Overclocking FX-8320

[Aontaigh]

I have an FX-8320 currently at stock speeds with its stock cooler, I will be purchasing an aftermarket one sometime in January. What sort of an overclock could I achieve with the stock cooler?

[MeltyMoon]

You should be able to hit 4 Ghz pretty comfortably. My 8350 is on 4.44 Ghz with the stock cooler (1.41 volts)

[Tmh85]

Please dont even try

Also depends on the chip and your motherboard etc

[wng_kingsley7]

http://cpuboss.com/cpu/AMD-FX-8320

Maybe 4.2Ghz

[Ryan Leech]

I overclocked my FX 6350 to 4.4GHz on the stock cooler. You should be able to hit 4GHz no problem as long as your ambients are low enough.

[Aontaigh]

I think I'm going to go to 4GHz with it, is that alright?

[TechFan@ic]

I got my 8320 to 4.3Ghz on the stock cooler at 51c Prime95 small FFTs.

[Chris635]

I wouldn't overclock much on the stock cooler. These chips get hot fast. I at least wouldn't go past 4 ghz until you get better cooling. Even at 4 ghz on stock cooling it will be a furnace lol. My 8320 is at 4.82 ghz, but I'm on water. Under load my cores are at 46 c and the socket is at 57 c. Just be smart about it when your ready to overclock.

[asusfan]

just checked and its the same stock speeds as my FX6300 but has 8 cores instead of 6. i run my 6300 at 3.7ghz and its running pretty nice at that with a Zalman LQ315 liquid cooler. i wouldn't go more than 4.0ghz unless you have serious cooling,

 

most of the time there is no need to push things, if you have a good graphics card you will be fine with stock speeds as it does have 4.0ghz turbo for when it needs that bit extra.

 

I just prefer to keep things sencable.