What's the optimal overclock setting for your system?
What's the optimal overclock setting for your system?
Hello,
AMD OverDrive seems suitable for overclocking. You’ve already disabled Turbo Core Control in BIOS, which is a good start. With your AMD FX8320, you can push its performance further, but the exact limits depend on your setup. I recommend checking voltage settings to find the optimal range for stability and speed.
Share details about the remaining components. It would be useful to know the motherboard, PSU, and graphics card being used.
CTurbo:
Please share more details about the remaining components. It would be very useful to know your motherboard, PSU, and video card.
Motherboard: ASRock 970 Extreme4
GPU: AMD Radeon HD6950 2 GB
CPU: AMD FX 8320 3.5 Ghz.
PSU: CoolerMaster M520 520W
I hope you have all the necessary information. I’m also curious if it’s feasible to overclock my GPU later, though I’m not sure yet. Maybe that’s for another discussion?
Greets
CTurbo:
This motherboard isn't very suitable for heavy overclocking of 125w CPUs. You might be able to reach the FX8350 speeds at 4.2ghz, but I wouldn't recommend going much higher.
Sorry for the -1, I'm just starting in the forum.
Thanks for your response. I'm planning a max of 4.2 ghz.
What about the voltage? Should I increase it?
And regarding my GPU, can I overclock it with these parts?
I think you might be able to vote it back up. Still not certain.
Yes, you can try overclocking your video card. You should consider upgrading your power supply as well.
Don't need to change the voltage if you do adjust it—just avoid going above 1.45v.
I think you might be able to vote it back up, though I'm not sure.
You can definitely try to overclock your video card, but you should consider getting a better power supply.
It seems adjusting the voltage isn't necessary—if you do, keep it below 1.45v.
I'll need to look into some information about better power supplies since I'm not familiar with them much.
Would it make sense to overclock your GPU now using this PSU, or do you think your PSU isn't suitable for that?