Need Help Overclocking FX 8350

[morningpokes]

Hello, I want to overclock my cpu I've tried some guides but settings are different on my motherboard and I get confused I "succesfully" overclocked it to 4.5ghz but yesterday it crashed while testing out Rise of tomb Raider. What have I done wrong No idea, So I was wondering if someone would be kind enough to teach a noob how to overclock with this motherboard I've looked around, haven't found a single person using this motherboard (asrock -GS4/usb3 fx), here are some pictures of the settings I've got by default and what values should I change to get at least 4.6ghz stable I'm doing this because I want to test things out and see if there is any diference, Thanks in advance

 

[xephoneration]

solid guide on how to oc your cpu

 

 

http://www.overclock.net/t/1434322/amd-multiplier-overclocking-guide-vishera-bulldozer-phenom-more-ga-990fxa-ud5-rev1-1-non-uefi-bios-example

 

 

Also you may not have a stable clock. if you are getting crashes. Always stress test your cpu and pretty much tweak until you get a stable clock 

[SpaceGhostC2C]

26 minutes ago, morningpokes said:

Hello, I want to overclock my cpu I've tried some guides but settings are different on my motherboard and I get confused I "succesfully" overclocked it to 4.5ghz but yesterday it crashed while testing out Rise of tomb Raider. What have I done wrong No idea, So I was wondering if someone would be kind enough to teach a noob how to overclock with this motherboard I've looked around, haven't found a single person using this motherboard (asrock -GS4/usb3 fx), here are some pictures of the settings I've got by default and what values should I change to get at least 4.6ghz stable I'm doing this because I want to test things out and see if there is any diference, Thanks in advance

The stability of any overclock depends mostly on core CPU voltage ("vcore"). For any desired frequency, you have to test for stability, and if it fails, increase vcore, test again, and so on until it is stable.

 

However, I strongly recommend you don´t do it. This is your motherboard. It doesn't support any CPU above 95W TDP even at stock frequencies. The CPU support list excludes any 8-core CPU )except low power Opterons). You are lucky if it is stable at stock speeds for everyday tasks. You are taking a risk by stressing it at stock speeds. By overclocking, you are literally playing with fire. Stock speeds is risky. Light OC is dangerous. 4.5-4.6 is completely unrealistic, the vcore needed for that will lead to this.

[airdeano]

welcome to the Linus Tech Tips forums!

 

your motherboard does not support the FX-8350 as per the asrock website: http://www.asrock.com/mb/NVIDIA/N68-GS4 FX/?cat=CPU

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N68-GS4 FX

CPU Support List

Socket	Family	Model	Power	Core	Frequency	FSB	L2 Cache	L3 Cache	CPU Rev.	Since BIOS
AM3+	Opteron 3300	OS3350HOW4KHK	45W	Delhi	2800MHz	2000MHz	2MBx2	8MB	C0	P1.20
AM3+	Opteron 3300	OS3320SJW4KHK	25W	Delhi	1900MHz	1400MHz	2MBx2	8MB	C0	All
AM3+	Opteron 3300	OS3380OLW8KHK	65W	Delhi	2600MHz	2000MHz	2MBx4	8MB	C0	All
AM3+	Opteron 3200	OS3280OLW8KGU	65W	Zurich	2400MHz	2600MHz	2MBx4	8MB	B2	All
AM3+	FX	FD4320WMW4MHK	95W	Vishera	4000MHz	2000MHz	2MBx2	4MB	C0	P1.20
AM3+	FX	FD4300WMW4MHK	95W	Vishera	3800MHz	2000MHz	2MBx2	4MB	C0	P1.20
AM3+	FX	FD4150WMW4KGU	95W	Zambezi	3900MHz	2000MHz	2MBx2	8MB	B2	P1.20
AM3+	FX	FD4100WMW4KGU(BE)	95W	Zambezi	3600MHz	2000MHz	2MBx2	8MB	B2	P1.20
AM3	Phenom II X6	HDT65TWFK6DGR	95W	Thuban	2900MHz	2000MHz	512KBx6	6MB	E0	All

 

this motherboard is nowhere near available to overclock the 8350 with no EPS CPU (4-pin, no 8-pin) power support, no VRM support, no VRM cooling support.

you'll end up toasting the motherboard with excessive voltage and amperages requests.