Can I overclock? If so how much?

[likedxm]

Here is my system:

AMD FX-8350 4.0GHZ
120GB Samsung 840 EVO SSD
1TB Seagate HDD
16GB Vengeance RAM
CX750M Corsair 750W PSU
Gainward GeForce GTX 760 Phantom 4096MB
Corsair H100i liquid cooling
ASUS Sabertooth 990FX motherboard

If I run two of these GTX 760s in SLI will I be able to overclock? Can someone explain to me the power consumption of the FX-8350. Also would I be able to overclock with just one of the graphics cards?

 

[leo2kp]

Yes. And, it depends on many many factors, such as your motherboard options for overclocking, the type of chip you have, cooling performance, and things you can't really help like how lucky you got with the chip and motherboard's overclockability.

 

[likedxm]

Yes. And, it depends on many many factors, such as your motherboard options for overclocking, the type of chip you have, cooling performance, and things you can't really help like how lucky you got with the chip and motherboard's overclockability.

How do I know if I have overclocked too far/my power supply isn't enough?

 

[leo2kp]

When you start getting BSOD or it won't boot up anymore. If you get to a bootable overclock, start stress-testing your CPU (prime95) and RAM (memtest86+). There are overclocking guides out there that have lot more information, and maybe even some that feature your specific motherboard or CPU. I would look them up.

 

[leo2kp]

Also keep an eye on temps using something like Coretemp. Each CPU has a max temp that you should stay under while under load, but again this is a per CPU thing that you can look up on Google.