GA-990FXA-D3 and FX-8350 - 4 + 1 Phase Power Design - Help

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So I've been running the combo in the title for a year now. I haven't had any notable problems (occasional BSOD, minor screen tearing), nothing out of the ordinary.

However, I tried to overclock my CPU today and it really didn't like that so I did some reading online and I found out that my motherboard isn't even meant to be compatible with this CPU due to the Phase Power Design (req. is 8 + 2).

I'm a little bit concerned but I haven't had any problems for a year and I don't see why they would just start now. Can anyone offer any advice?

Finally, if I was to look at upgrading, I can't really see anything worth upgrading to. This CPU has been an absolute beast (water cooled otherwise it turns into a sun) and hasn't ever missed a beat. But, I can't help but dream of more. What should I do?

Cheers.
 
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4+1 phase VRMs aren't great for an FX 8350, if the VRMs are sufficiently cooled you can get away with running at stock speed, but overclocking is pretty much out of the question.

If you really want to overclock you'd need a new motherboard with better power phases. There isn't anything better in the AMD camp right now for CPUs, the FX 9370 and 9590 are just factory overclocked 8350s that have ludicrously high power consumption and generate huge amounts of heat as a result. If you want a faster CPU than what you currently have you pretty much have to switch to Intel.

If you're happy with your current system's performance, then just stay with what you have until late next year and maybe see if AMD's Zen offers you a better upgrade...
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4+1 phase VRMs aren't great for an FX 8350, if the VRMs are sufficiently cooled you can get away with running at stock speed, but overclocking is pretty much out of the question.

If you really want to overclock you'd need a new motherboard with better power phases. There isn't anything better in the AMD camp right now for CPUs, the FX 9370 and 9590 are just factory overclocked 8350s that have ludicrously high power consumption and generate huge amounts of heat as a result. If you want a faster CPU than what you currently have you pretty much have to switch to Intel.

If you're happy with your current system's performance, then just stay with what you have until late next year and maybe see if AMD's Zen offers you a better upgrade option. If you're not happy with your current performance, then start looking at what Intel is offering.
 
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Wow, thanks for the good info :) I had no idea about the 9590s and was actually considering it, I won't bother now. Guess I'll be waiting for next year as the Skylake processor + DDR4 ram + new mobo combo just isn't worth it for the slight performance boost.
 
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