Disclaimer
Please remember this is a guide, not a set of rules. Some settings may not work the same on every machine. I am not responsible for any damages that might occur from the abuse of this guide. I cannot answer all questions; please do not PM me. Post your question in the thread, so that others may help. If you notice something wrong with the guide, send me a PM please. As always, have fun and please remember not all CPUs can hit 5GHz! Not even mine.
Important Note
This guide was put together using an i5-2500k with an ASRock P67 Extreme 4. Some settings for you may be different or not exist at all in this guide.
Ivy Bridge performs about 5% (more or less) better than Sandy Bridge. So you may have a lower clock CPU and perform the same.
4.3GHz Ivy Bridge ≈ 4.5GHz Sandy Bridge.
Last Updated 5/4/13
Be an Olympian Overclocker and go for some overclocking medals!
It's really simple. Proceed overclocking as normal, except when you get to the Final Test. There will be medals awarded for new constraints.
Each medal will earn the bearer the title "Olympic Overclocker" and deem their overclock stable.
Gold
24 Hours of "The Final Test" at 4GHz (or more)
OR
3 Hours at 5GHz.
Silver
12 Hours of "The Final Test" at 4GHz (or more)
OR
3 Hours at 4.8GHz.
Bronze
6 Hours of "The Final Test" at 4GHz (or more)
OR
3 Hours at 4.7GHz.
It's really simple. Proceed overclocking as normal, except when you get to the Final Test. There will be medals awarded for new constraints.
Each medal will earn the bearer the title "Olympic Overclocker" and deem their overclock stable.
Gold
24 Hours of "The Final Test" at 4GHz (or more)
OR
3 Hours at 5GHz.
Silver
12 Hours of "The Final Test" at 4GHz (or more)
OR
3 Hours at 4.8GHz.
Bronze
6 Hours of "The Final Test" at 4GHz (or more)
OR
3 Hours at 4.7GHz.
The Overclocking Olympics
In order by submission date (earliest at top).
Gold Medalists
Mattb2e
Arkaridge
Xinoxide
Jaderaso
jay2nice000
spidey81
Subut
BrownEye02
wholeeo
chronicfx
lilchronic
gregt
ByeByeFive
richro
preston.murrell
-Nick
Silver Medalists
mat459
elito
stickg1
Livefreeordie89
Bronze Medalists
tyguy
Submissions are now closed (I'm not online enough anymore).