AMD FX8320 / Gigabyte GA-970 is a gaming model.
AMD FX8320 / Gigabyte GA-970 is a gaming model.
Hello,
I'm just starting out with overclocking and my friends recommended this site. I want to understand how it works and what else I should know. So far, I haven't touched my BIOS beyond changing my RAM from 1333Mhz to 1866Mhz. That's about all I've done yet.
System setup:
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-970-Gaming (AMD)
CPU: AMD 8320-FX 3.5GHz / turbo 4.0GHz
GPU: EVGA GeForce GTX 970 4GB SSC Acx 2.0
RAM: Corsair Vengeance Pro 16GB DDR3 1866
Cooler: Cooler Master V-8 GTS
PSU: CORSAIR CX Series CX850M 80 Plus Bronze
AEXtreme :
legonate416 :
To overclock your CPU you will need an aftermarket cooler. Overclocking on the stock cooler can often lead to overheating.
As to overclocking your GPU, I would suggest using MSI Afterburner, which works quite well.
The Cooler Master V8 GTS is not a stock cooler. It's a aftermarket, and I do have MSI Afterburner install to my computer. But I haven't OC on the program yet.
Whoops, sorry. Normally people put their cooler next to their CPU on a list. All good, my bad.
Yeah to overclock your CPU, you will want to go to your BIOS. There will be an overclocking settings where you overclocked your RAM. I would start out at 3.7ghz and run stress tests such as Aida64 before bumping it up some more. I would suggest you keep your...
To increase your CPU performance you'll need an aftermarket cooler. Trying to overclock the built-in cooler can frequently cause overheating.
For GPU overclocking I recommend MSI Afterburner, which performs well.
The Cooler Master V8 GTS isn't a standard cooler. It's an aftermarket model and I have MSI Afterburner installed on my system. However, I haven't applied any overclock settings yet.
AEXtreme :
legonate416 :
To overclock your CPU you will need an aftermarket cooler. Overclocking on the stock cooler can often lead to overheating.
As to overclocking your GPU, I would suggest using MSI Afterburner, which works quite well.
The Cooler Master V8 GTS is not a stock cooler. It's a aftermarket, and I do have MSI Afterburner install to my computer. But I haven't OC on the program yet.
Whoops, sorry. Normally people put their cooler next to their CPU on a list. All good, my bad.
Yeah to overclock your CPU, you will want to go to your BIOS. There will be an overclocking settings where you overclocked your RAM. I would start out at 3.7ghz and run stress tests such as Aida64 before bumping it up some more. I would suggest you keep your temperatures below 60c for the 8320, so keep that in mind as well.
If the system crashes or doesn't boot up, you have an unstable CPU overclock and you'll have to either bump up the voltage, (which greatly increases the temperature) or lower the mhz.
Here's a link if you'd like some more information on overclocking your CPU:
http://www.gamespot.com/articles/overclo...0-6421190/
Thanks for the confirmation! I'll look into it the next day.
No issue at all!