AMD FX 8120 Full Load

[dnbdude]

Just overclocked it to 4.0ghz and its at full load all the time

 

[Danbuscus25]

what's your question?

 

[unknownofprob]

he's most likely asking a why question, but didn't state it. Why can only be more specifically answered to what you did and what you now do. We know that you overclocked but how.

 

[dnbdude]

Well it all started last night,when I replaced my stock cooler with a noctua nh-d14.
The stock cooler was hard to remove,so i heated it with a hair dryer and it almost broke off the cpu,thank god i didnt break anything.
Now I overcloked it trough bios,just changed the multiplier and a little bit of the voltage and this is happening,so can anybody tell me why,and how do I fix it?

 

[Danbuscus25]

fix what? whats wrong?

 

[dnbdude]

It is constantly at full load,even at idle.

 

[Danbuscus25]

ah, the low power features are probably disabled now. it is not at full load, but it is running at 4.0 at idle now, not a problem, nothing to worry about

 

[dnbdude]

Yes,I disabled everything,so its nothing?
The temps are much more than okay for 100% load,so I got scared,it never happened before,even task manager says 100% load.
Off topic,how should I overclock it to 4.5, I did it a while ago but it wasnt stable at all,all I did was raise the multiplier an the voltage to 1.45 I think.

 

[Danbuscus25]

do you really need to go over 4.0? you can try higher, but you will have to play aroung with the multiplier and voltages a lot.

 

[dnbdude]

Well to be honest I really do,4.5 is my max needed,but Im really scared of doing it because im not an experienced overclocker. I would be greatfull if u directet me to a helping video or something similiar,or even if you can give me a few tips.
Thanks in advance

 

[Danbuscus25]

well, what voltage is it at right now?

 

[dnbdude]

1.3125V Thats from core temp

 

[Danbuscus25]

ok, then raise the multiplier up to get 4.2, raise the voltage by the smallest possible amount, and test for stability. repeat until it is unstable, then add more voltage, up to around 1.46 max.

 

[dnbdude]

Thank you very much

 

[Danbuscus25]

no problem

 

[dnbdude]

The copture freezes at 4.2ghz at any voltage,prime95 workers stopped and possible hardware problem,occt freezes also.

 

[Danbuscus25]

well, i guess you are stuck at 4.0 then :/

 

[dnbdude]

Unfortunately yes,but why? How come others get to 4.7 and why does prime95 say possible harware problem?

 

[Danbuscus25]

well, you may have gotten an unlucky chip