What is a FX 8320 safe overclock?

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I'm planning to build a pc and I picked up the FX 8320 as it fitted my budget and i heard it's just an underclocked 8350, So what is the amount of overclocking i can do to it?
My Build:
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CPU: AMD FX-8320 3.5GHz 8-Core Processor ($139.99 @ Newegg)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($29.98 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-990FXA-UD3 ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($119.98 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: A-Data XPG V1.0 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($68.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung 840 EVO 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($84.99 @ Amazon)
Video Card: XFX Radeon R9 290 4GB Black Edition Double Dissipation Video Card ($390.59 @ Amazon)
Case: Corsair 450D ATX Mid Tower Case ($114.39 @ Mwave)
Power Supply: Corsair CX 750W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($74.99 @ Micro Center)
Total: $1023.90
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-06-06 19:21 EDT-0400)
 
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With that PSU, no overclock is safe. Just leave it at stock until you get a quality PSU. Then feel free to clock it depending on how well you can cool it. Hyper 212 will probably get saturated about 4.2-4.4GHz on average from what I have seen.
 
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What PSU you recommend?
 
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Here is the uATX build I submitted for review today:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Core i5-4590 3.3GHz Quad-Core Processor ($189.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: ASRock Z87M Extreme4 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($103.50 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill AEGIS 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($129.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: PNY Optima 240GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($89.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Toshiba 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($83.18 @ Amazon)
Video Card: PNY GeForce GTX 770 4GB Video Card ($393.98 @ Newegg)
Case: Aerocool DS-Cube MicroATX Mini Tower Case ($100.96 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: Rosewill Capstone 550W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($92.68 @ Amazon)
Total: $1184.27
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-06-06 19:50 EDT-0400)

You could trim off excess fat like ram and storage, ect.
 
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