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meastro88
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I've recently build my first computer for gaming, spent $400 to $500 on all of it. Runs well enough for my first build but I would like to get into overclocking so I'm now building a cheaper (under $200) pc that will be less of a blow to the boys if I mess something up. I got a AMD A8-3800 Series AD3870WNZ43GX + ASUS F1A55-M SOCKET FM1 AMD A55 CHIPSET MICRO ATX MOTHERBOARD + COOLER MASTER Extreme Power Plus Power Supply 500w + and a few unbranded AMD 2GB DDR3 1600 MHz PC3-12800U 240 PINs DIMM RAM sticks (took the name straight off eBay, can you tell lol)

After I set up Windows what are some programs I can download to help me out in this process? Also does anyone know of a guide I can reference when in the bios? Youtube is not that helpful, the one video I found the guy was all over the place when he overclocked this apu. 

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11 minutes ago, meastro88 said:

I've recently build my first computer for gaming, spent $400 to $500 on all of it. Runs well enough for my first build but I would like to get into overclocking so I'm now building a cheaper (under $200) pc that will be less of a blow to the boys if I mess something up. I got a AMD A8-3800 Series AD3870WNZ43GX + ASUS F1A55-M SOCKET FM1 AMD A55 CHIPSET MICRO ATX MOTHERBOARD + COOLER MASTER Extreme Power Plus Power Supply 500w + and a few unbranded AMD 2GB DDR3 1600 MHz PC3-12800U 240 PINs DIMM RAM sticks (took the name straight off eBay, can you tell lol)

After I set up Windows what are some programs I can download to help me out in this process? Also does anyone know of a guide I can reference when in the bios? Youtube is not that helpful, the one video I found the guy was all over the place when he overclocked this apu. 

I don't think you can overclock with that monitor :(

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When overclocking your CPU, the only software you can install to help with is going to be benchmarks like Cinebench (For stability testing use AIDA 64/Prime 95 so that there's no doubt).

 

As for how, the process is pretty simple. Just go into your BIOS and slowly crank up voltages/clock speeds until you have something stable that you're happy with.

"uhhhhhhhhhh yeah id go with the 2600 its a good value for the money"

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