Safe Overclock For my Phenom

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leyton1

leyton1

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What would be a safe OC useing amd overdrive for my pc these are my specs:

Phenom 955 BE 3.6 OC'D| 12gb DDR3 1x4GB| Vengence+2x4gb XMS3| 120gb
Sandisk Extreme| 500gb Seagate Pipeline| HD 2 x2| GTX 650 Asus
1GB| M5A78L-M/USB3 | Zalman Z11 Case| Zalman CNPS-8000B Cpu Cooler| 3x 80mm
fans?| BenQ GL2450HM 24" 120hz Monitor|
 
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maddogfargo
If the board supports tweaking multipliers and voltages you can usually hit ~4.0GHz on a 955BE.

Look up a good reference guide to overclocking that CPU or Board to get some ideas what settings to try. It will also list what CPU options to turn on or off.

Go slow, make small steps, stress test for ~15-20 mins between setting changes to see if it is becoming unstable or hitting high temps.

Keep it BELOW 55c and BELOW 1.55v CPU core.

If you're consistently pushing max voltage and max temps you're going to fry your CPU and/or board. Back off 100-200MHz and stop there.

Once you have your final OC settings, stress test it for 8-24 hours. If it passes stable with good temps you're done. :)
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Okay Thanks but what is the problem with the motherboard and what setting should i alter in amd overdrive and where to? if you can answer that its much appreciated but it is a lot to ask sorry.

 
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4Ryan6

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The motherboard does have manual overclocking capabilities and manually overclocking your 955BE would be the better option, and at the same time you can learn something about overclocking.

http://www.tomshardware.com/answers...dition-overclock-guide-raisng-multiplier.html

 
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If the board supports tweaking multipliers and voltages you can usually hit ~4.0GHz on a 955BE.

Look up a good reference guide to overclocking that CPU or Board to get some ideas what settings to try. It will also list what CPU options to turn on or off.

Go slow, make small steps, stress test for ~15-20 mins between setting changes to see if it is becoming unstable or hitting high temps.

Keep it BELOW 55c and BELOW 1.55v CPU core.

If you're consistently pushing max voltage and max temps you're going to fry your CPU and/or board. Back off 100-200MHz and stop there.

Once you have your final OC settings, stress test it for 8-24 hours. If it passes stable with good temps you're done. :)
 
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