MSI Commend Center (CPU OC)
MSI Commend Center (CPU OC)
I own an AMD a8-7650K equipped with Hyper 212 Evo.
OC from 3.3Ghz to 4.2Ghz.
In CC I rely solely on fanspeed tuning.
When not under OC (standard 3.3Ghz), I keep it at its minimum (20% fanspeed at 40C) – resulting in 98% at 60C.
During overclocking, I set it to 50% at 40C – achieving 98% at 50C.
I never push it to full capacity (100%) because it strains the fan beyond safe limits, except in very extreme tests like Prime95.
I also use RAMDisk in CC, which performs well.
Other adjustments such as changing Multiplier, BCLK, RAM frequency/voltage are handled either in BIOS or AMD Overdrive, not in CC.
EXPERIENCE: the first time I increased the BCLK from 100Mhz to 101Mhz my PC would freeze – it never recovered afterward.
Although this depends on your gaming rig and...
I don't.
Proceed using BIOS, it's always preferable.
Following that, the choice relies on your hardware (CPU, motherboard model, etc); if AMD, consider AMD Overdrive when no BIOS option is available.
I don't. It should be done through BIOS, always preferable. Once that's done, it varies based on your hardware (CPU, Motherboard Model, etc). If AMD isn't available, consider using AMD Overdrive if no BIOS option is present. What speed are you currently using; what are the pump and fan curves?
I own an AMD a8-7650K equipped with Hyper 212 Evo.
OC from 3.3Ghz to 4.2Ghz.
In CC I rely solely on fanspeed tuning.
When not overclocked (standard 3.3Ghz), I keep it at its minimum (20% fanspeed at 40°C) – reaching 98% at 60°C.
During overclocking, I set it to 50% at 40°C – achieving 98% at 50°C.
I never push it to 100% because it strains the fan beyond safe limits, except in rare cases like Prime95 testing.
I use RAMDisk in CC, which performs well.
Other adjustments such as Multiplier, BCLK, RAM frequency/voltage are handled via BIOS or AMD Overdrive, not CC.
EXPERIENCE: The first time I increased the BCLK from 100MHz to 101MHz, my PC froze – it never recovered afterward.
Although you can experiment with settings depending on your rig and setup, I recommend starting with BIOS, then AMD Overdrive, and finally CC, especially if other options aren’t available.
I own an AMD a8-7650K with Hyper 212 Evo.
OC from 3.3Ghz to 4.2Ghz.
In CC I rely only on fanspeed.
When not OC (standard 3.3Ghz), I keep it at its lowest setting (20% fanspeed at 40C) – resulting in 98% at 60C.
During overclocking I set it to 50% at 40C – achieving 98% at 50C.
I never push it to 100% because it strains the fan beyond limits, except in rare cases like Prime95 testing.
I use RAMDisk in CC, which performs well.
Other adjustments such as Multiplier, BCLK, RAM frequency/voltage are handled via BIOS or AMD Overdrive, not CC.
EXPERIENCE: The first time I increased the BCLK from 100Mhz to 101Mhz my PC froze – it never recovered afterward.
Although you can experiment with gaming rigs and settings, I recommend starting with BIOS, then AMD Overdrive, and finally CC, if needed.
Thanks for the details.