Overclocking FX8320

[samuel]

Nope. You can always clear cmos or reset bios.

[Priller]

that's set to auto, though auto and disabled are basically the same. When enabled the voltage shoots up to 1.4 under load, and that's too hot for my system.

 

That's actually not bad then.

 

I would set LLC to Enabled then start to drop the Vcore and see what happens.

 

Your temps are high for your voltage. I would put the fans in push/pull after remounting the CPU cooler.

 

I never use software to control CPU speeds or voltage. It can lead to alot of issues later and is more prone to having issues in the long run.

[Nomelas]

That's actually not bad then.

I would set LLC to Enabled then start to drop the Vcore and see what happens.

Your temps are high for your voltage. I would put the fans in push/pull after remounting the CPU cooler.

I never use software to control CPU speeds or voltage. It can lead to alot of issues later and is more prone to having issues in the long run.

So just an update. I have since upgraded my motherboard to an M5A99FX Pro 2.0 and PSU to an AX860 and been overclocking much further than the 4.1 Ghz I was only able to reach on the previous board. So far I've gotten up to 4.6 at 1.375 V and a steady 66 degrees socket temp (49 core) with prime95. It made a huge difference. I still have tons of room to go further gonna keep messing around. Pimes been running a good 10 min stable.

[Nomelas]

Actually it seems as I increase the voltage, my clock speed jumps from 4600mhz to 1400 mhz (7x multiplier?) while running prime95. and the higher I set the voltage the more often it runs at 1400.... am I doing something wrong? also the temps don't change

[Priller]

Actually it seems as I increase the voltage, my clock speed jumps from 4600mhz to 1400 mhz (7x multiplier?) while running prime95. and the higher I set the voltage the more often it runs at 1400.... am I doing something wrong? also the temps don't change

 

Do you have APM disabled?

 

What are the core and socket temps?

[Nomelas]

yeah all that stuff is disabled as far as I know.... socket temp goes up to 68 and cores are at 52 (unless my sensors are wrong)  

[Nomelas]

Do you have APM disabled?

 

What are the core and socket temps?

APM mode is actually set to auto. Is disabling this safe?

[Devildog83]

Try FSB overclocking instead of just using the multiplier. Try the FSB or bus speed at 220 and the multiplier at 19 and go from there. If you really want an honest opinion a 970 chipset deosn't do real well with the 8 core Veshira chips and the hyper 212 won't get you cool enough to go very high even if you figure out a better overclock. For an inexpensive board a M5A99x Evo pro is a decent board but that chip really screams Sabberkitty of CHVFZ. They are a bit spendy but well worth the money if you want to get the most out of your chip. I did not read every post but if you haven't allready, set your RAM to stock clocks with rather loose timings until you get the CPU clocks and heat figured out.

[Nomelas]

Try FSB overclocking instead of just using the multiplier. Try the FSB or bus speed at 220 and the multiplier at 19 and go from there. If you really want an honest opinion a 970 chipset deosn't do real well with the 8 core Veshira chips and the hyper 212 won't get you cool enough to go very high even if you figure out a better overclock. For an inexpensive board a M5A99x Evo pro is a decent board but that chip really screams Sabberkitty of CHVFZ. They are a bit spendy but well worth the money if you want to get the most out of your chip. I did not read every post but if you haven't allready, set your RAM to stock clocks with rather loose timings until you get the CPU clocks and heat figured out.

Yeah I'm using an M5A99FX Pro r2.0. Now. Lowering the voltage to 1.308 lowered the temps to an even 65 and now it doesn't seem to affect the multiplier as much... I've also gone between both fsb overclocking and multiplier overclocking... It might just be a limitation of the heat.

[Devildog83]

Yeah I'm using an M5A99FX Pro r2.0. Now. Lowering the voltage to 1.308 lowered the temps to an even 65 and now it doesn't seem to affect the multiplier as much... I've also gone between both fsb overclocking and multiplier overclocking... It might just be a limitation of the heat.

Sorry I did not see that you got the 99x evo, much better. Can you fit a AIO cooler like an H75 120mm or a H105 240mm cooler in your system? You will find that you have much a better time keeping the temps down unless you have already upgraded that too. I use a small fan to cool my NB/VRM's and it keeps my socket and NB temps way down, it is an option to keep things cooler. Truely heat seems to be your only problem. My 8350 is @ 4.8Ghz just under 1.5v with an H100i. If I really stress it I have to back off to 4.7 Ghz at 1.485v to keep things cool.

[Nomelas]

Sorry I did not see that you got the 99x evo, much better. Can you fit a AIO cooler like an H75 120mm or a H105 240mm cooler in your system? You will find that you have much a better time keeping the temps down unless you have already upgraded that too. I use a small fan to cool my NB/VRM's and it keeps my socket and NB temps way down, it is an option to keep things cooler. Truely heat seems to be your only problem. My 8350 is @ 4.8Ghz just under 1.5v with an H100i. If I really stress it I have to back off to 4.7 Ghz at 1.485v to keep things cool.

I'm thinking about getting the h100i, it fits in my system. what are your temps at that voltage?

Currently running a new test at 1.3 volts, steady at 61 socket and 45 core @ 4.4GHz

[Devildog83]

The H105 is better if it fits but it has a 40mm thick RAD so you have to make sure you have the space for it, if it doesn't the H100i is a good unit too. I get about 60 max at 4.7 Ghz on the core running P95 and IBT AVX 20 runs @ very high for stability testing. The socket ends up about the same with the fan I have on the NB/VRM's.

[Devildog83]

Here is a pic while I run P95 now, nice and cool now so 4.8 is ok.