Overclocking AMD 8350

Dawsin5009 · Aug 24, 2014

Will a H80i be enough to cool it for a 4.8GHz-5GHz overclock? The H100i won't fit inside the case from what I read. I have the NZXT Source 210 case. Also I have a GA-78LMT-USB3 motherboard.

Eduello · Aug 24, 2014

4.8GHz or more with a H80i probably won't work, but that's not what I'm concerned about. Your motherboard can't handle overclocking that CPU, so I'd stay as far away as possible from any kind of CPU overclocking.

Dawsin5009 · Aug 24, 2014

From what I have heard about my motherboard it was a good overclocker. I have did a small overclock before and the board seems to be completely fine.

Eduello · Aug 24, 2014

It might handle small a small overclock, but 4.8GHz is guaranteed to fry the board.

B3NDY · Aug 24, 2014

From my experience I would say that it is unlikely you will get quite that high with just an H80i. I have the H100i and its great but even mine starts to get a bit toasty at 4.8GHz. What I find is around 4.8Ghz there's a bit of a wall in the overclocking and you have to pump alot more volts through it to get any higher. Of course this changes from chip to chip but I know a lot of people have found this at around this frequency. Im sure you could get there but it would start to get very hot by 5Ghz and I doubt you could do it without overheating the CPU quite severely.

I also find that the VRM get very hot for me, about 15C hotter than the cores themselves and this is what has been holding me back once you have to up the voltage a lot. You need a lot of air flow to keep them cool and especially with a small VRM heatsink like the one you have got.

So basically, it will be fine for maybe 4.6GHz but it doubt you'll get to 5GHz at all without damaging something.

bignastyid · Aug 24, 2014

Considering the vrms on 960g chipset boards can barely handle the fx-8350 at stock clocks overclocking is a bad idea. I have seen many 960g boards(including the one you listed) have throttling issues with the 8 core fx cpu's when put under load due to weak vrms.

Dawsin5009 · Aug 24, 2014

Is it possible to buy an aftermarket heatsink for the NB to get an overclock?

Dawsin5009 · Aug 25, 2014

What would be the best motherboard for budget of around $180 or so for overclocking the 8350 and also has good features for a gaming pc along with good overclocking features. I was looking at an ga-990fxa-ud3 or ga-990fxa-ud5. Is there another motherboard that has the same features or better features for a price near or cheaper.

bignastyid · Aug 25, 2014

I'd go with either the ud5 or the Asus Sabertooth
http://pcpartpicker.com/part/asus-motherboard-sabertooth990fxr20

Dawsin5009 · Aug 25, 2014

What is the difference between the ud3 and the ud5?

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