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    I5 2500k Overclocking

    Ive been reading and searching on Overclocking for a while now and I am overwhelmed at all the information. I am having trouble just diving in and going for it. I understand you can destroy a chip which I am willing to pay to play and want to try knowing the risks. (the right way with my hand being held some what).

    I hit the wall with gaming on my old non OC'd q6600 and got a wild hair and built a new system this weekend. Everything is up and running on Windows 7 64 bit at full stock settings. Heres the build.

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    CORSAIR 750W ATX 80PLUS PSU

    Having always looked into overclocking but never trying I was really hoping the Asus II Tweaker Auto Overclocker would handle this for me. After having it do its auto over clock I ran CPU-Z and didnt see the overclock there. I also ran 3Dmark 11 Basic and didnt see the OC there. I run real temp and my temps on all cores are 31-34 as it sits. So the darn thing isnt keeping the OC for some reason. I figure it's like anything else... if you want it, you got to do it yourself and do it right.

    I ran across this http://www.bit-tech.net/hardware/cpu...ore-i5-2500k/3

    Im stuck at the "You'll also need to make sure you have at least the revision 0907 EFI" part. I am not sure what the EFI is. (last time I built a pc or even looked into hardware was years ago with my q6600 build. Never even updated the bios on that old board so I am really really out of date with things) Just a simple update to the BIOS? (went to Asus and saw 3 BIOS updates but have not done anything yet) I'm use to putting a BIOS update on a 3.5 and booting it for an upgrade. I saw you could update this BIOS through windows but havent D/L anything or done anything yet. Is there a good link to this EFI to understand it better? Will the BIOS update also update this to the 0907 version? A walk through on how to install the EFI.

    Can someone help this noob out or am I hopeless? I'm just a guy that can do enough/knows enough to be dangerous.

    Please Please Please help me out. PM me. Call me. Write me a Letter. Anything to get me going. I am not looking for someone to tell me everything but enough to help me figure it out and hold my hand so I understand what is going on and so I don't simply blow this thing up from the get go. I would love to get into Overclocking and push this chip to enhance my gaming.
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    It's not hopeless. Overclocking a SB is far easier than overclocking a Q6600 so you're already ahead of the game. Here's a good guide to get you started.
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    Extensible Firmware Interface (EFI) is just a name Asus has given their new BIOS interface, which includes some new features not present in previous BIOSs. In the article they refer to the 0907 BIOS revision, which isn't even listed in the BIOS revision history for the P8P67 PRO at the Asus support site. The latest official BIOS is 1003, which includes a number of fixes / additions over revision 0804 (the first BIOS revision). If you decide to flash the BIOS, make sure to update to the latest official 1003 revision, and not the Beta 1053 revision. Flashing the BIOS on the newer Asus P67 boards is done using either BUPDATER 1.22 (DOS Based Bios update tool), Asus Ai Suite from within the GUI, or the EZ Flash BIOS ROM Utility (where you can also find the currently installed BIOS revision).

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    Quote Originally Posted by redduc900 View Post
    Extensible Firmware Interface (EFI) is just a name Asus has given their new BIOS interface, which includes some new features not present in previous BIOSs. In the article they refer to the 0907 BIOS revision, which isn't even listed in the BIOS revision history for the P8P67 PRO at the Asus support site. The latest official BIOS is 1003, which includes a number of fixes / additions over revision 0804 (the first BIOS revision). If you decide to flash the BIOS, make sure to update to the latest official 1003 revision, and not the Beta 1053 revision. Flashing the BIOS on the newer Asus P67 boards is done using either BUPDATER 1.22 (DOS Based Bios update tool), Asus Ai Suite from within the GUI, or the EZ Flash BIOS ROM Utility (where you can also find the currently installed BIOS revision).
    LOL now I feel really dumb. Thanks for a great explanation on the EFI. I have been using evga boards in the past this is my first Asus. So with the system where it is at now I tried the update through the AI suite II on the internet option and it didnt find anything it said. So if I download the latest bios 1003 revision then use the AI suite II to update pointing to the D/L of the 1003 through windows it should simply update the bios for me instead of old school booting with a floppy correct?

    I'm sure I'll have more dumb questions to follow

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    First check in the EFI to see what the current BIOS revision is. And I would instead use the EZ Flash Utility from within the EFI to flash the BIOS from a thumb drive.

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    Over the years I have had nothing but problems when trying to update a BIOS thru Windows. They may have fixed it in recent years, but avoid it if you can.

    Put the latest BIOS on a flash drive, and then press alt-F2 during POST to enter the Asus flash utility.
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    Ive got the bios updated now. Just for grins and to check my install job on the Frio I D/L prime95 and did a In-place large FFT. I notice on real temp 3.60 Just going from left to right under the temp header my first 2 cores were average at around 55c and then the 3rd was roughly 57-60c while the 4th was 60-64C. When the I ended the program after about 5 minutes (the 4th temp spiking above the rest kinda concerned me) they all dropped right down to 31. They all 4 idle 31-35.

    Before moving on to even dealing with an OC what do you all think of these temps. What is the max on real temp 3.60 should they safely go and what is the "death" temp it should never hit with this chip?

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    Aftersome research this morning on idle temps it seems I am a tad bit high. looks like normal idle temps are in the 25c + or - 2-3c. I am wondering before I pull this apart to reset the cooler of possibly the qfan setting is not allowing the fans to run at a higher rpm at idle making this guy idle hotter then normal. I am still concerned about the the 3 and 4 cores running much hotter then 1 and 2. Any thoughts anyone?

    I have no problem tearing this down and resetting the cooler if you all think it would be a good solution to these temps. Also thoughts on the qfan setting being disabled?

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    I would not worry about those temps. A little high, but not too bad. If you are still having problems with BIOS settings, I can try to help. I have the Deluxe and you have the Pro, but the BIOS should be the same.
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