 ? Or should i save up for a water cooler ?

[ForsakenLive]

You can't use a Z97 board with that CPU!.

Get an aftermarket cooler for OCing, don't use the stock one. The Hyper 212 EVO is found everywhere around the world, is cheap (usually $30 or less) and will get you a decent OC.

[typographie]

Hello! I got myself a i5 2500k! And ive been thinking of maybe overclocking it to 3.7, but im a bit scared that i might overheat the proccesor! Because i only got a Intel stock cooler. What do you think i should do ?Should i overlock or should i just let it all stay there, because ive started to notice that my PC have beginning to run a bit slower! And i tought maybe overlocking would help! Well i just wanna know if my cooler can cool it good enough so it wont overheat!

 

Full Specs:

CPU: i5 2500k 3.3ghz 4 cores

Cooler:Intel stock cooler

Motherboard:P67A-C45(Thinking of getting a MSI Z97 GAMING)

RAM:8 gb corsair 1600mhz

GPU:Geforce gtx 970 4 gb ram

1TB harddrive

 

Your stock cooler won't give you much headroom for overclocking, and it's probably not a great idea to push it very far if you do at all. Chances are it's already running about as hot as you'd really want it to. Whatever you can get at stock voltage is probably the most you'd ever want to do.

 

That said, if an overclock starts to get a little too hot (I don't like it let it go much higher than 75°C, personally), just stop your stability test and adjust the settings or go back to stock. Damage from heat alone typically takes time to hurt a CPU, a few moments aren't anything to worry about.

 

And as some others said above, Z97 is a Haswell-compatible chipset. If you want a new motherboard compatible with your current CPU, it would need to be another LGA-1155 board with either the Z68 or Z77 chipsets.

[Linus Jönsson]

Your stock cooler won't give you much headroom for overclocking, and it's probably not a great idea to push it very far if you do at all. Chances are it's already running about as hot as you'd really want it to. Whatever you can get at stock voltage is probably the most you'd ever want to do.

 

That said, if an overclock starts to get a little too hot (I don't like it let it go much higher than 75°C, personally), just stop your stability test and adjust the settings or go back to stock. Damage from heat alone typically takes time to hurt a CPU, a few moments aren't anything to worry about.

 

And as some others said above, Z97 is a Haswell-compatible chipset. If you want a new motherboard compatible with your current CPU, it would need to be another LGA-1155 board with either the Z68 or Z77 chipsets.

Okay, you got any CPU to recommend if i get 1 ? Sorry, im not that high on PC i only know how to build and simple stuff, im a newbie  But we gotta start somewhere!

[typographie]

Okay, you got any CPU to recommend if i get 1 ? Sorry, im not that high on PC i only know how to build and simple stuff, im a newbie  But we gotta start somewhere!

 

"Haswell" is the i3/i5/i7-4000's. So the i5-4690K, for instance, is basically the "new version" of your i5-2500K. If you want to overclock, that K means it has an unlocked multiplier which is necessary for any worthwhile overclocking. Others, like the i5-4590, can't be overclocked much, but that's a way to save money if you didn't want to overclock.

 

There's also the i3-4000's (such as the i3-4330) which are cheaper but have only two Hyperthreaded cores. They don't offer one that can be overclocked. They're great if you can't afford an i5.

 

The i7's have four Hyperthreaded cores (so kind of like 8), and start at about $300. I'm opening a can of worms by saying this but I don't believe you need an i7 if all you're doing is gaming.

[vembutech]

Don't do it with stock cooler.

[Linus Jönsson]

"Haswell" is the i3/i5/i7-4000's. So the i5-4690K, for instance, is basically the "new version" of your i5-2500K. If you want to overclock, that K means it has an unlocked multiplier which is necessary for any worthwhile overclocking. Others, like the i5-4590, can't be overclocked much, but that's a way to save money if you didn't want to overclock.

 

There's also the i3-4000's (such as the i3-4330) which are cheaper but have only two Hyperthreaded cores. They don't offer one that can be overclocked. They're great if you can't afford an i5.

 

The i7's have four Hyperthreaded cores (so kind of like 8), and start at about $300. I'm opening a can of worms by saying this but I don't believe you need an i7 if all you're doing is gaming.

Ok thanks for the help! Appriciate it