- Dec 26, 2015
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Hello everyone, I was wondering how I can get my FX 8350 to run overclocked past 4.4ghz? It will run stuff normally on 4.4ghz (haven't tried games yet) but my system will freeze/bluescreen if I set it to 4.5ghz (and I've tried bumping the cpu voltage from 1.375v to 1.381v and I still got nothing.
This is my first overclock, so I might be missing a few details but let me know what I should include!
Specs:
Mobo: Asus Crosshair V Formula-Z
CPU: Amd fx 8350 black edition
RAM: Corsair vengeance ddr3 1600mhz (16gb - 2 sticks total)
PSU: Corsair TX 850watt
GPU: xfx ati r9 290x
I also use a corsair h80i GT cpu cooler, which I reapplied some thermal compound to the cpu yesterday.
After an hour on Prime95, my socket temp will reach 65 degrees, and the core temp reaches about 59 degrees. After an hour stress-testing at 4.4ghz, my PC will freeze up, forcing me to restart it.
I should also note that my PSU does NOT have an extra 4pin atx cable for the extra 4pin slot on the motherboard, which I've read is meant for stability when overclocking the CPU.
Another thing is that when I was overclocking the CPU, I noticed it was changing my DRAM frequency as well, I already set it to 1600mhz (since 1333 or 1300 was the mobo default) but I noticed it was being increased to 1700ish mhz with the cpu oc'd to 4.4ghz...and I was getting little "DRAM voltage" errors on my desktop while it was idling.
If I'm missing any important details let me know and thanks in advance for your help!
This is my first overclock, so I might be missing a few details but let me know what I should include!
Specs:
Mobo: Asus Crosshair V Formula-Z
CPU: Amd fx 8350 black edition
RAM: Corsair vengeance ddr3 1600mhz (16gb - 2 sticks total)
PSU: Corsair TX 850watt
GPU: xfx ati r9 290x
I also use a corsair h80i GT cpu cooler, which I reapplied some thermal compound to the cpu yesterday.
After an hour on Prime95, my socket temp will reach 65 degrees, and the core temp reaches about 59 degrees. After an hour stress-testing at 4.4ghz, my PC will freeze up, forcing me to restart it.
I should also note that my PSU does NOT have an extra 4pin atx cable for the extra 4pin slot on the motherboard, which I've read is meant for stability when overclocking the CPU.
Another thing is that when I was overclocking the CPU, I noticed it was changing my DRAM frequency as well, I already set it to 1600mhz (since 1333 or 1300 was the mobo default) but I noticed it was being increased to 1700ish mhz with the cpu oc'd to 4.4ghz...and I was getting little "DRAM voltage" errors on my desktop while it was idling.
If I'm missing any important details let me know and thanks in advance for your help!
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