OC potential for FX-8350 + HD 7950 on Sabertooth R2.0

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charmer

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Hii everyone

im a bit new with all that is about OC but i intent to OC soon my courent build:
http://pcpartpicker.com/user/charmer/saved/2rmP

ofc i will change my old 500W psu to a seasonic/XFX 750W psu.
Im thinking of using Afterburner for OCing the GPU and 3Dmark for stress testing (i have only a little experience with it).
About the CPU OC i will use the bios (UEFI).

So my questions are:
* Are those programs enaugh for me to OC and test my GPU stability ?
* For the CPU OC do i need another Prog' beside the BIOS/UEFI ?
*Will My MB hadle a good OC and about how much?

Thx very much for any help or advice
 
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Most people use prime 95 for stability testing on CPU. http://files.extremeoverclocking.com/file.php?f=205
BIOS/UEFI settings are what you change when overclocking CPU so no additional programs needed apart from temperature monitoring software.
The Sabertooth is a very good overclocking board so you will get what your CPU and/or cooling solution allows, I would be guessing a number since it varies from CPU to CPU
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Most people use prime 95 for stability testing on CPU. http://files.extremeoverclocking.com/file.php?f=205
BIOS/UEFI settings are what you change when overclocking CPU so no additional programs needed apart from temperature monitoring software.
The Sabertooth is a very good overclocking board so you will get what your CPU and/or cooling solution allows, I would be guessing a number since it varies from CPU to CPU
 
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I'm a previous owner of the FX 6350 and was able to overclock it extremely high. It's stock was 3.9Ghz and i got it to 4.5 succesfully. The FX 8350 is the same chip but with more cores so it doesnt overclock as easily dude to the extra voltage needed but it's stock of 4.0Ghz should be able to go up to 4.5 or 4.6. There have been a few guys that got the FX 8350 all the way to 5Ghz but i wouln't try it :p
 
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I have the sabertooth 990FX r2.0 with a FX-8120 its stock 3.1 and i have it OC to 4.1 easily with the change of just the multiplier without having to adjust voltage or anything and prime 95 for 12 hours, gamed on it for 2-5 hours daily no problems here. I highly recommend the sabertooth 990fx its a BadA$$ board.

Or if you have the $$ get the Crosshair V Formula-Z. The record for OC speed is held by the FX-8350 on the crosshair V formula-z Record @ 8.67GHZ. (well the last time i checked)
 
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Ty all for the advices but can anyone say what should i do for my GPU OC?
are the programs (afterburner and 3dmark) the progs i need to use or is something else i should use?

And finally a question coming from ignorance .. is there any way i'll bottleneck one of my parts? Or is there a part i should OC more the other?

Thx again in advance!
 
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I can't answer the question on your GPU OC program as i have never OC my GPU. But the bottleneck question: You will always have a bottleneck no matter what you put in your system one component is always going to "trumpf" another component no matter how much you upgrade. But all your component seem to be just fine.

 
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