Help OC an Athlon II x3 450

DamagedGoods · Mar 18, 2013

This is my first build, from the ground up. but i went with the AMD Athlon II x3 430 cpu & Gigabyte 78LMT-S2P. I know the mobo is a cheap low end, because i ran out of money. but i made sure it would be capable of unlocking the hidden core. But i am new to OC, so I am not too sure where to go. I am pretty tech savy, its just something i haven't had the opportunity. I have the hidden core unlocked, but what where should i go from there?

mouse24 · Mar 18, 2013

I personally wouldn't bother with overclocking on that board. Its super low end and no heatsinks of any kind on the VRMs, only a small one on the SB.

stickmansam · Mar 18, 2013

You have a cooler and good PSU and all that?

I would limit your OC to about 3.4ghz-3.6, don't want to push it too hard on that mb. Also ensure adequate cooling for the VRM sections

You may not get a good OC if the 4th core was disabled due to an defect

mouse24 · Mar 19, 2013

Grabbing something like these might not be a bad idea. http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835708011 Considering the price, you really can't go wrong.

schmuckley · Feb 18, 2014

oooo..I remember someone had one of those blow up.
I wouldn't push it...3.5-6 Ghz..
1.42v max on core

mouse24 · Feb 18, 2014

Yeah you really can't expect much from a 50 dollar mobo.

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