MSI 970 Gaming overclock ability?

Lonewolf33651 · April 21, 2015

I have a new build that you can see here:

http://linustechtips.com/main/topic/351252-black-snow-build/#entry4782627

I have a MSI 970 Gaming mobo with an AMD FX-6350 in this build and i want to see how far i can push it (While maintaining stability). Ive overclocked my old build a little but it was very little. I have never really messed with voltages much just slightly upping the multiplier. Could anybody offer me some wisdom on a good way to go about it? Also i would like to know if anybody has had any experiance with this mobo or cpu or both.

Lonewolf33651 · April 22, 2015

Anybody?

vSyNd1c4t3 · April 22, 2015

I have a new build that you can see here:

http://linustechtips.com/main/topic/351252-black-snow-build/#entry4782627

I have a MSI 970 Gaming mobo with an AMD FX-6350 in this build and i want to see how far i can push it (While maintaining stability). Ive overclocked my old build a little but it was very little. I have never really messed with voltages much just slightly upping the multiplier. Could anybody offer me some wisdom on a good way to go about it? Also i would like to know if anybody has had any experiance with this mobo or cpu or both.

Just find out your Max Safe Voltage for you chip, put it at that. and increase your clock speed a little at a time till you crash, then back it down. done.

Idk what max safe voltage for AMD is, so you will have to wait for someone to tell you on here, or look it up yourself.

Example of this is... My intel chip is max safe voltage (recommended) is 1.3v so when I overclocked I set that manually and then increased my clock speed by .1GHz, ran tests, if passed i increased more, when it finally failed, i backed it down by .1GHz and now i got a stable overclocked computer.

While you may find a high max safe voltage, you should always keep an eye on Temps, cause they could be a reason to use lower voltage.

Find out a good safe temp target you would like to reach, and adjust accordingly. Hope this helps. I am no AMD expert, so hopefully someone can help you out. gl!