Safest Core i5 Overclock

Finglor

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Hi guys I have built my comp and it runs fine on stock settings.It is a i5 asus p7p55d ati 5850 setup.I want to overclock the CPU without modifying any voltages.What values should I modify?
Currently I just set BCLK to 150 which gives me 3.0 ghz which is what I want.I have 1600mhz rams and they run at 1200mhz right now.
Any help is greatly appreciated.
 

virus015

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Google i5 overclocking guides, they will tell you what each setting does. If you aren't willing to up voltages then the FSB is really the only tool you have. As a quick guide raise it a few mhz at a time to stress test it with prime 95 for 20 minutes. After you think you have found your maximum stable setting then run a stability test of a few hours, I use prime95 (more is better, at 8hours+ you have a fairly solid setup). If it crashes during stability testing then back down on your settings, or start upping voltages.