Real Chances of Damanging a component

Frank Villasenor · Apr 30, 2013

What are the real chances of permanently damaging any of the following when doing light to moderate Multiplier (and voltage related) overclocking:

1) Black edition CPU
2) RAM
3) Motherboard

When I say "light to moderate" I mean a multiplier increase of 1 and a CPU Vcore increase of +0.15 (to 1.400) and a NB VCore increase of +0.08.

Thanks

firo40 · Apr 30, 2013

very slim but honestly you will not see any increase of preformance with that low of an overclock so risking losing your system stability over it is not worth it. Chances are you wouldnt even need to increase your voltage with a multiplier increase of 1

Dark Lord of Tech · Apr 30, 2013

If you decide to go forward with more overclocking , please make sure you install an aftermarket cooler.

Frank Villasenor · Apr 30, 2013

I do. I have a Cooler master 212 EVO...

Frank Villasenor · Apr 30, 2013

firo40 :

That's what what I thought.

This was just me experimenting and learning. I just am trying to understand. I had hoped to get the FX-8350 up to 4.5 GHz. but can't even get it stable at the 4.3GHz (which is what the given multiplier increase gave me).

Thanks for the response. It's appreciated.

Dark Lord of Tech · Apr 30, 2013

Good deal , you should be all set.

firo40 · Apr 30, 2013

Every cpu is differnt some can overclock better then others even though they are sopoused to be the same cpu. Not all presses come out the same though sadly. Also having a 990fx mobo helps alot when overclocking in the AMD cpu realm

Dark Lord of Tech · Apr 30, 2013

Frank can you list your specs?

Frank Villasenor · Apr 30, 2013

firo40 :

I have a 990FX mobo...

Dark Lord of Tech · Apr 30, 2013

Then you should have no issues with mild overclocks.

Frank Villasenor · Apr 30, 2013

Detailed part list is here http://pcpartpicker.com/b/ADb

The highlights are:

ASRock 990FX Extreme3 motherboard
FX-8350 CPU
Corsair 4x4gb DDR3 PC-1600 RAM
HD 7950 Graphics Card

And yet, nothing but problems on every attempt no matter how mild...

Dark Lord of Tech · Apr 30, 2013

That PSU is not good for overclocking.

Frank Villasenor · Apr 30, 2013

The power supply alone matters that much, huh? Honestly never imagined it was that important.... Ok, I'll look for an upgrade. probably a corsair since I've come to like their stuff.... Thank you for the reply and your time so far and beyond.

Could you advise me if this would be better: http://www.amazon.com/Corsair-Builder-Watt-EPS%C2%A0-CX600/dp/B0092ML0OC/ref=sr_1_1?s=pc&ie=UTF8&qid=1367348870&sr=1-1&keywords=corsair+power+supply

Dark Lord of Tech · Apr 30, 2013

Antec , Corsair , Seasonic < Look into these brands

chriss000 · Apr 30, 2013

That is the minimum standard psu you should use in ANY pc build I have the same one and its nice to be able to forget about it.
I had a £25 psu from Maplins that used to choke my system by
4000 3dmarks untill I bought the corsair. Cheap psu's cause so many anomilous mystery problems they just arent worth the grief.

chriss000 · Apr 30, 2013

The box looks so well done, and the sales person tells you its
a new brand and they are very well made, etc etc and he wears
a nice pressed shirt, and he says is an expert.
12 months and a lot of heartache later, that money is in the recyclying bin along possibly with the rest of your components.
DONT BUY CHEAP POWER SUPPLIES!

chriss000 · Apr 30, 2013

And for readers in england, stay out of maplins. They want £68
for a corsair cx600, and Yoyo tech only charge £53.
There prices are a joke and half there stock is unfit for purpose.

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