Amd Athlon x4 860k oc performance with an R9 380x 4gb

[FrApEiNaToR]

if i overclock my amd athlon 860k from 3.7 to 4.2 will i see any difference in games frame rate improvements etc and will it also handle my r9 380x nitro thank you and just to let you know im using a cooler master hyper 212 evo if you wanted to know what cpu fan i was using. again thank you if you can help me out with this

 

[Gam3r01]

An OC will help, but its still not powerful enough for a 380x.

 

[FrApEiNaToR]

so it will not work well at all then?

 

[bootcher]

Overclocking also depends on the motherboard and PSU used, and the 'luck' you would have with your CPU. But usually an 860k should get to about 4ghz pretty easy. The difference from 3.7 to 4.2 isn't much, so you will see an increase in framerates, but you might not notice it in some games. The 860K is a good match for the 380x if overclocked to 4ghz or higher.

 

[Gam3r01]

It will still work well enough.
You may not be using the 380x to its full potential, but at 4GHz or higher you will be close to full utilization.

 

[FrApEiNaToR]

should i tell you my specs for the pc i wanted to go intel but i simply didnt have the money so ill be doing that about next year time but i will show my specs so you can all see what i should do

 

[Gam3r01]

Specs would be nice, however I think your build will do just fine.

 

[FrApEiNaToR]

well my its my first pc build i own an xbox one and ps4 but i only buy consoles for exclusives thats it but i love the whole idea of building a pc to your liking ive nearly built it im just on the edge of completeing it and ill post my specs now thanks for your help so far dudes

 

[Gam3r01]

It will easily be more powerful than your consoles, so you are on the right track.

 

[bootcher]

If you are still deciding, a better match for your 860K would be a R9 380/R9 285, or GTX 960. Anything higher would still perform about the same as these GPU's, since they would be somewhat limited by the CPU. The 380x is a small step above these GPU's and still would be a good match, just make sure you can overclock the CPU well. Also note that this would be for a 1080p resolution, a higher resolution wouldn't work very well.

 

[FrApEiNaToR]

Windows 10 64bit os

Samsung DVD Drive

Amd Athlon x4 860k 3.7ghz

Zalman Z11 Plus ATX Mid tower case

Cooler Master Hyper 212 Evo Cpu fan

Samsung 7200rpm hdd (not sure which model sorry)

Seagate Barracuda 1tb 7200rpm hdd

Msi A88X-G41 PC Mate V2 Motherboard

Sapphire AMD Radeon 4 GB R9 380X Nitro GDDR5 Graphics Card (PCI Express 3.0, HDMI, DVI-I, DVI-D, Display Port, 256-Bit

EVGA 650 W GQ Series ATX Modular Power Supply with Active PFC

Corsair CMZ16GX3M2A1600C10B 16GB (2x 8GB) Vengeance DDR3 Memory Module Kit

TP-LINK TL-WDN4800 N900 Wireless Dual Band PCI Express Adapter

 

[bootcher]

For overclocking your motherboard is not the best, since its VRM's don't have heatsinks, meaning they will heat up quickly when overclocking. But still should be able to overclock some on that board. Don't expect to get 5ghz though, a stable 4.5ghz would already be hard I think. You could put a heatsink on it yourself though, see if it helps.

 

[FrApEiNaToR]

this is my motherboard by the way people mistake it for being a v1 instead of a v2 http://www.amazon.co.uk/MSI-AMD-A88X-G41-PC-MATE-V2-Motherboard-HDMI/dp/B00YDH2DBA/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1454612738&sr=8-1&keywords=msi+g41+v2

 

[FrApEiNaToR]

would i be able to get atleast 4.2to 4.3 without any problems ?

 

[bootcher]

Noone can answer that untill you try it. But I would say there is a good chance that you can.

 

[FrApEiNaToR]

thanks man you have been a great help and one of my relatives had the same build as me except a different case and he said he managed a 4.5ghz oc thats crazy and with an air cooled system

 

[David_on_pc]

yes it would help you can run at 4k with it to im doing it now i dont have the 380x doe i have the 380 4gb

 

[Leonea Jonhy]

dont worry you will have significal boost here are some of mine videos same specs https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=g3eYbk8-TUs
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=QwQ1Vfmtlk4