Would your Gigabyte 78LMT-USB3 REV. 6 Mobo handle the FX-8370E at OC?
Would your Gigabyte 78LMT-USB3 REV. 6 Mobo handle the FX-8370E at OC?
Hello I run an AMD AM3+ based system on GIGABYTE GA-78LMT-USB3 REV 6.0 with 175w+ 4+1 VRM heatsinks 80-90c&at least 175w power delivery.
Basically short, i want to upgrade to an 8 core but i need a little over 4ghz on the clock. The FX 8350 does the job but i oc'ed to 4,2ghz succcessfully on my 125w FX-6350 and i wanted to keep that clock boost, for older games, while getting 8 threads for vidoe editing and some multicore games. I achieved 4,3ghz which was ideal for ARMA 3 (single core game) but ran stably only at too high voltage - 1,4050v, so i want to achieve that in a more efficient bin CPU, and i do not want to buy FX-6300 now,I know this is a old platform etc. but i built this rig on a limited budget and always wanted a cheap 8 core.
I play DOOM 2016, Gzdoom, quake3, ut99,Battlefield 4 and 3, oldschool games, i do not need insane single thread but the smoothness of 4,2ghz makes me happy, and i can still play games at 4ghz, at 4,2 i just get less fps drops. I imagine the resources of a slightly tweaked for efficiency 8 core could help even in st titles simply due to offloading less bottleneck for my GPU (RX 470), just the level of performance from a 4,3ghz fx chip i find ideal for my needs.
I have a decent PSU and ARCTIC Freezer 13 CO cooler to get this job done (~200w dissipation)
I need to know if i can even run a 8 core on this board, as some say the people who say you can are liars.
(However there is some unique power delivery to this board compared to other m-atx,)
And maybe if they think that, we can calculate roughly to Tom's test on a 990fx atx board, with 160w near usage at 4,5ghz, could a 200mhz less of that happen on a 4+1 m-atx, or is it out of my reach.)
Overclocker40 suggested the 8370e would work fine. Check out the support downloads for CPU help.
I’m not too worried about raising the voltage, but I’m concerned the 4+1 powerphase might consume more TDP than the ASRock Killer model (which it likely will). I don’t want my board to fail. I’ve heard people successfully run a stock 8350 even with this revision.
Anyway, I bought the processor and plan to get it today. Edit: It broke along with my old 6350, so I had to replace it. Luckily, a family member helped out.
When I install it, I’ll let you know if it works. The BIOS F2 supports FX-8370E.
Edit 2: It functions at stock speed. However, I received a PGY batch which is disappointing. If I had PGS, I could reach speeds like 4.5GHz and stable 4.4GHz. Still, it’s at least the stock FX8370 speed and 4.1 and 4.3.
Got it working smoothly at 4.4ghz on this board!
CPU configuration: 1,43vcore, +0.1v NB, 1,195v NB VID, Regular LLC, CnQ on (Cool prevents temps from reaching 60c during games)
Intel Burn Test v2 'Standard' remained stable for 100% in 300 seconds.
This board hasn’t blown yet—it was a risk, but I took the chance :devil:
Details:
Specs: 120mm Sharkoon case fan on main 'NB' heatsink via 45 degree lean
ARCTIC Freezer 13 CO 92mm CPU cooler
Deepcool DQ750ST 750Watt 80+ Gold PSU (Tier 2 but functional!)
And the final setup... FX8370E (PGY serial batch) and GA-78LMT-USB3.
Bios came preinstalled with revision 6.0, supports F2, and is compatible with FX-8370E.