Overclocking fx8350 on a budget.

[Ruy]

I already have the 212 evo. Can the I overclock the 8350 to 5Ghz on it? 

 

If not please suggest the best cooler under 100 dollars

 

Thank you 

 

 

 

 

[Streetguru]

12 minutes ago, Ruy said:

 

You're better off putting that money towards a Ryzen upgrade. Wouldn't be worth trying to get an FX chip to 5ghz, just settle on the highest voltage you can go, and see what your clock speed is there.

[onlybuilt4cubanxlinx]

14 minutes ago, Ruy said:

I already have the 212 evo. Can the I overclock the 8350 to 5Ghz on it? 

 

If not please suggest the best cooler under 100 dollars

 

Thank you 

 

 

 

 

Highly doubtful. 

[Majestic]

More importantly, which mainboard are you using? And nah fam, that 8350 will put out way too much heat for something as simple as a 212 under heavy OC.

[WoodenMarker]

Do you know if your 8350 can hit 5ghz? --most can't. If it can, you'll still need a better cooler like a NH-D15.

[Ruy]

4 hours ago, Majestic said:

More importantly, which mainboard are you using? And nah fam, that 8350 will put out way too much heat for something as simple as a 212 under heavy OC.

Sorry for the lack of Information. The mobo is a M5A99X. I have the stock cooler fan blowing on the VRMS  and amother 140 blowing I'm the NB. 

The pictures show my older mobo M5A97 R2 with the Hyper T4. I overclocked to 4.6 at 1.275 VID 1.3 VCORE. max temp 58°

 

[rheyL]

i doubt it can reach 5GHz on that cooler... it needs more beefy one... 

you can still push more by lowering the socket temp by adding a fan on the back plate (backside of the mobo) 

because socket temp are the first to hit the limits on FX... 

[Majestic]

This is operating under such extreme diminishing returns already with the amount of cooling it requires. Investing money into the platform would be even worse.

Just ride it out until you can upgrade. Ryzen or Coffee lake won't require a watercooler.