Should i overclock my fx 8350 ?

tonchevskiemil

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So, i want to overclock it but it will be my first time.Should i or nah?
My specs:
CPU:FX 8350
Motherboard: Asrock 970 Extreme3
Gpu:HD 7870 Sapphire Ghz edition
Cooler: CM Hyper 103
PSU: GX 550W
 
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My extended answer would be:

If you plan to stick to that computer for a while and are willing to spend over $80 on cooling, then go for it, it's as far as AMD can get before Zen comes out. You can always sell everything else and keep the cooler for a new build.

BUT you are not going to get as much performance out of it as you will spend. Maybe a year ago it would have made sense, but if you are not planning to do a new build later this year, I'd stick to that for now.

tonchevskiemil

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so your answer is no ?
 


Sure there is. Get a decent air cooler.

However, OP, that board is not recommended to OC on due to power phase design. The VRM's will likely overheat with a small overclock over stock speeds, which will cause you to throttle and negate any power gains.
 

CircuitDaemon

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My extended answer would be:

If you plan to stick to that computer for a while and are willing to spend over $80 on cooling, then go for it, it's as far as AMD can get before Zen comes out. You can always sell everything else and keep the cooler for a new build.

BUT you are not going to get as much performance out of it as you will spend. Maybe a year ago it would have made sense, but if you are not planning to do a new build later this year, I'd stick to that for now.
 
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