A bit help needed for overclocking

Hi there,

I am completely new to overclocking. But i can understand technical terms with little effort. I want experts help to tell me if my rig is good enough for overcloking.

1. Intel Core i5-2500K 3.30GHz (Sandybridge) Socket LGA1155 Unlocked Processor - Retail

2. 8GB Mushkin Blackline LV #996988 (2x4GB) DDR3 1600MHz 9-9-9-24 - 1600MHz RAM Speed, CAS 9-9-9- 24 Timings, 1.35v VDIMM, Lifetime Warranty.

3. MSI Z68A-GD55-G3 Intel Z68 (REV B3) Socket 1155 DDR3 PCI-Express Motherboard - LGA1155 socket for Intel® 2nd Generation Core™ i7/ Core™ i5/ Core™ i3 Processors, ATX Form Factor, DDR3 2200(O.C.)/2133/18.

4. be quiet! Dark Rock Advanced Quiet CPU Cooler

5. Crosair TX650

6. Samsung SH-S222AB/RSMS 22x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter

7. ATI 6800 graphic card

Is this enough to overclock core i5 2500k up to 4.5 GHZ.

And if you could refer to some tutorial which has almost same hardware..


Your help is much appreciated..


Thanks

Read the Overclocking Guide provided by this Forum.

That's the catch! Overclocking CPU's is a trial and error thing. Different CPU's and Motherboards have diffrent settings and values in BIOS but pretty much the same, they just differ in terminologies. Overall. the principle of overclocking is to make the CPU clock faster, as you adjust the CPU clock multiplier, you have to adjust also the Vcore to the point that you'll have attain the best stable OC. Some features must disabled, some will remain in Auto and some will be enabled in the BIOS. Be aware of the core Temp, you should monitor the temp carefully, when you OC"d the CPU specially during Stress test. Wprime, SuperPI, Prime95. Run one of them for about 8-12 hrs if your system does not crashed, it is stable. To monitor the temp use CPU-Z and H/W Monitor.