Overclocking CPU

[R3DOPS]

I never figured out how to overclock processors. what do you look for how do you do it what do you need. HOW? i have an amd phenom 2x4 with a asus m5a97 r2.0 motherboard so if anyone knows the best settings let me know  

[Tim Drake]

From what I have heard, you don't want to overclock with that motherboard.

[R3DOPS]

From what I have heard, you don't want to overclock with that motherboard.

y not mayne 

[Tim Drake]

y not mayne 

I heard it has bad power delivery and other things.

[R3DOPS]

I heard it has bad power delivery and other things.

well shit 

[Tim Drake]

well shit 

Don't take my word for it though, wait for more responses.

[Prastupok]

Let's split... first. It can be done.

 

Should it be? That's up to you. If you maintain a minor OC and keep it cool it should live to see another day. Baby steps during the OC process, as with any board.

[ApolloX75]

y not mayne 

I've OC'd a Phenom II 940 on an M5A97, it can be done. They are really hinkey to work with but it can be done. 

Nowadays the UEFI BIOS makes overclocking a breeze. You can use Asus' AI Tweaker to set it up but I never had luck that way really.

First: Download Prime95

Second: Boot into your BIOS (smash dat DEL key repeatedly as soon as you hit the power button til you get in)

Third: Play around with the options. It's a UEFI BIOS so it's very easy to navigate. You can manually set your CPU Clock Multiplier as a first step, just up it by 1, reboot into Windows and run Prime95 for a while to make sure you have no issues. Rinse, wash, repeat.

 

Just remember to take it slow one step at a time. If it crashes go back and see what you did to trigger it. You can try to bump up the CPU core voltage in very very very small increments to adjust for instability but do NOT go crazy on this or you WILL break something.