Checking if you can boost performance on an FX 8320e with an Asrock 990fx Extreme 3 motherboard.
Checking if you can boost performance on an FX 8320e with an Asrock 990fx Extreme 3 motherboard.
Can you or should you increase the clock speed of the FX 8320e with 8 cores on a motherboard that supports 4+1 power phases? Would it be beneficial?
But people are claiming it's a really bad motherboard..? I'm just scared to overclock it because of the VRMs and this motherboard only has 4+1 power phases. Is it safe? Like I would...? What is heat sync? Actually, I should have spelled it correctly. The heatsink is the finned part that sits on the VRMs (those are the power transistors). They get very hot when the voltage core temperature rises. The heatsink adds extra cooling. That board got an OK rating for overclocking here, but there were warnings about possible throttling: http://www.overclock.net/t/946407/amd-mo...o-database You can view the graphs more clearly at https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1...pub?gid=3#. If you're unsure, just don't...
It includes a heat-sync on the VRMs. That's crucial. I used a 4+1 board which made it possible for my 125W Phenom II X4 965BE to run at 4.0 GHz instead of 3.4 GHz. The Asrock board has solid Japanese capacitors.
But others are complaining about the motherboard being terrible. I'm nervous about overclocking due to the VRMs and the fact it only has 4+1 power phases. Is it safe? And what does heat sync mean?
But some people are complaining about this motherboard being really bad. I'm just nervous about overclocking because it only has 4+1 power phases. Is it safe? Like, I would... but what exactly is heat sync? Actually, I should have written "heatsink." It's the finned part that sits on the VRMs (power transistors). They get very hot when the voltage core temperature rises. The heatsink adds extra cooling. This board got an OK rating for overclocking on this site, but there were warnings about possible throttling:
http://www.overclock.net/t/946407/amd-mo...o-database
You can view the graphs more clearly here: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1...pub?gid=3#
If you're unsure, avoid increasing the voltage core temperature. Just raise the multiplier until it becomes unstable, then reduce it slightly and proceed. There might be some temporary voltage increases, but not by manually setting a higher value. Overclocking enthusiasts are tough to satisfy, which is likely why they don't approve. I can only share my own approach. The final choice is yours. Every time you overclock a board, you take the risk. It doesn't matter how high-end the components are.