A little knowledge about my intel i5 2500k would be appreciated.

Hello all,

First of I want to say that I know this question has been asked dozens of times and I have read through a lot of threads like this one but I just need a bit more help if that wouldn't be to much trouble for one or two of you helpful people out there.

With the help of the kind people here in a different forum I put together my "dream computer" At the time of buying the parts I had in mind the idea of OC'ing my cpu mainly for the fun of it not really because its needed. The thought of OC'ing is exciting and terrifying all at the same time, so I have some concerns and some things that I would like to get cleared up if at all possible.

Here are my basic computer specs to give you an idea of what we are dealing with:

intel core i5 2500k
Gigabyte p67X-UD3-B3 MoBo
G.SKILL Ripjaws X Series 16GB (4 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1333 (PC3 10666)
Hyper 212 CPU cooler with 2 120's mounted on it,
Antec Illusion 300 with 4x 120's and 1x 140mm
ATI radeon Hd 6770 GPU
OCZ 600W modular PSU

So as you can see I had OC'ing in mind for sure when I built the system, but I have some questions.

1. I don't really need to OC for any reason more of just a bragging type thing   but is there any reason why I shouldn't OC? I would like to make this setup last as long as possible Probably atleast 3yrs if not longer. I know that there is a big debate over if OC'ing will lower CPU life.
2. Right now average CPU temp (unless gaming or doing something strenuous) is 30C. If I OC would my base temp be higher? Or would it just be my max load temp?
3.I have been doing several stress tests lately (the whole gamut of tests from OCCT, Itel burn test, and Prime95) and they all stabilize at 50C for all 4 cores using CPUID and CORE Temp with the CPU still at stock settings . Is this a bad temp for my setup as it is? Or is this about were it should be?
4.Will OC'ing provide a noticeable improvement for me? I dont really ever get Higher then a 75% CPU load and mostly Its not that high.


Any way those are concerns of mine and I would appreciate it very much if someone here could help address at least some of them. Any way thanks in advance and as always Cheers!