Cooling cpu oc

[SweMan574]

i use 8350 and want to oc it to 4.4-4.5 but i have a hyper tx3 and an aerocool x warrior black edition case. if i buy like a fractal design define r4 and a hyper 212 will i be able oc much? and is it worth getting a h100i water cooler?

fx 8350
8gb ram
550w xfx
gtx 760
m5ar97 r2.0

and is it worth getting water cooled gpu? not planning on doing that but what ever

 

[iAboodz]

Your air coolers can handle a 4.0-4.4GHz overclock, I'd overclock to 4.2-4.3 and keep the current cooler, the extra voltage needed and heat generated isn't worth the performance the extra 100-300Mhz is gonna make.

Good luck

 

[SweMan574]

When I use OC settings in BIOS but only have 4.0 then it goes up to 66C during a tortue test (P95)

 

[iAboodz]

When I use OC settings in BIOS but only have 4.0 then it goes up to 66C during a tortue test (P95)

Go further, i'd suggest a 4.3GHz overclock. Your temps would be fine and dont forget to let it do a stress test for stability.

 

[SweMan574]

But when I had 4.0GHz my CPU went up to 66C. Should I still do it?

 

[iAboodz]

yeah, 66c is normal really, you should stop near the 80s and roll back

 

[SweMan574]

But my system keeps crashing then... (After like 10 min) Should I get a lower/higher voltage???

 

[iAboodz]

But my system keeps crashing then... (After like 10 min) Should I get a lower/higher voltage???

Yes, i think that 1.3 is a good voltage for a 4.5GHz oc

 

[SweMan574]

But I can't do 4.5GHz with air cooler can I? And what will be a good voltage for 4.3 then? And what NB voltage?

 

[iAboodz]

If temps are okay you can go 4.5 if not lower it. don't miss with more settings, keep at simple as possible. If it crashes raise the voltage a bit till it is stable

 

[SweMan574]

What about NB voltage then?

 

[iAboodz]

Don't mess with it, you can reach your overclock by simply upping the multiplier and the voltage a bit, I read that the 8350 in some cases needs 1.35-1.4v to be stable at 4.5 on air coolers. Although it's different for every chip. so your gonna have to go slowly and only raise voltage when needed..

 

[SweMan574]

OK thanks! What's the standarn voltage then, last question