Asus M5A97 Pro
Asus M5A97 Pro
I understand that putting money into FX in 2018 alongside Ryzen processors isn't a smart move, but I had to upgrade my 9-year-old Athlon II X4 640. I bought an FX 8320e Black Edition for around 80€ and an Asus M5A97 Pro for 50€. I plan to sell my old parts for about 50€, which should be enough if I can manage. This Asus motherboard looks really solid—it has a large heatsink on the VRM and supports 6+2. How much could I push my FX overclocking with this board without changing the voltage levels?
Only you can determine this by testing OC step by step. On a stock cooler, there shouldn't be any issues with the non-e version of the same processor. With a better aftermarket cooler, 4.5GHz at less than 1.5 should work fine.
Only you can determine this by testing OC step by step. On a stock cooler, there shouldn't be any issues with the non-e version of the same processor. With a better aftermarket cooler, 4.5GHz at less than 1.5 should work fine.