Amd 965 Black edition

[bringmethathorizon]

Hey guys i was just wondering what my system could overclock too i have it at 3.7 but heard that i could get into the 4.0 range and also wondering if i would see anydiffrence in computer games like crysis or crysis 2 and if anybody has the time could you help me overclock my system? thanks alot
Specs


AMD Phenom II X4 965
Motherboard M4A77TD
4 gigs ddr 3
ATI xfx 5770

 

[bringmethathorizon]

yea i have water cooling but was wondering if i could go higher

 

[bringmethathorizon]

Is that hard to do? Is there any step by steps on how to do it? Thanks

 

[bringmethathorizon]

?

 

[cobra5000]

Just go into your bios and up your multiplier, just like when you got it 3.7, but higher. My 665 went to 3.9 on air, no prob just watch your temps and if it flakes out drop it down a bit. gl

 

[cobra5000]

*965* oops not 665

 

[bringmethathorizon]

I went to my bios and put it at 18 and I'm doing prime95 to determine if it's a stable overclock tried to do 18.5 19 and 19.5 but it just bsod. Should I be able to get a higher clock then 3.8?

 

[welshmousepk]

You guys should't be encouraging this.

you need to read some overclocking guides. there are plenty out there. If you don't know what you are doing you could do some damage. Getting a stable overclock at that level will involve voltage increases. which can break systems if not handled properly.

 

[guybates]

I went to my bios and put it at 18 and I'm doing prime95 to determine if it's a stable overclock tried to do 18.5 19 and 19.5 but it just bsod. Should I be able to get a higher clock then 3.8?

What is your vcore for the CPU? I have mine set to 1.36 and it is stable at 3.8 GHz. I've gotten it to boot when it is up to 4.2 GHz by upping the voltage and it is stable. I am using a Cooler Master Hyper N520 air cooler. My recommendation is to up the voltage just a little bit each time and check your CPU temps with HWmonitor or AMD Overdrive software. Don't let your CPU get over 60 degrees C. The max AMD recommends is 62 C. Below 57 C is ok during full load.