AMD 8320 OC

[Xnfinity]

I want to overclock my AMD 8320, I've got the hyper 212 evo push pull config.

I'm not sure how to overclock it, so I headed over here to seek out some help. Any videos would be greatly appreciated.

If not, anything else is great.

 

Here are all of my parts, I'm sure they're needed to help me out.

 

 

-CPU-AMD FX-8320 3.5GHz 8-Core Processor

-RAM-G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory

-MOBO-Gigabyte GA-970A-DS3P ATX AM3+ Motherboard

-SSD-Samsung 840 Series 120GB 2.5" Solid State Disk

-CASE-Corsair 200R ATX Mid Tower Case

-GFX-XFX Radeon HD 5770 1GB Video Card

-PSU-Antec TruePower Quattro 1000W 80 PLUS Bronze Certified ATX12V / EPS12V Power Supply

-CPU COOLER-Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler

-HDD-Lite-On iHAS-324-98B DVD/CD Writer

-HD-Seagate Momentus XT 750GB 2.5" 7200RPM Hybrid Internal Hard Drive

 

[codytappen]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8u7MIwphuoE

Should be about the same process.

[Classics]

Completly off topic question, but have you had any issues running your 8320 on that mobo? I was going to get that mobo with an 8350 but everyone told me it would die due to having bad power phasing and the VRMs aren't heatsinked. 

[-rascal-]

Looking at the layout of the board and the components around the socket, the GA-970A-DS3P uses a 4+1 power phase design. It has a heatsink (yet quite small) on the VRMs, and according to Gigabyte, it supports 125W TDP processors (i.e. 3820 / 3850).

 

I would strongly recommend that you DO NOT do any overclocking with this motherboard, as the power delivery components are lacking (4+1 vs 8+2 or better) and the cooling is not great on them.

 

I'm not certain on how much you are willing to spend on a motherboard, or what is your maximum budget, but please have a look at the following AM3+ motherboards (it's for your own safety).

1) GIGABYTE GA-990FXA-UD3 : 8+2 power phase, much improved cooling on the VRMs and on the Northbridge and the Southbridge chipsets

2) ASUS M5A99X EVO R2.0 : 6+2 phase, again much better chipsets and VRM cooling

3) MSI 990FXA-GD65V2 : 8+2 power phase

4) [if you can still find them] ASUS M5A97 EVO or M5A97 PRO : 6+2 power phase

[Xnfinity]

Completly off topic question, but have you had any issues running your 8320 on that mobo? I was going to get that mobo with an 8350 but everyone told me it would die due to having bad power phasing and the VRMs aren't heatsinked. 

I haven't had any issues at all, Recommend it.

[Ryan Leech]

I haven't had any issues at all, Recommend it.

The lifespan won't be very long with that 4+1 power phase, and the power draw of those 8 32nm cores.