can i overclock my x4 955 with msi 970a g43?

[Adly__]

lately i heard dis board isn't good for overclocking . im afraid that im wasting my money to buy a liquid cooler.

 

[Themastererr]

They have low quality MOSFETS on their budget boards, makes them crappy for overclocking.

Also, as you can see on your motherboard you do not have a heat-sink on the MOSFETS. So you have low quality MOSFETS that are not being cooled. A recipe for disaster when overclocking an FX CPU

My advice? If you really want to overclock stick a fan to the left of your CPU area directly over the VRM's (MOSFETS, Phases, Chokes)

You made a mistake going liquid cooling as you have now removed all airflow from the VRM's. Hyper 212 Evo is a much better option for your setup.

Good luck.

 

[Adly__]

They have low quality MOSFETS on their budget boards, makes them crappy for overclocking.

Also, as you can see on your motherboard you do not have a heat-sink on the MOSFETS. So you have low quality MOSFETS that are not being cooled. A recipe for disaster when overclocking an FX CPU

My advice? If you really want to overclock stick a fan to the left of your CPU area directly over the VRM's (MOSFETS, Phases, Chokes)

You made a mistake going liquid cooling as you have now removed all airflow from the VRM's. Hyper 212 Evo is a much better option for your setup.

Good luck.

thankss bud , ☺ much help from ya . im from malaysia anyway , its a little bit pricey here . hahaha . excuse my grammar tho 😀 . last , msi 970 mobo , x4 955 with 212 evo . your answer?

 

[Themastererr]

That is a good combo, but if you can get good deal on FX 6300, I would get that CPU. It is very impressive for the money.