AMD Phenom II 965 BE

[Cloudious]

Hey guys.

At the moment my cpu is at it's stock speed, but I'm really wanting to overclock just a little bit higher.
I play games like
DayZ Standalone
Rust
Flight Simulator X
and all sorts

I'm wondering how much would it help just to increase my cpu speed to 3.8, hopefully it doesn't take that much effort and the heat stays relatively cool. Can you guys help me through some steps and guide me in the right direction to overclock?

Specs:
AMD Phenom II 965 BE
GTX 550 TI
8gb ram
Motherboard: gigabyte ga-78lmt-usb3

 

[Z1NONLY]

You won't see much of a difference at all. 1-3 FPS tops.

Upgrading your graphics card to a 660 or better would give you a very noticeable difference. (if your PSU can power it)

 

[Cloudious]

You won't see much of a difference at all. 1-3 FPS tops.

Upgrading your graphics card to a 660 or better would give you a very noticeable difference. (if your PSU can power it)

Is there a way to check what your PSU is?

 

[Z1NONLY]

You need to open you casea and find a part number. You can also look for pcie connectors. (6 and sometimes 8-pin connectors)

 

[Cloudious]

You need to open you casea and find a part number. You can also look for pcie connectors. (6 and sometimes 8-pin connectors)

Okay, so my best bet is to ultimately buy the 660 TI?

 

[Z1NONLY]

You need to open you casea and find a part number. You can also look for pcie connectors. (6 and sometimes 8-pin connectors)

Okay, so my best bet is to ultimately buy the 660 TI?

If your psu can power the card, it will give you a big boost in games. If you can find a good deal on a 660ti, 670, 760...any would be great. Amd has some offerings that would do the job as well, but they tend to draw more power and you psu is still an unknown.

 

[Cloudious]

You need to open you casea and find a part number. You can also look for pcie connectors. (6 and sometimes 8-pin connectors)

Okay, so my best bet is to ultimately buy the 660 TI?

If your psu can power the card, it will give you a big boost in games. If you can find a good deal on a 660ti, 670, 760...any would be great. Amd has some offerings that would do the job as well, but they tend to draw more power and you psu is still an unknown.

Also my cpu, while playing DayZ standalone is hitting 63 degrees celcius, surely this is unhealthy. Should I invest into a cooler?

 

[Z1NONLY]

Yes. Hyper 212 is great for the money if you have room in your case for it.

 

[Cloudious]

Yes. Hyper 212 is great for the money if you have room in your case for it.

I believe I do, now I just need to get the money from somewhere!

 

[Cloudious]

Yes. Hyper 212 is great for the money if you have room in your case for it.

Okay, quick update here.

I just cleaned out my PC, mainly the CPU and I think the temperature on it has decreased because I hit 66 degrees on my cpu while playing a game, I also checked out that my PSU is actually 600 watts, which is definitely more than enough to power the 660 ti.
Here is a pic of my current rig, do you think the 660 TI will fit in that case?

 

[Z1NONLY]

It should fit if you can move the har drive up and out of the way.

 

[schmuckley]

It should help your minimum frame rates..
Here's a guide: http://www.overclock.net/t/777378/official-gappos-little-deneb-thuban-overclocking-guide-with-too-many-smileys/0_100
I wouldn't give CPU more than around 1.45v with that board..