Overclocking Athlon II X4 631 for gaming
Overclocking Athlon II X4 631 for gaming
I'm not aiming for a massive overclock, but if I kept the voltages normal, would boosting performance cause a noticeable temperature increase? Could the stock cooler manage it? I've heard some folks managed to get the 631 up to around 4.3 Ghz on stock settings, but I'm more interested in reaching about 3.4Ghz from a base of 2.6Ghz. I haven't overclocked before, as my current setup uses an i5-9400F. I was thinking pairing this with an R9 280X I found used. I don't expect it to become a top-tier gaming rig—just aiming for smooth 1080p at around 60 FPS while the graphics are reasonable. The motherboard in question is an ASRock A55-HVS, which isn't the most powerful for overclocking, but should handle several hundred MHz, shouldn't it? Any advice would be greatly appreciated.