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Here i my WEI
Specs:
i5 2500k
8GB ram
GTX570 oc
Curcial m4 64GB
Those are some impressive numbers Origineel!
Yeh its running at 3,4 right now, but i have used easytune 6 before to set it at 3,8 and it was stable and the temp normal but i had to remove my gigabyte programs to solve a other problem i had. I was also told that the cooler i have might not be good enough to OC. My cooler is a CoolerMaster Hyper 212plus.
The CoolerMaster Hyper 212plus is an excellent cooler, I used one before I got the H80.
You can do serious OC'ing with one of them, my H80 is only a little better that the Hyper 212.
The Gigabyte utilities can cause issues, OC'ing from the BIOS is much better way to do it and you'll get lower temps.
Just find a OC guide, after the first time, it's pretty easy.
This will help with the BIOS functions: LGA1155 Overclocking Glossary
Guides:
Long list of guides here: Intel CPU Essentials Collected Guides
Intel Sandy Bridge Overclocking Guide
How to Overclock the Intel Core i5-2500K
Just a couple to get you started.
here is mine