Biostar a880g+ @3.4ghz

[gridlock33]

Hello, i have been reading about how bad my motherboard is being a phase 3+1. so i set my core voltage @ 1.35 and set multiplier @ 17.5 in bios on my phenom II 955. i am using the balanced power plan in windows 7 for less stress on my system with sleep off. is this mild overclock really hurting anything?

 

[gridlock33]

By the way my cpu is running really cool on my arctic freezer 7 pro..30c idle and 49c load. motherboard also stays @ about same. sitting in an Antec 300 case full of fans. Also running an Asus 550ti. Zero problems running latest games...

 

[TenPc]

What power output us your PSU? Best to be about 700 watts considering the extra fans.

 

[gridlock33]

Rosewill 630 watt "chrome" colored one. Might not be the best choice. Been running this psu for 4 years now. it used to power an amd 6400@ 3.2ghz. i miss my Asus m2n sli deluxe. both went to my daughter's rig. i have never got a good overclock on my 6400 either power supply might have been to blame on that. i will def not push anything on this biostar board even my 1333 ram is running below specs on timings. 9-9-9-24. my gskills are native @ 8-8-8-24. probably little difference anyway. Don't want want it to catch on fire! by the way this is one of the greener of any microatx..lol

 

[gridlock33]

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