Amd Overclocking help

[Serpurty]

Hello everyone, this is my first time creating a thread on this site i have heard that this is a good site, anyway I would like to get some advice on overclocking my amd fx 4170 processor which is currently at 4.2 and hoping to oc to around 4.7-4.9.I also have an asus m5a88-v evo motherboard if that helps. I don't really know much about overclocking so any advice would be appreciated, thanks.

 

[BradleyJames]

thats a pretty high overclock for that cpu. what kind of cooler will you be using

 

[Serpurty]

thats a pretty high overclock for that cpu. what kind of cooler will you be using

Im pretty sure that i am using the stock cooler.

 

[bartholomew]

Read this guide, should help you understand a lot.
http://www.overclock.net/t/1348623/amd-bulldozer-and-piledriver-overclocking-guide-asus-motherboard

Keep an eye on your socket & core temps. OC'ing with the stock cooler is not recommended.

 

[Serpurty]

Read this guide, should help you understand a lot.
http://www.overclock.net/t/1348623/amd-bulldozer-and-piledriver-overclocking-guide-asus-motherboard

Keep an eye on your socket & core temps. OC'ing with the stock cooler is not recommended.

So i was thinking about getting the cooler master hyper 212 plus cpu fan and i was wondering if it would fit on my cpu.

 

[bartholomew]

yes it will.

 

[Serpurty]

yes it will.

so would this fan be a good thing to buy if i were to overclock or should i get a better one instead?

 

[bartholomew]

The hyper 212 evo is better.
For high overclock i.e. 4.6+ you would have to get some thing better.
Some options; NH U14s, True Spirit 140 Power, Dark Rock pro 2, Havik 140..
If you don't have a case that is 8 inches wide, or want to avoid ram clearance issues, you could opt for CLCs like the H60, H75 or H80i.

 

[MIJ-VI]

Hello everyone, this is my first time creating a thread on this site i have heard that this is a good site, anyway I would like to get some advice on overclocking my amd fx 4170 processor which is currently at 4.2 and hoping to oc to around 4.7-4.9.I also have an asus m5a88-v evo motherboard if that helps. I don't really know much about overclocking so any advice would be appreciated, thanks.

An informative read:

About VRMs & Mosfets / Motherboard Safety with 125W+ TDP processors
http://www.overclock.net/t/943109/about-vrms-mosfets-motherboard-safety-with-125w-tdp-processors