Is this OC good or should I go higher?

link1021l · Jan 29, 2014

Hey guys, first post on here!

I just recently upgraded my system with a new mobo, CPU and GPU, and I've been overclocking to squeeze the most out of my stock parts as possible. I was wondering what you guys thought about my setup.

Here are my specs at the moment:

AMD FX 8320 @ 4.2Ghz, at 1.388v

Geforce GTX 760 Twin Frozr with these afterburner settings:

I don't know much about RAM overclocking, so after having to use my CMOS jumper about 5 times due to the computer not booting to POST at all, I let it simply run stock. Here are the CPU-Z settings

I'm using a MSI 970A-G46 mobo, btw.

WarWolverineWarrior · Jan 29, 2014

What are you OC for?

link1021l · Jan 29, 2014

I'm a gamer, looking for the best performance for all my gaming needs. Everything runs great, but I just want to get the best I can possibly get out of my parts.

WarWolverineWarrior · Jan 29, 2014

OC is used when ur bottlenecking. So when ur CPU or GPU is at 100% usage during a game, then you might think of OC. If your not getting 50-60 fps during games, look at what's bottlenecking and OC it. GTX 760 shouldn't bottleneck ur fx 8320 at 4.2 GHz in any game.

link1021l · Jan 29, 2014

WarWolverineWarrior :

I'm not trying to prevent bottlenecking or anything, I simply want to squeeze everything I can out of my rig. I've added 285 to my 3Dmark score from its stock parts score of 5938.

aldan · Jan 29, 2014

you may be able to go higher but i would recommend better than stock cooling. to a certain extent your ram will clock higher when you oc your cpu anyway.i am not the expert so i left my ram alone. bottlenecking is an overused term.basically your gpu will only be as fast as your cpu can process it. i say go for it and there are a lot of knowledgeable overclockers on this site that can help you better than i. one thing i noticed is your ram is not all the same.i would see what frequencies you mb supports and have them all the same,timings as well.

link1021l · Jan 29, 2014

aldan :

I'm not sure what you mean when you say that the RAM isn't the same, both sticks are GSkill 4GB, I didn't buy them separately. Also, I am changing the multiplier, instead of the bus speed. I tried to lower the multiplier and bump the FSB up, didn't boot to POST, reset the cmos, bumped up the multiplier back to x21 and it was stable. From what my BIOS tells me, the multiplier won't change the RAM speed.

aldan · Jan 29, 2014

missed that,sorry.how much did you try bumping the fsb?

link1021l · Jan 29, 2014

The stock is 200, and I tried to go up to 234 with an x18 multiplier, so it would still get 4.2Ghz. I didn't think that it was THAT much of an increase, but when I saved it, there was no POST, and I had to jumper the CMOS.

aldan · Jan 29, 2014

try not to make such a big jump all at once try smaller increments like 5 at a time.

link1021l · Jan 29, 2014

Aside from RAM speed increase, is there reason to increase the FSB speed over the multiplier?

aldan · Jan 29, 2014

that one is going to have to be left up to someone who knows a lot more about overclocking than me.

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