The FX-8350 Overclock operates at 1.58 V with air cooling. Is this acceptable?
The FX-8350 Overclock operates at 1.58 V with air cooling. Is this acceptable?
I've only overclocked CPUs a few times, so I'm not very experienced. I managed to get the FX-8350 to run at 4.6 Ghz, but the Vcore is at 1.58 V. That's quite high, especially with air cooling (212 Evo using push/pull). I ran Prime95 on Blend for over an hour without any errors or warnings. I monitored the temperatures closely during the test, and most of the time the CPU stayed around 55°C. About 95% of the time it was under 60°C, with only a few instances reaching up to 64°C for a short period before returning to normal. Would this be considered a safe and stable overclock? I mainly use this PC for gaming and browsing the web.
That's one you are going to have to figure out. I am overclocking by raising my multiplier and just a smidge on the voltage on an i7-6700k to achieve 4.6-4.7GHZ. I am not pushing it by any means. While I was waiting on my liquid cooler to arrive, I put a 212 Evo with just the push fan on and it handled under load just fine. Your CPU Puts out more TDP, about 40W if I remember correctly.
I don't think you will have a problem but I would incrementally bring it up over time and see how it performs. Try 1.1, then 1.25, etc. Try these settings under load for a half hour to an hour (play some games!!!!) and see how your cooling does. You may end up having to tweak your RPMs around in the process, so save your settings if you can before tinkering.
I hope this helps!