Temperature results after running Small FFTs test prime95. Can I safely overclock?

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Was wondering if I could safely overclock my CPU. I ran the small FFTs stress test in Prime 95 for exactly 1 hour. Screen shot shows max temps under full load, as well as my idle temp. I downloaded HW monitor during the test for individual core temps, while Core Temp shows my idle temperature.
Thanks for your time,
Jacob
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You don't say what kind of cooler you have, that is also rather important. As to overclocking, looking at your...

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Sure, I'm obviously a newbie to OC. Haven't used this desktop in about a year. Was having issues with it. Seems to be better now though.

GIGABYTE GA-990FXA-UD3 AMD 990FX Motherboard
Kingston HyperX (2 X4GB) 1600
Cooler Master Silent Pro 800W
AMD 1090T 6-core 3.2GHz
Temporarily using a XFX Radeon HD 6850, but I just bought a GTX 770 that is being shipped to me right now.

 


You don't say what kind of cooler you have, that is also rather important. As to overclocking, looking at your hardware I'd say you should get a fairly decent one, especially with that motherboard. There are numerous guides to overclocking for both intel and AMD, but as anyone with any experience will tell you, overclocking isn't a case of changing a few settings. Overclocking is a literal journey of discovery (as stupid as that sounds) because every chip is different and every setup is different, so what works for one person will not always work for you.

Here are a few links I've picked up. I strongly urge you to make time to sit and read through them all thoroughly, I'll try to throw in some videos as well. Once you've done that, and if you don't have any major questions, you can get started. Just remember to start small and go slow.

A nice little video from Linus:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5a7AxZJ7tWc

Gappos overclocking guide:

http://www.overclock.net/t/777378/official-gappos-little-deneb-thuban-overclocking-guide-with-too-many-smileys

That one is a firm favourite from almost everyone I've seen answering questions about overclocking.

And finally this one:

http://www.overclockers.com/forums/showthread.php/596023-Dolk-s-Guide-to-the-Phenom-II

Good luck!
 
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It's a cooler master hyper 212 evo that I added another fan to.
And thank you for your replies I'll start looking into those threads and start the overclocking learning process.