Is overclocking beneficial for the AMD 8350 and R9 380X?
Is overclocking beneficial for the AMD 8350 and R9 380X?
Hi all, I was thinking about whether it's worth overclocking. I have a Gigabyte GA-970A-UDP3 with an AMD 8350 Black (Corsair H100i Cooled), Saphire R9 380X, and a 750W Corsair Builder Series 750CX 80PLUS Bronze. I'm wondering if the gains would be significant, since a 5-10 FPS boost doesn't seem like much. When I increased the 380X to 1150Mhz and 1525Mhz on the card memory, I didn't notice any improvement in games like Unigine Valley. Also, I haven't tested it in-game yet.
The FX-8350 is designed for overclocking. Raising it to 4.5GHz or higher will noticeably boost gaming performance. I didn't retain the stock figures for my machine, but the Firestrike score with my 8350 at 4.7 GHz and an R9-290 (as a reference) was 8385. The R9-290 proved to be the limiting factor, as my GTX 970 achieved an even higher score.
With good cooling and overclocking knowledge, it's fine.
Overclocking this power supply? No.
CORSAIR CX is quite bad.
The FX-8350 is designed for overclocking. Raising it to 4.5GHz or higher will noticeably boost gaming performance. I didn't retain the stock figures for my machine, but the Firestrike score with my 8350 at 4.7 GHz and an R9-290 (as a reference) was 8385. The R9-290 proved to be the limiting factor, as my GTX 970 achieved an even higher score.
If you have adequate cooling and understand overclocking, then yes!
Overclocking this power supply is not recommended.
CORSAIR CX performs poorly.
Thanks for the response, but what issues are there with the PSU? I've used an XFire R9 270 on it for over a year without any problems.
I own a 8350 and an r9 390, both overclocked. The 8350 runs at 4.68 and the R9 390 at 1106/1600.
On Valley running extremeHD at 1080p I get 2669, while with both at stock it’s 2474 for the same test.
But without the overclocks it draws 570 under identical stress conditions.
Mac070:
If you have good cooling and you understand how to overclock, then yes!
Overclocking this power supply? NO
CORSAIR CX IS VERY POOR
That's completely false. I'm running my 8320 at 4.5 Ghz with a Sapphire r9 380 Nitro OC 4g (also overclocked further) on the CX600 and have never experienced any issues.
I don't care about the results it produced. The quality is terrible, anything under Tier 1 or 2 shouldn't be suggested.
Running something doesn't guarantee it's worth it.
Mac070 :
Regardless of what was used, the quality is terrible and anything below Tier 1 or 2 isn't worth it. It shouldn't be suggested. Just because something runs doesn't mean it's suitable for gaming. What this person mentioned: for those using the CX series, they're lucky if they haven't run into problems. But even Corsair doesn't advise the CX line for a gaming PC. If you need Corsair for a gaming rig, go with the RMx RMi HXi or AXi series. For the original poster, don't overthink this power supply. A higher-quality PSU would be better—like a Seasonic model or an EVGA SuperNova GS or G2 series. Or consider the Corsairs I listed earlier. Also, make sure your motherboard has the 8+2 Phase VRM. Most 970FX boards only have 4+1 and can't handle the power of an FX 8350. But there are a few 970 FX models that are exceptions.