Overclocking amd a8-5600k cpu

[Daan Verhoeven]

I am looking to overclock my amd cpu (A8-5600K)

I am unexperienced with overclocking and would like some help and information in how to overclock my cpu to the point that it won't bottleneck my gpu (MSI R7 370 4GB OC EDITION)

My specs are:

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motherboard: FM2A88M-HD+

8 GB of ram

Cpu: A8-5600k @3.7 GHz

Gpu R7 370 4GB OC EDTION

 

 

[Daan Verhoeven]

I am looking to overclock my amd cpu (A8-5600K)

I am unexperienced with overclocking and would like some help and information in how to overclock my cpu to the point that it won't bottleneck my gpu (MSI R7 370 4GB OC EDITION)

My specs are:

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motherboard: FM2A88M-HD+

8 GB of DDR3 ram

Cpu: A8-5600k @3.7 GHz

Gpu R7 370 4GB OC EDTION

 

 

[8-Bit Ninja]

Just now, Daan Verhoeven said:

I am looking to overclock my amd cpu (A8-5600K)

I am unexperienced with overclocking and would like some help and information in how to overclock my cpu to the point that it won't bottleneck my gpu (MSI R7 370 4GB OC EDITION)

My specs are:

--------------------------------------------

motherboard: FM2A88M-HD+

8 GB of ram

Cpu: A8-5600k @3.7 GHz

Gpu R7 370 4GB OC EDTION

 

 

its allways going to bottleneck your gpu, unless your planning on going liquid nitrogen and +6Ghz

[Daan Verhoeven]

You got any recommendations for a cpu that won't bottleneck on a budget

[iRileyx]

You'll not be able to overclock that mobo to the point it won't be a bottleneck. chances are it's always going to bottleneck.

You should be able to get around 4.3/4.4ghz stable, might get a /bit/ warm though. Thats assuming you got a good silicon lottery.

[iRileyx]

Just now, Daan Verhoeven said:

You got any recommendations for a cpu that won't bottleneck on a budget

i3 6100 would probably be fine with that card

[Daan Verhoeven]

2 minutes ago, RKRiley said:

You'll not be able to overclock that mobo to the point it won't be a bottleneck. chances are it's always going to bottleneck.

You should be able to get around 4.3/4.4ghz stable, might get a /bit/ warm though. Thats assuming you got a good silicon lottery.

So it's not only the problem of the CPU but also the motherboard?

 

[iRileyx]

1 minute ago, Daan Verhoeven said:

So it's not only the problem of the CPU but also the motherboard?

 

My mistake in that, meant to put CPU rather than mobo your motherboard is fine with your current CPU.
If you were to get the "budget" cpu upgrade of a 6100, then you'd need a new motherboard, and RAM.

[Daan Verhoeven]

1 minute ago, RKRiley said:

i3 6100 would probably be fine with that card

That CPU is about as expensive as the one that's already in my system

[Daan Verhoeven]

1 minute ago, Daan Verhoeven said:

That CPU is about as expensive as the one that's already in my system

And it has less cores

[iRileyx]

1 minute ago, Daan Verhoeven said:

That CPU is about as expensive as the one that's already in my system

http://cpu.userbenchmark.com/Compare/Intel-Core-i3-6100-vs-AMD-A8-5600K-APU/3511vsm1766

Much much better though.

[8-Bit Ninja]

1 minute ago, Daan Verhoeven said:

And it has less cores

its got 2 cores 2 threads, so its like a quad core, and its a much better cpu for gaming 

[Daan Verhoeven]

5 minutes ago, RKRiley said:

My mistake in that, meant to put CPU rather than mobo your motherboard is fine with your current CPU.
If you were to get the "budget" cpu upgrade of a 6100, then you'd need a new motherboard, and RAM.

Why do I need to get a new motherboard and RAM then?

[Daan Verhoeven]

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