Need assistance with overclocking?
Need assistance with overclocking?
I have an AMD FX-8320e with a ga-970a-ds3p motherboard. I overclocked my CPU to 3.90ghz and a vcore of +0.070. After running Windows 10, it crashed immediately. Later, a "boot failure detected" message appeared, which also occurred when trying to reach 4.0ghz. I need advice on fixing this and what vcore is suitable.
3.9 Ghz offers a very gentle start for an FX processor. Achieving 4.5-4.7Ghz should be straightforward, provided there is adequate cooling, and reaching up to 5Ghz is possible only in exceptional situations. Exceeding 5Ghz will likely need an AIO to maintain temperature control—240mm is recommended to keep the fan speed manageable.
As zx128k points out, the chip needs a certain voltage to function properly. It’s normal to start with 1.4-1.45V and possibly higher initially. Gradually increasing the voltage will help stabilize performance. After reaching a steady 4.4-4.6Ghz, conduct stress tests first to assess cooling efficiency, then begin searching for the minimum stable voltage.
Every processor behaves differently, so identifying the right one is largely experimental. I’m not very experienced with the GA-970a-ds3p; it seems to have a robust VRM with a well-finned heatsink on the FETs—ideal for an 8-core FX.
I discovered on my wife's which is an FX6300 on a Gigabyte 970 SLiM card. I wanted to boost the core performance more or less the turbo boost since this card only has offset voltage for CPU voltage. If I tried anything else it caused a crash. I adjusted the offset voltage slightly and increased the turbo to around 23 to 23.5, which made it turbo up to 4.7 on 1 to 3 cores per hwinfo64. Hope this helps someone here. Good luck!
Thank you for the clarification. The advanced settings only offer four choices: CPU Vcore, NB core, DRAM Voltage, and Vcore Loadline Calibration. My issue is that my CPU Vcore limit is set to +0.775, which causes confusion. Additionally, the 'boot failure detection' message appears unexpectedly. Does this relate to voltage settings or the CPU's clock speed?
Do you understand the variations between the four voltage settings? For enhancing your CPU's performance through overclocking, you should focus on CPU Vcore and VCore Loadline Calibration. The latter is also referred to as LLC, which you'll encounter frequently. I believe you're limited to just the offset setting. This acts as an additional adjustment to the core VCore voltage. Because the core VCore changes continuously, it's challenging to determine a fixed value—you need to experiment slightly to understand its behavior. Start with no offset, check your VCore voltage via HWInfo, restart, apply a small positive offset, and then restart again to observe the change. This will give you an idea of how much the voltage increases.
LLC serves as a method to compensate for voltage drop when the processor consumes more power. If you encounter 'boot failure detection,' it suggests instability and likely requires higher voltage. This is quite straightforward information to help you proceed.
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