How far can I overclock and AMD FX-8320 with my specs?

Alex838 · Nov 23, 2015

Hey,
I'm pretty new to overclocking, this'll be my first time. I've watched a few videos, and they said that I need to know my CPU Cooler and my MoBo, which I do. I just don't want anything to go wrong.

My Cooler is an Akasa Nero 3, the motherboard is a Gigabyte 78LMT-USB3 and my processor is an AMD FX-8320.

This is mainly since my Processor is the only thing that doesn't meet the requirements for Fallout 4, and I want to make sure the game doesn't lag as much in populated areas such as towns and cities.

Thanks!
- Alex

psycher1 · Nov 23, 2015

Don't know that cooler, so I can't say. But it seems similar to my 212 Evo.
I have 2 fans on my cooler with an 8320, and at that I managed 4.4 ghz before the motherboard starts throttling the processor. If I got a better motherboard, I'd be much better off, and might manage 4.6 or more continuous load.

Don't start there, however. Start small, play with things a bit, run a lot of tests, read a lot of articles, then see if it does what you need it to do. If you want more, play around with it more. Just remember, it's an aging processor design that wasn't ideal to begin with. It should manage, but overclocking will only help so much.

clutchc · Nov 23, 2015

I don't think you'll have any problem with that processor and F4. It has overly high specs from what I've read. But to answer your quaetion, the max OC you'll get is when the thermal margin drops to 0 or the OC begins to throttle. Use AOD to monitor thermal margins: http://www.amd.com/en-us/innovations/software-technologies/technologies-gaming/over-drive

keimo999 · Dec 15, 2015

Fallout 4 runs like shit on some places no matter what you do. But there are allready plenty of fx 8xxx overclocking guides in the internet.
Also there are couple of mods that make the game run smoother you can search them on nexus and their nexus mod manager makes mod installing very easy. In diamond city my fps dropped to 25 before these mods and after to 30(allready had lighting mods installed and all max. Exept god rays)

clutchc · Dec 15, 2015

If you haven't done any OC'ing before, start in BIOS. Disable Turbo mode and increase the CPU multiplier one increment. Save and boot to Win. Run a stress testing app (I suggest IBT at default settings for now http://www.majorgeeks.com/files/details/intelburntest.html )
Watch temps or thermal margins. If good, repeat. Eventually, you'll get an unstable OC, probably before temps get too high. That is when you want to increase the core voltage a tiny bit and try again. You can safely take the vcore up to 1.5v before you go beyond specs.

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