AMD fx 8320 8core 3.5g

Damon Kirby · Jan 1, 2015

I have a asrock 970 extreme4 with the amd fx8320 3.5 can i overclock on this board, if so do i use the one in bios for it?

bootcher · Jan 1, 2015

http://www.overclock.net/t/1348623/amd-bulldozer-and-piledriver-overclocking-guide-asus-motherboard
This guide should put you on the right track. Happy overclocking!

NightAntilli · Jan 1, 2015

It's not really an overclocking board. It only has a 4+1 power phase design, which means your VRMs will be overheating fairly quickly. You might be able to overclock the CPU a bit without changing the voltage. You don't necessarily have to do it in BIOS. You can do it in Windows with something like AMD Overdrive or any other software. This way you can find your stable overclock in windows and then set it in BIOS manually only once when you're done.

Damon Kirby · Jan 20, 2015

NightAntilli :

Thanks will try that amd overdrive, what motherboard do u recommend for overclocking something along the line of x99 series?

NightAntilli · Jan 20, 2015

Depends on your budget, and you'll need a better cooler as well if you want to max out your overclock. I reached 4.5 GHz with my Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO.

Generally, the cheapest motherboards are the 970 chipset. Despite the popular belief that this chipset is not meant for overclocking, some of these boards are more than capable... The options here are;

Gigaybyte GA-970A-UD3P
Gigaybyte GA-970A-UD3
Asus M5A97 R2.0
MSI 970 GAMING (this one is more expensive than the ones above, and it might be better to go for another chipset)

The other chipsets are more expensive, and are generally only necessary if you want SLI/Crossfire.

For 990X:
Asus M5A99X EVO R2.0
Gigabyte GA-990XA-UD3
MSI 990XA-GD55

Generally the prices between the 990X and 990FX are very similar, but the 990FX has superior features, so if you find them at a similar price, go for the 990FX chipsets. Good 990FX motherboards are:

Gigabyte GA-990FXA-UD7
Gigabyte GA-990FXA-UD5
Gigabyte GA-990FXA-UD3
Asus Crosshair V Formula-Z
Asus M5A99FX Pro R2.0 (I have this one)
Asus Sabertooth 990FX R2.0

Damon Kirby · Jan 21, 2015

oh thanks will have a look through some of them boards dont mind paying around 200-300 for a board will get bits every week and build something good already got a Radeon HD 7990 6GB Club 3D 's (6144 MB) (AX7990 6GBD5-2DHJ) Graphics Card thinking of having it in crossfire bridged on a good board probably running 32-64gb ram

NightAntilli · Jan 21, 2015

You're better off paying $150 for a board and $100 for a cpu cooler, than paying $200+ for a board and $50 for a cpu cooler.

Damon Kirby · Jan 21, 2015

NightAntilli :

this you said my board has 4+1 power phase design, just checked think its 8 power phase

NightAntilli · Jan 21, 2015

See here behind CPU:
http://www.asrock.com/mb/AMD/970%20Extreme4/?cat=Specifications

Damon Kirby · Jan 21, 2015

NightAntilli :

thats odd caus isnt 4 phase the 4x4 plug that comes from power supply?

bootcher · Jan 21, 2015

The motherboard should be good for some overclocking. The VRM's are heatsinked so they won't overheat easily. Also it supports up to the 140 watt tdp cpu's, so there is not going to be any power issues if you have a decent psu.

However the more expensive motherboards will get you better results. For anything above 4.5 ghz you will need a 990FX board.

RazerZ · Jan 21, 2015

I've seen enough threads off the FX eight cores throttling on motherboards with poor thermal designs.

Here's just one of them:

http://www.tomshardware.com/answers/id-2488864/horrible-cpu-choice.html - OP has the same Extreme 4 and 8320 and has throttling issues.

For what it's worth it's likely you might be experiencing throttling as well.

Damon Kirby · Jan 22, 2015

iv not got really any trouble playing games really got a 850watt power and a Radeon HD 7990 6GB Club 3D 's (6144 MB) (AX7990 6GBD5-2DHJ) Graphics Card no issue with fps either got the 8pin plug from power supply to board as well did hav a 4 previously

NightAntilli · Jan 22, 2015

Well, you can try overclocking on it. I don't think you'll get that far though, but it's worth a try. It'll throttle anyway if you go too far... Just make sure you have a good enough CPU cooler. The stock one won't cut it. You should be able to reach around 4 GHz on stock voltage.

bootcher · Jan 23, 2015

If you cannot get a stable overclock you can try to put a active cooler fan directly on top of the VRM's, so they will be better cooled. This will help in achieving a higher and stable overclock. But the motherboards simply has its limits, 4 ghz should be fairy easy though.

Damon Kirby · Jan 23, 2015

not using stock cooler using a COOLERMASTER HYPER 212 EVO 4 in a Aerocool Strike-X Advance White Mid-Tower Gaming Case keeping very cool and quiet

NightAntilli · Jan 23, 2015

Ok. Well, you should easily be able to OC with that.

Damon Kirby · Jan 23, 2015

thanks will let u know how all goes

Damon Kirby · Jan 26, 2015

get to around 3.9 temp running at 60-70 playing sniper elite

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