4+1 Power Phase on Minor-ish Overclock

[Mettalarch]

Yea. Just as the title said, I'm looking to overclock m 2500k to 4.0 GHZ maybe maximum 4.3 GHZ on an MSI Z68 4+1 Power Phase motherboard. Is that safe/long lasting?

 

[Z1NONLY]

Not all 4+1's are created equal. MSI's had some issues in the past. I don't know if they have been resolved.

Of all the name brands I would consider pushing with 4+1 VRM's, MSI is toward the bottom.

http://www.tomshardware.com/forum/315963-30-phase-control-mosfets-motherboard-safety

http://www.overclock.net/t/943109/about-vrms-mosfets-motherboard-safety-with-125w-tdp-processors

 

[garage1217]

Agreed. 4+1 setups can be ok overclocking but are generally sloppy with voltage regulation and not that stable voltage wise - tend to bounce around a bit. One note on MSI, after the black sockets were introduced it seems the quality of the VRM's went up. I toasted a white socket 890gxm-g65 on my first benchmark. The black socket version I have has been running for about 8 months without a single bump and has an overclocked 8150 @ 4.8ghz - 1.5V in it. Also a 1100T at 4.2ghz - 1.55V! However as stated, voltage is not very stable.

 

[proffet]

Yea. Just as the title said, I'm looking to overclock m 2500k to 4.0 GHZ maybe maximum 4.3 GHZ on an MSI Z68 4+1 Power Phase motherboard. Is that safe/long lasting?

you should be good, what cooling do you have.?
also do you know how to clock.?

 

[Mettalarch]

you should be good, what cooling do you have.?
also do you know how to clock.?

Aftermarket HDT one like the 212

 

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