Assistance with boosting all components
Assistance with boosting all components
Hello, I’m looking to boost my system’s performance and need guidance since this is my first time overclocking. I understand the process but am unsure how far I can push without risking damage. Here are my specs:
CPU: AMD FX-8320
GPU: MSI NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960 2gb Gaming
12gb RAM
2tb HDD
Motherboard: ASUS M5A78L-M LX3
Operating System: Windows 10
My temperatures stay between 50 and 70°C, so cooling might be a concern. Please help me figure this out.
If that is the regular 8320 and not the 8320E, then you won't be able to overclock it, and you shouldn't even be using the CPU at all. Your motherboard only allows 95w TDP, so a 125w CPU will run underpowered, making it impossible to reach stock performance or even achieve overclocking. If you have the E version, I still don’t suggest overclocking because the board doesn’t have quality VRMs (or adequate cooling for them), which would lead to instability and frequent reboots along with wear on your components.
Overclocking the GFX card":
http://www.guru3d.com/articles_pages/msi...ew,26.html
As for the CPU, we haven't been asked to do a AMD based build in about 9 years so have no recent experience.
This is what folks I have met have used for Asus boards
http://www.overclock.net/t/1348623/amd-b...otherboard
If that is the regular 8320 and not the 8320E, then you won't be able to overclock it, and you shouldn't even be using the CPU at all. Your motherboard only allows 95w TDP, so a 125w CPU will run underpowered, making stock performance impossible and preventing any meaningful overclocking. If you have the E version, I still don’t suggest overclocking because the board lacks quality VRMs (or proper cooling for them), which would lead to instability, frequent reboots, and wear on both the board and CPU.