The CPU fails to reach at least turbo clock speed
The CPU fails to reach at least turbo clock speed
I have an FX 8320e with a 3.2ghz to 4ghz turbo, but overclocking only brings me up to 3.7ghz which causes instability and a blue screen in Windows. I thought simply going to the turbo clock would make it stable. It’s unclear if the issue is voltage or the CPU itself. Any advice on improving performance would be greatly appreciated!
no it's the power phases there isn't enough of them to spread the load across them and prevent the vrms overheating. Actually it's the mosfets that bear the load and since it is all probably cheap components in a less than optimal config. in the board layout there is nothing you can do to improve them. Even adding a heat sink and fan wouldn't be enough.
It is literally down to the electronic components on the board. The 990fx boards the best of which is probably the sabertooth is still $150 second hand which is halfway to ryzen or an i series which will surpass the overclocked fx in any case.
FX is pretty thoroughly obsolete by now so the economic option is to ditch it. Dabbling with the overclock will cost more than necessary...
M5A78LM LE is the motherboard with CPU fx 8320e, PSU evga 500w, 1 tb hd 120gb ssd. Current clock speed is around 3.5 ghz. AMD overdrive lists target voltage at CPU VID 1.1625, NVID 1.750. DRAM voltage should be 1.350, HT voltage 1.2.
Does your setup have a GPU? What model is it? Is it equipped with a CPU cooler? What type does it have? Your main issue is a lack of cooling on the VRMs. One previous version offered search functionality. Your motherboard and power supply don’t support overclocking. Don’t expect much else.
The GPU is an RX570 with 8GB of memory, paired with a standard cooler. It maintains a comfortable temperature at 3.5GHz, staying below 60 degrees. Is this limiting your ability to push it further?
Don't aim for any major overclocking, just curious about why my CPU wouldn't even reach turbo boost speeds. If this board looks so bad, upgrades are likely on the horizon.
no it's the power phases there isn't enough of them to spread the load across them and prevent the vrms overheating. Actually it's the mosfets that bear the load and since it is all probably cheap components in a less than optimal config. in the board layout there is nothing you can do to improve them. Even adding a heat sink and fan wouldn't be enough.
It is literally down to the electronic components on the board. The 990fx boards the best of which is probably the sabertooth is still $150 second hand which is halfway to ryzen or an i series which will surpass the overclocked fx in any case.
FX is pretty thoroughly obsolete by now so the economic option is to ditch it. Dabbling with the overclock will cost more than necessary and also produce less than stellar results.