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FX 8320 Overclocking question

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Hey guys, I have an AMD 8320 and an Asus M5A99FX motherboard. I overclocked my processor to 4.2 GHz at about 1.24 volts. Now that I've overclocked it, I was curious if there was a way that I could change a setting in the BIOS to allow the processor to underclock and unervolt when it is idle. If anyone knows how to do that, I would really appreciate if you could let me know. Thanks a lot!

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Hey guys, I have an AMD 8320 and an Asus M5A99FX motherboard. I overclocked my processor to 4.2 GHz at about 1.24 volts. Now that I've overclocked it, I was curious if there was a way that I could change a setting in the BIOS to allow the processor to underclock and unervolt when it is idle. If anyone knows how to do that, I would really appreciate if you could let me know. Thanks a lot!

Enable Cool & Quiet and C1E.

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Hey guys, I have an AMD 8320 and an Asus M5A99FX motherboard. I overclocked my processor to 4.2 GHz at about 1.24 volts. Now that I've overclocked it, I was curious if there was a way that I could change a setting in the BIOS to allow the processor to underclock and unervolt when it is idle. If anyone knows how to do that, I would really appreciate if you could let me know. Thanks a lot!

You can enable adaptive mode that will scale voltages if your board supports it

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Hey guys, I have an AMD 8320 and an Asus M5A99FX motherboard. I overclocked my processor to 4.2 GHz at about 1.24 volts. Now that I've overclocked it, I was curious if there was a way that I could change a setting in the BIOS to allow the processor to underclock and unervolt when it is idle. If anyone knows how to do that, I would really appreciate if you could let me know. Thanks a lot!

4.2GHz at 1.24 volts? Those chips are fine upto about 1.45 volts, you can take it way higher! Just make sure your temps stay in check, max temp for 24/7 usage is 61 degrees, but during P95 it's okay if it goes higher since it will never hit such a load anyway.

 

Enable Cool & Quiet and C1E.

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4.2GHz at 1.24 volts? Those chips are fine upto about 1.45 volts, you can take it way higher! Just make sure your temps stay in check, max temp for 24/7 usage is 61 degrees, but during P95 it's okay if it goes higher since it will never hit such a load anyway.

 

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haha yeah that was just a quick and dirty overclock. I'll probably take a little higher soon. By the way, I enabled C&Q and C1E and it is still at a static voltage and clock speed.

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