Phenom x4 965 BE OC with 520W and stock cooler

Adamer

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Aug 25, 2015
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Hello.

I want to ask how much can i OC my Phenom x4 965 3.4ghz Black edition with stock cooler and seasonic s12ii 520w?

Also how much will i be able to OC this cpu with any better cooler with this psu ?(Could you recommend me some cooler please?) I might upgrade to 620w, but right now i bought R9 380 so i dont have any money left.

I dunno precisely what tempetures are right now since i have old 560ti which started to fail after oven trick and cant do shi*, but as i was testing it right after oven trick, cpu had around 58c. But i have bad airflow in pc. (will solve it after gpu comes)

My complete specs with airflow image:
Cpu Phenom II x4 965 BE 3.4ghz (stock cooler)
Gpu MSI R9 380 4gb
Psu Seasonic s12ii 520w
Ram hyperx blu 8gb(can have 12gb)
Motherboard Niga bite GaMa770 UD3
Case Zalman Z11 plus (2x120mm, 2x120mm with led, 2x60mm)
http://imgur.com/z2euJdX (1,2 are opposite way)
 
Solution
Phenom2's hit anywhere from 3.7 to 4.4ghz but most run around 3.8 to 4.0 from my limited experience.
Without an aftermarket cooler I would not even attempt more than 0.2ghz.
You want to keep the temp below 55c on the cpu.

popatim

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Phenom2's hit anywhere from 3.7 to 4.4ghz but most run around 3.8 to 4.0 from my limited experience.
Without an aftermarket cooler I would not even attempt more than 0.2ghz.
You want to keep the temp below 55c on the cpu.
 
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jeffredo

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Your power supply is just fine. Stock cooler is going to be your limiting factor. I'd imagine you'd do well to get to 3.7-3.8 Ghz before it starts getting too hot during stress testing. I have an X4 980 BE and it tops out at 4.1 Ghz @ 1.3875v and doesn't go above 56C using a Thermalright True Spirit 140 cooler during Prime95. For gaming it stays in the mid 40s.