how much can i overclock my phenom

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hunter315
A phenom 2 shouldn't be what you are looking at, its too old, flipping to something like an FX-4300 or A8-3650 will net you better performance. And since you're running an AM2+ board its going to cost you more than that since you'll need to swap out the ram for DDR3.
http://www.anandtech.com/bench/product/21?vs=399

First generation Phenoms came out 2007, second generation in 2008, which means your system is about 7 years old. It has lived a long life, it may be time to save for a complete rebuild, you may have gotten as far as that motherboard can bring you, its time to make the leap forward a few generations and get your hands on some shiny new toys!
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Your motherboard isn't going to support extreme OCing, with only 3 phases providing CPU power it is pretty limited on its capabilities as to how much extra you can get out of it. With a 9500 you are already close to its capabilities, going for a high OC is going to be problematic especially since the first generation Phenoms at 65nm are far more power hungry than the second gen chips at 45nm.
 
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hunter315

hunter315

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A phenom 2 shouldn't be what you are looking at, its too old, flipping to something like an FX-4300 or A8-3650 will net you better performance. And since you're running an AM2+ board its going to cost you more than that since you'll need to swap out the ram for DDR3.
http://www.anandtech.com/bench/product/21?vs=399

First generation Phenoms came out 2007, second generation in 2008, which means your system is about 7 years old. It has lived a long life, it may be time to save for a complete rebuild, you may have gotten as far as that motherboard can bring you, its time to make the leap forward a few generations and get your hands on some shiny new toys!
 
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