AMD A8 7650k overclock on MSI A68hm-p33 v2

[dicalut]

Hello. I'm currently looking to overclock my amd a8 7650k, so far i've changed the cpu cooler, now it doesnt go above 45 degrees even on gaming for hours plus i added some fans on my case, push pull configuration, even the motherboard doesnt go above 30-35. Some say it cant be overclocked on this mb, some say it can...(msi a68hm-p33 v2) im looking to get somewhere at 4.2ghz maybe mostly because in some games it bottlenecks my gpu. is it possible to get this overclock done considering i have a decent cooling? thanks

 

[feelinfroggy777]

Yes, that board and chip can overclock. In order to find out if your cooling is sufficient I would need to know what type of cooler you have and what are your temps under load. But I think that any average cooler will suffice for that chip. Just go into the bios and set up the overclock. I would start at 4000mhz at 1.3 volts and run a stress test. Monitor the temps in your stress test to see if it is getting to high. I like my temps to be around 75C under load. If your temps are good then try 4.1 and see if it is stable at 1.3 volts. Personally, I do not like to go higher than 1.35 volts on my chip, but that is your call.

 

[dicalut]

mhm, my cpu from what i ve seen sits at 1,4 volts right now when i stress it( aida64 extreme) with no overclock at all, only with the turbo mode enabled and cool n quiet disabled

 

[dicalut]

on stock speed hwinfo shows my cpu running at 1,42v, now i overclocked to 4.0ghz only by multiplier, voltages still on auto, i dont think i can adjust this manually, and now it stays at 1,46, cpu temperature no more than 45-46 on stress test. is this safe? i will stress it longer like a day maybe

 

[feelinfroggy777]

Sorry for the late reply, I took a vacation.

I dont use the auto feature. It can pump a lot more volts into the cpu than is needed for a stable clock. The more volts, and more heat, will shorten the life of the CPU. In the bios, go to the v-core and click where it says auto. Nothing will happen, but then type in 1.3 on the key pad and hit enter. That change it from auto and move it to 1.3 volts. That may not be a stable clock, so if it crashes, dont worry, move up the voltage meter.

In all honesty, it may not be worth the time to worry about stable clocks with low volts. That is an older chip and would be pretty cheap to replace. If your heat is fine with you when the v-core is on auto, then go for it. But if you want it to run cooler with your current setup, then lower the voltage manually. If one day you decide to buy a high end processor, I suggest setting the volts manually as they are expensive to replace.

 

[dicalut]

thanks for the answer, my mb does not have the option to adjust the voltage manually, so i have no choice for now. but the thing is, the stock voltage is already high( 1.43 in bios) and from what i read on the internet, that's a common "problem" with amd apu's, they also say that these cpus can take a bit more voltage than other cpu's, taking in consideration that they already have high voltages on stock clocks.

just another quick question: is there a big difference between 1.43 and 1.46-1.47 volts in therms of cpu degradation? i mean, can that difference kill my cpu way earlier? i can leave it on default clock speed at 1,43 voltage or i can increase it to 4.0ghz or 4.1ghz with 1.46-1.47v . (voltages auto adjust )

 

[feelinfroggy777]

Considering the AMD APU has larger integrated graphics on the cpu die than an Intel chip, it would make sense that it runs on higher voltage. The main thing is heat. If you are overvolting the chip, it will run hot. If it runs too hot for too long, you can damage the chip. But if your temps under load are below 80 with a voltage of 1.46-1.47, then your fine.