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Hey guys. I was not sure where to start this thread because I did not see a Overclocking section. Since overclocking starts with the CPU, I figured this was the best place to start it.
The last time I overclocked a PC was 5 years ago with a P4 Socket 478. It was a 2.4ghz processor and I overclocked it to 3.2ghz. It was stable for the past 5 years and now I'm building another PC.
Here's the parts I have:
Core i5 Socket LGA 1156 2.66ghz
Prolimatech Megahalems Rev. B with 2 120mm fans
EVGA P55 FTW motherboard
4GB G.Skill Dual-channel DDR3 1600
EVGA GTX 275 video card
Cosair 850HX psu
Since 5 years have past and my new CPU is a quad-core, what has changed as far as overclocking steps go? I remember stepping up the FSB and the Vcore voltage 1 increment at a time in the BIOS. Is this the correct way?
I'm wanting at least between 3 and 4ghz, stable, out of this CPU. Any and all help/info is appreciated.
Thanks,
Brian
The last time I overclocked a PC was 5 years ago with a P4 Socket 478. It was a 2.4ghz processor and I overclocked it to 3.2ghz. It was stable for the past 5 years and now I'm building another PC.
Here's the parts I have:
Core i5 Socket LGA 1156 2.66ghz
Prolimatech Megahalems Rev. B with 2 120mm fans
EVGA P55 FTW motherboard
4GB G.Skill Dual-channel DDR3 1600
EVGA GTX 275 video card
Cosair 850HX psu
Since 5 years have past and my new CPU is a quad-core, what has changed as far as overclocking steps go? I remember stepping up the FSB and the Vcore voltage 1 increment at a time in the BIOS. Is this the correct way?
I'm wanting at least between 3 and 4ghz, stable, out of this CPU. Any and all help/info is appreciated.
Thanks,
Brian