Can I do this? Is it okay to push my system beyond its normal speed?
Can I do this? Is it okay to push my system beyond its normal speed?
I have an AMD FX-8350 Black, GTX 1060, a standard SSD and HDD, 4 sticks of 4gb DDR3 RAM, the MASTERLIQUID LITE 120mm CPU cooler, and a 450W Thermaltake Lite power supply. I've noticed my CPU often reaches 100% and stutters during gaming, and it seems suitable for overclocking. Should I do this and how? Thank you very much.
Don't attempt it. The cooler isn't suitable, and there are two main reasons for this.
Don't attempt it. The cooler isn't suitable, and there are two main reasons for this.
Do you have a 970-gaming motherboard? Could you recommend some cooling options?
Umm, there are around five boards named '970 gaming'.
Scythe Mugen 5 Rev. B(154mm)
be quiet! Shadow Rock 3(163mm)
Thermalright True Spirit 140 Direct(161mm)
240mm hybrid cooler
You seem to have the wrong temperature setting. Those FX chips were designed to read thermal margin or distance to TJ Max.
The readings can become inconsistent with traditional methods.
The FX-8350 features a thermal margin of 61C.
Use AMD Overdrive: https://www.techspot.com/downloads/4645-...drive.html
This means it begins at 61C and decreases as it heats up.
That’s why single digits, zero, and negative values appear unreliable—sometimes even going into the negatives.
Reporting 70-73C now looks unusual.
Oops my mistake, it's the GA-970-Gaming from Gigabyte (G1 Gaming or something).
The first link when you search "GA-970-Gaming from gigabyte G1 gaming" helps.
Thanks for your patience, really appreciated.
I installed AMD OverDrive and at peak temperatures it can reach -1/-2, is that dangerous?
Bummer, that's literally the worst one of the 5 models I was looking at...
Weak 4+1 phase VRM = will power throttle when overclocking the FX-8350 - heck, it can probably be triggered before doing so... Really needs an 8 phase or greater for best results.
Little heatsink on the VRMs = VRM thermal throttling. That little sink is more adequate for the 95w and lower FX models, not the 125w, and that's not even taking into account the weak VRM.
A new cpu cooler and motherboard... you're not in a good spot to be attempting this.
It's worth noting that the PSU isn't suitable for overclocking either. I wouldn't want to put too much strain on a PC running a low-end Thermaltake.
Money was misdirected in this project. Can you still return the cooler? That investment would be better spent on a more effective upgrade, like a CPU or motherboard. A CPU from 2012 that's overclocked is essentially just another slightly faster version of it from 2012.
Unfortunately I can't return the cooler. What suggestions do you have for a motherboard and CPU that work with your Hyper X fury DDR3 RAM and your 1060? It should be something affordable but not too expensive to save up for. Also, if you manage to get the PSU, it would be nice but it seems cheap and might need an upgrade. I'm a university student so I don't earn much, so any help is welcome. Also, my case is a DeepCool Tesseract bf mid-tower ATX. Thanks for your assistance.