Athlon II X4 635 overclocking more than expected.

[madmanden]

I just got an aftermarket cooler for my CPU (Athlon II X4 635) and i thought i would see how far i could push it. I got it to run stable at around 3.85Ghz If i go much higher it just restarts after around 30 minutes of use. But still 3,85? It seems a lot higher than i have been reading is normal for this processor. So thats my question. Is it normal to be able to overclock the 635 so much?

Information you might want to know:
V-core is manually set at 1.52
Motherboard is a GIGABYTE GA-MA790X
The RAM is just 2x2gb kingston 667mhz sticks
Temps are around 40 degrees celcius when idle and 60 at max when fully loaded

 

[jorari71]

I'm very interested in the overclocking of this processor and I'm thinking to buy it...But I've never overclocked any processor in my life, so, I'd like to make you some questions:

a).-How many cooler fans do yo have in your PC case?

b).-I don't understand "667mhz" sticks: what does it mean?

c).-60ºC at full load is not too much?.

d).-Where did you buy this motherboard? . I haven't found this exactly...

I've never seen such an overclocking for this processor: I've always seen overclocks around 3'4Ghz and 3'6GHz (modifying the CPU voltages)... I'd like to see higher increments than 15% (3'35Ghz more or less).

Thank you.

 

[madmanden]

I'm very interested in the overclocking of this processor and I'm thinking to buy it...But I've never overclocked any processor in my life, so, I'd like to make you some questions:

a).-How many cooler fans do yo have in your PC case?

b).-I don't understand "667mhz" sticks: what does it mean?

c).-60ºC at full load is not too much?.

d).-Where did you buy this motherboard? . I haven't found this exactly...

I've never seen such an overclocking for this processor: I've always seen overclocks around 3'4Ghz and 3'6GHz (modifying the CPU voltages)... I'd like to see higher increments than 15% (3'35Ghz more or less).

Thank you.

a: I have 3 fans installed they came with my case: Cooler Master HAF 922

b: It is just the speed of my installed RAM

c: 60 degrees is not bad at all

d: I can buy it in pretty much every online PC store in my country

 

[jorari71]

Hello.

Thank you for such a fast answer.