Overclocking an AMD FX 8320e

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I have an 8320e and I was just wondering about how many volts to go up every 100 mhz, just for reference. I could (and have before) just use auto clock, but I'd just like to know. Also the reference clock amount would be good too if you know. Thanks!
 
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There is no real reference point. Every CPU is different. It is a lottery of sorts.

When I got my Q6600 G0 (that alone was a lottery as when I ordered it some people were getting B3 stepping) my goal was to overclock it with my Zalman CNPS9700 to the easy 3GHz. Most of the Q6600 G0s would overclock to 3GHz with no change to the voltages, that is a 600MHz bump for free. Others wouldn't unless you slightly bumped the voltage. I got lucky and was able to actually cut the voltage from stock to lower than stock by about .03v and still clock it to 3GHz. Ran it that way for 5 years 100% stable. I got super lucky.

The best way to test it is to set it to a certain clock speed, making sure you have proper cooling. Start at say 4GHz and try to...
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There is no real reference point. Every CPU is different. It is a lottery of sorts.

When I got my Q6600 G0 (that alone was a lottery as when I ordered it some people were getting B3 stepping) my goal was to overclock it with my Zalman CNPS9700 to the easy 3GHz. Most of the Q6600 G0s would overclock to 3GHz with no change to the voltages, that is a 600MHz bump for free. Others wouldn't unless you slightly bumped the voltage. I got lucky and was able to actually cut the voltage from stock to lower than stock by about .03v and still clock it to 3GHz. Ran it that way for 5 years 100% stable. I got super lucky.

The best way to test it is to set it to a certain clock speed, making sure you have proper cooling. Start at say 4GHz and try to load Windows. If it loads, good it is stable enough to POST. If it doesn't POST then go to the BIOS and jump the voltage by the smallest increment possible. When it is in Windows run Prime95 or another stress test that runs a big mix of stress tests to see if it is stable. The longer, the better.

From some research some people are getting 4.5-4.7GHz around 1.39-1.42v. Again, this doesn't mean that is what you would get you might bet better or you might not even be able to go past 4GHz.
 
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