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overclocking a fx-8320!

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December 25, 2013 7:48:21 AM

i want to overclock a fx-8350 on a MSI 970A-G43 board. the default clock speed right now is 3.00GHz! (i have a water cooler so over-heating is not a problem! i also have a tx-550m power supply) i would like to overclock it to act like a fx-8350! is there any guides for this? could you help me?

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December 25, 2013 7:55:32 AM

I think the motherboard's lack of VRM heatsinks is throttling your 8350 or 8320. It could also be your PSU, which can only provide 540w of peak power on the +12v rail. What is your GPU?

Even if it isnt throttling it, I wouldn't attempt an OC with that motherboard.
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December 25, 2013 7:57:48 AM

big no with that motherboard..
msi motherboard for amd is a real crap..

and, fx8350 stock clock is 4.00GHz! (or 3.5GHz for 8320)
not 3.00 GHZ!!!
this motherboard actually limited to 6 core 95w amd cpu, fx6300..that's why you see 3.00Ghz, not 4.00Ghz (or 3.5GHz for 8320)
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read this
http://www.tomshardware.com/forum/330572-30-970a-warnin...
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December 25, 2013 8:05:36 AM

Yeah, you need a new motherboard.

I recommend a M5A99X or GA-990FXA-UD(3,5,7).
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December 25, 2013 7:15:13 PM

Ok, I looked into it and I found out it is because the vrm is not getting any cooling because of the liquid cooling! So If use a Cooler master 212 EVO instead of my cooler master 120xl it will work better?
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December 25, 2013 10:29:42 PM

PajamaXLlama said:
Ok, I looked into it and I found out it is because the vrm is not getting any cooling because of the liquid cooling! So If use a Cooler master 212 EVO instead of my cooler master 120xl it will work better?



No..
Cooler master 212 evo not cooling your vrm..because the wind direction is to exhaust fan, not the vrm or motherboard!!!
the problem is the low quality vrm motherboard, don't push your luck too much to give any load with 8 core cpu..
there are many case of vrm burn with MSI 970A-G43..
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December 26, 2013 4:16:00 AM

M5A99X or GA-990FXA-Ud3???
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December 26, 2013 4:57:19 AM

M5A99X for sure..
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