amd fx 8350 on 1.185 volts is it safe ??

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danny_51

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first my specs
amd fx 8350 4.0ghz at 1.185 volts
asrock extreme4 970
2 x 4gb ddr3
gtx950
750 corsair power supply ....a few years old replacing soon

2 huge fans one on the top and on at the front
1 small fan pulling heat out at the back

so at stock volts my cpu over heats nearly instantly when putting load ....no matter how many times i clean the cpu cooling paste and i have alot off fans pushing air through the system the cpu still overheats and throttles so i decided to play about in the bios this is what i done

cpu is 4.0 ghz at 1.185 volts (stock 1.385)
ht link is lowerd to 1.5 (1.675)

temps right now are

socket temp starts at 38c to 45.5c this rises to around 65 to 70 c under stress test but mostly stays around 45c to 55c

motherboard 33c never goes much higher if it does 35c is the highest ive seen but rare
cpu core temp goes from 23c to 33c and rises to 55c to 60 under stress test

im using hardware monitor to monitoer temps also i use amd over drive to check and so far no throttling as it was throttling on stock voltage my question is is this safe voltages ...i ask this i have never seen anyone with fx 8350 with such low voltage a

also i know my motherboard is 4+1vrm and not good for fx its just i got this board cpu and ram for £100 a couple months back
can anyone recommend a motherboard that is going to be good for overclocking to 5ghz as im planning on picking a liquid aio in the future




 
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yes the stock cooler is really not great at alll ....i was given a deep cool cpu cooler but that made things worse ...altho i imagine that the deep cooler wasa 95w cooler ,,,,,people keep telling me to get evo 212 but im having doubts if thats going to be enough so im think off either h60i or h80i ,,
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weberdarren97

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I agree that OP caused more trouble for himself when he raised the voltage, but let's not make him feel stupid, okay? :)

Anyways, 1.5V is the highest I recommend the 8350. I was stable at 4.5GHz while at 1.35V. 1.8V is way too high.

Here is the motherboard manual. Please refer to page 12 for help clearing CMOS by positioning the Clear CMOS jumper.

We want to reset all overclock and voltage settings in BIOS, so we're going to clear CMOS.

And just to be clear, more voltage means more heat. If heat is an issue, raising voltage will only make it worse.

Are you using the stock CPU cooler that came with the 8350?

To answer your question about motherboards, a good power delivery system is essential for overclocking. Your motherboard has a very poor power delivery system. Please consider the Asus 970 PRO.
 
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danny_51

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sorry i wrote wrrong voltage i understand that more voltage means more heat ...i wrote the voltage wrong is it sa\fe running undervolted
 
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yes the stock cooler is really not great at alll ....i was given a deep cool cpu cooler but that made things worse ...altho i imagine that the deep cooler wasa 95w cooler ,,,,,people keep telling me to get evo 212 but im having doubts if thats going to be enough so im think off either h60i or h80i ,,
 
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kaptainkuftic

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My apologies if I came off harsh, that wasn't my intention. I just didn't understand that if you knew how to get into the bios and mess with voltages that you didn't know more voltage = more heat. Enough of that though.

I love the 212EVO. Really inexpensive, fits a huge amount of builds, and keeps things very nice and cool. As long as you install it with the fan blowing upwards through the heat sync, it's fantastic.
 
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Buying a better motherboard AND also getting an AIO cooler seems like you're starting to waste a bit of money for diminishing returns.

Silicon lottery doesn't guarantee you a 5GHz overclock.

Turbo is already 4.2GHz by default, so maybe 3.9GHz or 4GHz under full load. If you can overclock to 4.6GHz (which isn't guaranteed) with a better motherboard and cooler then that maybe gives you another 5% boost over what a light overclock could do already.

(I'm not familiar with AMD BIOS for those CPU's, but adjusting the MULTIPLIERS may be an important part rather than simply raising the main clock speed. also, you can screw up the DDR3 memory stability so follow a guide or ask for help... once you have a better cooler)

Personally, I'd get the Cryorig H7 and do a light overclock (with motherboard fan profile setup to keep CPU below 70degC at max load).
 
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danny_51

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i have turbo disabled as any higher voltage or clock speed and it throttles i also had to turn all the power saving stuff because with them on i get frame rate spikes .....the reason im wanting new motherboard is the vrm on this is only 4+1 and people say i need 8+2 or something along them lines ....if overclocking higher isnt going to give me any more perofamnce then i will just stick with what i have and upgrade the cooler ....will evo 212 be enough for stock clocks then .....i want lower temps and a quiter system as the noise is annoying
 
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