So I got myself a 2600K processor that I am trying to overclock on an Asus P8P67 motherboard. It is the L040 batch which is known to be really good overclockers. However I cant seem to get stable over 4.25GHz unless I use 1.4v or something dumb like that. I am thinking it is my motherboard that is just trash because it was shipped with an 0402 bios, which isnt even listed on the site and Asus says the first bios release was 0804. I upgraded to 1003 and tried 1053 as well. 1053 seemed slightly less stable for me, but at least on these newer bios versions I am able to break 4GHz.
Can anyone help me with settings I can/should try to get up to at least 4.5GHz?
So far I have tried as much as 1.4v on the core and 1.95v on the PLL, and load line calibration set to high. IntelBurnTest says I am stable, but I have been having a crash every day for the last 3 days at anything over 4.25GHz. If I lower my core speed, no crashes. It has crashed when watching a YouTube video, playing Minecraft, and after 5 hours of I.B.T. running with all cycles of the test computed properly right up until that point. SO it isnt any specific thing that crashes the computer, it just will hapen at random when running higher than 4.25GHz
Temperature wise, I max at 73C on my hottest 2 cores @ 100% load after 15 minutes.
I have:
Asus P8P67 motherboard
i7 2600K processor
Prolimatech Megahalems with good fan
Diamond IC 7 TIM
2 x 4GB G.Skill Ripjaw memory, DDR1600
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