Safe to overclock?

[xQubeZx]

Is it safe to overclock on all motherboards if you got a stable psu and good cooling?

 

I'm planning on overclocking my fx-8350 but I'm not sure if its safe to do with my motherboard beacuse its a quite cheap one. Its a "Gigabyte 970A-DS3P" Is it going to work? And the cooling im pretty sure is fine beacuse i got a h80i. But is a bronze psu good enough or should i get a gold rated one? I'm quite new to overclocking so if you got an tips i would greatly apreciate it

[Ostwind]

With AMD CPU's you need a good board with solid power delivery, if you try to OC with a cheap board you're gonna burn it out.

[Johannes_Lazor]

This is a guide on what to think about: http://www.overclock.net/t/943109/about-vrms-mosfets-motherboard-safety-with-125w-tdp-processors

[Raudi_]

Is it safe to overclock on all motherboards if you got a stable psu and good cooling?

 

I'm planning on overclocking my fx-8350 but I'm not sure if its safe to do with my motherboard beacuse its a quite cheap one. Its a "Gigabyte 970A-DS3P" Is it going to work? And the cooling im pretty sure is fine beacuse i got a h80i. But is a bronze psu good enough or should i get a gold rated one? I'm quite new to overclocking so if you got an tips i would greatly apreciate it

I wouldn't try for more then 4.3 with that board. Power delivery looks pretty weak.

[salecar3]

i woad oc it  200mhz over stock speed max since turbo boost is gona add hier speed when it neets to so overclocking on 200mhz isnt realy that worth

[mbuckingham24]

I don't know specifics about your motherboard, but in reference to the PSU's 80+ Rating, Bronze vs Gold doesn't matter (directly) in terms of overclocking, and matters more so in terms of your electricity bill.  80+ Ratings are about Power Efficiency. It is true that lower (or non) rated PSUs produce more heat, so in those terms it could have an impact if system cooling is an issue.

 

From Wikipedia:

"The efficiency of a computer power supply is its output power divided by its input power; the remaining input power is converted into heat. For instance, a 600-watt power supply with 60% efficiency running at full load would draw 1000 W from the mains and would therefore waste 400 W as heat. On the other hand, a 600-watt power supply with 80% efficiency running at full load would draw 750 W from the mains and would therefore waste only 150 W as heat."

[rtpb5642]

You need 8+2 power phase to deliver anything more than 4.6ghz

[mbuckingham24]

You need 8+2 power phase to deliver anything more than 4.6ghz

In case there is confusion, this is in reference to your motherboard's VRM (Voltage Regulator Module), not your PSU.

[rtpb5642]

In case there is confusion, this is in reference to your motherboard's VRM (Voltage Regulator Module), not your PSU.

Since when does a PSU have more than 1 phase? (unless we are talking industrial equipment)

House power at 110V is single phase, shops etc have 220 @ 3 phase for heavy equipment.

But anyway, yes i was referring to the VRM. And past 4.6ghz, 8+2 is a must.

[rtpb5642]

As for the OP, a bronze power supply can do 8ghz with liquid nitrogen... You just need the wattage and amperage.

When the OP replies it would be helpful to know the wattage as an 8350 @ 5ghz can draw over 250 watts i believe.

With that motherboard i wouldnt go past 4.4 and even that is a bit much.

As for cooling, your perfectly fine to go to 4.5 probably.

[xQubeZx]

Thanks for all the answers, it sounds like i probably should upgrade my motherboard to something like an ASUS sabertooth or similair to do a safe overclock right? Or atleas if i want to push it more than like 4.2-4.3 right?