Need assistance with your FX 8370 and R7 370 OCing?
Need assistance with your FX 8370 and R7 370 OCing?
So I recently acquired an FX 8370 (new and affordable), since my previous AM3 board with a Phenom II x6 1055T was struggling. Initially, I managed a stable overclock at 4.5 Ghz on the FX 8370, and on my Sapphire R7 370 2GB (core: 0.995-1.1Ghz, memory: 1.4-1.5 Ghz) for around two weeks without any issues. However, I began to notice performance drops during several games. I then lowered both the CPU and GPU back to their stock speeds and ran some benchmarks; the results looked normal. Later, I tried overclocking the CPU again at 4.5 Ghz with the same settings and voltages, but it wasn’t stable. I decided to revert it to stock and tested my GPU. I overclocked the GPU up to 1.1 and 1.5 and ran a benchmark—its scores were lower than before. Am I underpowered? I’m using a 700 W power supply (not the best, but it should work: https://www.inter-tech.de/en/products/psu/atx/sl-700). If the overclock on both components worked smoothly for two weeks without problems, with stable temperatures and no crashes, increasing FPS was noticeable. Could this be a power issue? I’m using a Gigabyte 970A-DSP3 with Corsiar DDR3 2x4 GB at 1600 Mhz, a Kingston SSD 240 GB, and a Toshiba HDD 500 GB.
VRM is what I need to be concerned about, CF has no relation to it.
That MB is holding you back, just not OC material for FX 8xxx processors.
CountMike confirmed the issue at 4.5GHz would exceed 140W, suggesting adding a fan or active cooling could help. He mentioned considering it and noted his setup already has four fans, which seems to work well. He plans to investigate VRM cooling further. Thanks again.