Booting AMD Fx 8350 at up to 4.5 ghz has been a concern.
Booting AMD Fx 8350 at up to 4.5 ghz has been a concern.
After thorough investigation, I successfully increased my CPU speed to 4.5Ghz.
I usually enjoy playing CSGO, but recent updates caused noticeable frame rate drops, making the game freeze abruptly—from 200 to 1 and back again.
Initially, I suspected my GTX 770 was failing until it actually stopped working. I then upgraded to a 1060, but the issue persisted, prompting me to research overclocking guides for my Gigabyte 990fxa UD7 rev. 3.0.
After gathering and combining useful information, I managed to achieve a stable 4.5Ghz performance, which feels reasonable despite being slightly above stock speeds.
Frame drops were eliminated.
Now the concern is: when I power on my PC, it remains unresponsive for about five seconds before restarting normally.
If I’m using the stock 4.0Ghz model, it reboots without a full crash, but with the new 4.5Ghz CPU, it restarts completely.
(For reference, I lowered it to 4.4Ghz because it was too noisy and completed a four-hour stress test with Prime95 without issues.)
System Specs:
- Motherboard: Gigabyte AM3+ 990FXA UD7 rev. 3.0
- CPU: AMD FX 8350 BE
- Cooler: Cooler Master SEIDON 4.5Ghz (test temps: 54)
- GPU: Gigabyte GTX 1060 Xtreme Gaming
- RAM: 3x4GB HyperX Fury 1866GHz
- Power Supply: EVGA Supernova 1000W
Hi,
Could you tell me the voltage you set for the CPU's OC? Using the wrong voltage might lead to issues, and it could be the reason behind what you're experiencing.
Best regards,
IceMyth:
Hello,
Could you tell me the voltage you set for the CPU's overclock? Using the wrong voltage might lead to issues, and it could be the reason behind what you're experiencing.
Best regards,
Hi, thank you for your reply.
Since the voltage in this motherboard's BIOS is unusual, I chose +0.225 for 4.5Ghz. This decision was based on a 4.7Ghz OC tutorial using +0.250.
Since no one appears to have the answer, I looked elsewhere and reviewed the information provided.
Use manual voltage followed by offset. Offset depends on stock voltages that are quite unclear. For example, run 4.7-4.8 GHz at 1.5V (23.5-24×). Avoid exceeding 1.5-1.55V to prevent electromigration degradation, which affected my chip.