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Late to the game: 2500k OC

  • 18-07-2018 10:21AM
    #1
    [Deleted User]
    Posts: 8,756 ✭✭✭


    Never OC'd before but want to get a bit more out of the CPU to match the GTX1080

    Have an i5 2500k sitting on a ASRock Z68 Pro3 (B3), Sockel 1155, ATX but don't know how far that combination can go, on a newbie's first OC.

    Has the standard blower but happy to swap that out if there is a good budget option?
    Any help would be appreciated, I've watched a few youtube videos about this combination and all say that it can OC fairly well but I worry that they contradict each other in some areas


Comments

  • #2
    [Deleted User]
    Posts: 8,756 ✭✭✭ [Deleted User]


    sugarman wrote: »
    You'll need a good cooler for starters, should easily hit 4ghz with air and see a significant improvement but there'll still be bottleneck with a 1080 and 2500k no matter what.




    Yeah I know but if I'm going to wait on a new MB/CPU upgrade, not got cash for that for a few months.


  • #3
    tuxy
    Closed Accounts Posts: 14,980 ✭✭✭✭tuxy


    Deleted User wrote: »
    Yeah I know but if I'm going to wait on a new MB/CPU upgrade, not got cash for that for a few months.

    Get this

    https://www.amazon.co.uk/Cooler-Master-Heatpipes-Connector-RR-212E-16PK-R1/dp/B0068OI7T8/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1532099278&sr=8-1&keywords=coolermaster+hyper+212+evo

    Follow the overclock guides and you can expect an overclock of anywhere between 4.2 - 5 ghz with 4.5 being the most probable speed you can achieve.


  • #4
    yoshiktk
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 811 ✭✭✭yoshiktk


    Just make sure that there's not only good cooler on cpu but there's good airflow in the case as well.
    My 2500k sits stable at 4.5GHz@1.30v, some people will go up to 5Ghz@1.45V-1.50V. For me its an overkill, the jump from the stock 3.3GHz its enough in most cases and the cpu is less prone to faster degradation due high voltage/temps.
    In BF1 I had a nice bottleneck on the stock with GTX670, after the OC no problems.


  • #5
    Dcully
    Moderators, Computer Games Moderators Posts: 14,806 Mod ✭✭✭✭Dcully


    To counter this my 2500K is running @ 4.5ghz for 5 years now never an issue but on BF1 im constantly on max CPU usage which gives horrible stutter ,, its well known for this CPU.


  • #6
    [Deleted User]
    Posts: 8,756 ✭✭✭ [Deleted User]


    It's Ultra-ing everything in Shadow of War and in Ashes of the Singularity

    I'm happy for now anyway


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