Recent content by CptBarbossa

The worst part about this whole thing is that the moderators have blown off everything written in the comments calling everyone "AMD fanboys". When I first got into PC building this site was my go-to resource. I was very active in the forums and loved giving/getting advice. Over time, though, I...

After reading the comments (and the response from Toms calling out questions about methodology) I have some (hopefully) constructive criticism. For gaming, most gamers game with a web browser open and some sort of voice chat program (i.e. Skype, discord, etc.). I have for a while now thought...

Ok, so I am overclocking my fx 8320e. I have it sitting at 4.4ghz with 1.32v under load. My cpu never gets above 52c but my socket is heating up to 78c at times. I was under the impression the socket temps shouldn't go above 70c. I have a fan blowing directly on the VRM heatsink and I have a...

Ok so apparently I lied. I got my socket temps running right around 65c and my cores right at 52c with 1.375v. Still throttling down the multiplier from 22.5 to 7. Not failing any tests but still annoying. Btw I got the vdroop problem under control-ish. I changed the Vcore offset so not at...

alright. Thanks for ALL the help, but I think I figured it out. The CPU was throttling due to socket temperatures. My cpu cores are well within thermal limits but my socket temps were getting over 70c causing the throttle. Oh well. Thanks anyway.

So I just picked up a FX 8320e for some experimenting and overclocking. I have it sitting at 4.2ghz at 1.375v. During stress testing my multiplier will briefly but consistantly drop from 21 to 7 (4.2ghz to 1.4ghz) in prime95. I tried running aida64 for stress testing, but it was showing my CPU...

I really think this is a HUGE improvement over the last few best-cpu articles. I especially like the fx 4350 (though I would go for the fx 4300 for the same reason as fx 8320 over the 8350). Removing the pentium is a good call. I have one, and I have a lot of fun overclocking it, but its just...