Help with OCing my MSI Z77a-G45 gaming with i7 2600k

Hi there its been awhile since ive done OC since my old intel e8400 and everything looks different now..i just recently bought a  brand new Msi Z77a-G45 gaming MB and i7 2600k for good deal and would like to push my limits on this setup
Currently setup:
intel i7-2600k
8gb ddr3-1600 gskill ripjaw X Model F3-12800CL9D-8GBXL
MSI Z77a-G45 gaming motherboard
Antec Hcg-750 PSU
Evga gtx670 single card
my old rig Corsair H50 for now waiting on my custom built water cooling
i know i tried using the OC genie to test out their OC setting which gave me 4.2ghz with 1.336vcore and friend told me thats kind of high for a 4.2ghz?
any help will be good step by step. my goal for now is to reach like 4.4-4.5ghz until i get a better cooling system

Alrighty, appreciate the info; gonna back down to 4.4Ghz as I can maintain stability with 1.275 vcore in bios = 1.26 in windows = 1.24 under load resulting in hottest core never exceeding 70...was really hoping for 4.7-5.0Ghz overclock when most everyone who reviewed this chip in the early days was claiming such great overclocks with such low voltage.  But I'll chalk that up to either misinformation or non stability checked overclocks, I guess I'm old school; cause if it can't hold up to a minimum 24hr pass of Prime 95 small fft's it isn't stable in my book.  Might consider delidding it in a year or so once the new wears off, I had my i7 920 for about that long before I lapped it into a mirror shine lol.  So based on my new information 3770k's on average overclock between 4.4-4.6Ghz and can require up to 1.4 vcore and higher past 4.6Ghz which is where you start to really become thermally limited on liquid as the Ivy Bridge's 22nm technology puts the cores to closely together in combination with intel's cheap ass thermal compound solution. Maximum recommended voltage for 24/7 shouldn't exceed 1.4 vcore without some kick ass cooling or a combination of delidded processor and kick ass cooling cause ideally you want your cores mid 70's and below...that about sum it all up?

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    What did finaly fix your problem ?
    Here same issues, same keys. :
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  • MSI Z87 G45 GAMING erratic BSOD/freeze @ 2300, stable @1600. Can't solve.

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    Thank you both for the prompt replies.  I'm learning a lot.
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    Quote
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    GSKILL SUPPORT
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  • MSI Z77A - G45 - CPU multiplier problem

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    I was just saying that the beta caused a vga problem, latest release the f11 problem so try the release prior to that, but if you got it working don't touch it! lol
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    No clue, we are just users like you are, just keep checking the website. You should report the troubles you had with 2.4 to msi too.>>How to contact MSI.<<
    Yeah iťs working now. As I said, I wanted flash older Bios 2.4, so for sure I click on restore defualts in bios (for sure before flashing) in that 2.64 Bios version...
    PC restarts and my graphic card started working =)...
    So now I am running on that the latest Bios as you refered mi (2.64 beta).
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    I know It's detail, because I have good temps even in idle with 40x ration (33-39 C) but i want to be assured if it is ok.
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    I had Bios 2.5 before 2.64

  • MSI Z97-G45 Gaming VS MSI Z97 Gaming 5

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