Overclocking the phenom 2 x4 955 on Gigabyte GA-990XA-UD3

[blondu07]

hi !!....y just got this components, phenom 2 x4 955 WITH Gigabyte GA-990XA-UD3......need some advice about how high should y go with the oc.........y got A BIG WIND COOLER ....DONT REMEMBER ITS NAME....BUT THAT DOES NOT MATTER... THE MOBO ITS DEDICATED FOR OC.......Y HAVE TAKEN THE PROCCESOR UP TO 3.6 GH .......
Now Y NEED ADVICE REGARDING THE voltaje and how high should y go......y got 8 gb ( 1600 ) CORSAIR VENGENCE....RAID 0 with 3 TB HDD and hd6850 from ati....


thx!!....awaiting opinions....

 

[blondu07]

ps. forgot to tell you .....al setings are on default in the bios........the cpu its black editon and its unloked only set it to 18x to get 3.6 thats all y did....

 

[slcmike]

I am running 3.9Ghz @ 1.38v. Its stable and cool. I took it just over 4Ghz but had to raise the voltage above 1.425v and gained more unwanted heat so it wasn't worth the tiny gain in speed imo. This is a hardy cpu and can take the punishment, so max it until it bsod's then pull it just back to the sweet spot.

READ THIS!!!!!
http://www.tomshardware.com/forum/258573-29-black-edition-overclock-guide-raising-multiplier