lamb0985 :
Redneck5439 :
What processor do you have? If you have a quad core or 6 core processor you should be fine for overclocking. If you have an 8 core, non "E" processor then you may be able to push a small overclock (like overclock to the turbo core setting) but your board is not really suitable for overclocking and therefor overclocking is not recommended. While your motherboard is technically "AM3+ FX 8 core ready" a FX 8 core processor of any kind should really have 8+2 power phase to get proper performance out of it.
If you have a FX 8 core processor (non "E") I would recommend to just run it at stock as overclocking at all just isn't advisable. If your processor is the FX 8320E or FX 8370E it is a 95W TDP processor and you can get away with a little bit more. The FX 8320E or FX 8370E should be able to overclock to at least the turbo core settings for the given processors and maybe bit more.
Yes I forgot to write that it's the fx8350. On a side note, I put a small case fan over my north bridge vrm heatsink; dropped my temperatures on my socket by roughly 10 degrees. Also using the 212 EVO and my core temp rarely exceeds 40 under load in prime 95 at stock so I shall choose to be satisfied

Thanks for your reply!
The fan over the NB will help and they Hyper 212 EVO is a good cooler so your temps should be in check. The problem you are going to have is that your motherboard has 4+1 power phase and was really geared toward quad core processors, and can handle FX 6 core, but 8 core processors really need the 8+2 power phase. I wouldn't recommend trying to overclock the FX 8350 on a 4+1 power phase board. With that said you may be able to get it to overclock to its turbo core (4.2Ghz) but it is risky and I would have to advise against it as the processor will never be getting the proper power it needs to operate right.
Your best options would be to either run your processor at stock or upgrade motherboards to the 970 gaming board with VRM cooling and 8+2 power phase. An upgrade like that would enable you to overclock (most FX 8350s can get to 4.8Ghz) and give you better performance until you are ready for a full upgrade. If you wait till the end of the year, beginning of next year you would have the option of AMD Zen or Intel Skylake \ Kaby Lake. If you have the money to do a full upgrade now might be a good time to upgrade to Skylake and then you would have the option down the road to have an additional upgrade to Kaby Lake on the same motherboard.