I'm either mid-way, or at an end to my first ever overclock.
Using the Sabertooth 990FX R2.0 and Corsair H80i cooler. 8 case fans (6 Corsair SP120 Quiets and 2 AF140 Quiets, full speed) and a small amount of AS5 that may take another week or more to cure.
Using the recommended BIOS settings from this thread here:
http://www.overclock.net/t/1348623/amd-bulldozer-and-piledriver-overclocking-guide-asus-motherboard
Here's how things look so far:
4.4GHz achieved and stable on stock voltages. (That'll be 1.3625v).
Stable as of a 20 minute stress test. No stutters elsewhere either.
Max die-temp reached around the 56c - 57c mark. Mostly stuck around 56.
Thermal margin in AMD Overdrive reflects these figures.
Socket temp remained around 62c.
... Is it just me or is this a little high at stock voltages? My aim was 4.6GHz and to do that I'll most likely have to bump up 'said voltage. I'm not particularly sure that I want to since I'm only about 6-8c off the limit for the 8350.
I raised the multiplier gradually, stress tested at stock, 4.2 and now 4.4. With each adjacent bump in multiplier I gained around 4 degrees.
I suppose I can live with 4.4GHz, an extra 400MHz for free ain't to be snuffed at. Still, little disappointed.
Using the Sabertooth 990FX R2.0 and Corsair H80i cooler. 8 case fans (6 Corsair SP120 Quiets and 2 AF140 Quiets, full speed) and a small amount of AS5 that may take another week or more to cure.
Using the recommended BIOS settings from this thread here:
http://www.overclock.net/t/1348623/amd-bulldozer-and-piledriver-overclocking-guide-asus-motherboard
Here's how things look so far:
4.4GHz achieved and stable on stock voltages. (That'll be 1.3625v).
Stable as of a 20 minute stress test. No stutters elsewhere either.
Max die-temp reached around the 56c - 57c mark. Mostly stuck around 56.
Thermal margin in AMD Overdrive reflects these figures.
Socket temp remained around 62c.
... Is it just me or is this a little high at stock voltages? My aim was 4.6GHz and to do that I'll most likely have to bump up 'said voltage. I'm not particularly sure that I want to since I'm only about 6-8c off the limit for the 8350.
I raised the multiplier gradually, stress tested at stock, 4.2 and now 4.4. With each adjacent bump in multiplier I gained around 4 degrees.
I suppose I can live with 4.4GHz, an extra 400MHz for free ain't to be snuffed at. Still, little disappointed.
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