FX 8320 Overclock help.

[Zobbar]

Hello,
#1:
I have a FX 8320, with 2x7950, Asrock 970 Extreme 3 R2.0. I am a complete noobie at overclocking, and by guessing I got it to 4.5GHZ with a Be Quiet Shadow Rock 2 CPU Cooler and it goes up to 59C -+3C. So I'm worried that since I'm a noob I will lower the life span of my CPU by alot, so I ask here for advice. Is 1.4125V too much? I got it to work at 1.3875 (or something like that), it ran BF3 just fine at 60fps when I spawn and then I got ~90-110fps. But the problem is that in prime 95 It says illegal sumout on a couple of the cores. It still says that on 1.4125V but I just decided that it does not matter since BF3 works for me. I left the FSB on auto, the NB stock, and everything else on auto, because I had no idea what they did. Should I lower my Voltage to 1.3875 (I think it was that), change any of the other settings (FSB, NB, etc.) or keep it at this or even give it more power?
Please help me and tell me the best settings for me to run it at 4.5GHZ at the best settings.
Please note CPU and motherboard longevity is important for me as I do not wish to upgrade my PC for at least 5 years, that's why I did crossfire.
#2:
Also the reason I OC in the first place was because the FX 8320 bottlenecked my 2 cards and did not let them run at max usage, and I found that 4.5GHZ was the best and I don't need to push higher.
#3:
Does the FSB and PCI speed make my CPU communicate with my GPUs faster giving me more FPS and higher usage in games?

Thanks, and sorry for the long paragraph!

 

[damric]

That board has weak VRMs. You'll burn your trailer down.

 

[MkGriff1492]

I have CF 7950s and an fx 8350. At 4.5 I only get 80-100 pts higher on firestrike pro over stock. So I don't believe you are bottlenecking at default. You might see a couple more fps thats about it. Prob going to have to go to 1.41 vcore for 4.5. I don't like using just the multipler but thats up to you I would set the nb vcore to 1.2 if is not that at default. My board is around 1.18 stock. Just play with setting with prime95 small ffts thats what I've been doing. I use 21X215 vcore at 1.425 nb 1.21

 

[Outlander_04]

The motherboard is fine . Check its temps are not getting too high since a board with fewer power phases will run a little hotter , but at that OC you should be fine .

59 C is absolutely fine for the processor .

Since you have some doubts you could try using AMD's own overdrive software . That will check temps as it ramps up the multiplier .
Its in catalyst control center

 

[Zobbar]

The motherboard is fine . Check its temps are not getting too high since a board with fewer power phases will run a little hotter , but at that OC you should be fine .

59 C is absolutely fine for the processor .

Since you have some doubts you could try using AMD's own overdrive software . That will check temps as it ramps up the multiplier .
Its in catalyst control center

So I check the motherboard temps?
What should they be?

 

[Zobbar]

That board has weak VRMs. You'll burn your trailer down.

So I could break my motherboard? What is a trailer?

Thanks

 

[damric]

That board has weak VRMs. You'll burn your trailer down.

So I could break my motherboard? What is a trailer?

Thanks

Yes. It will be the first thing to burn up when you take the overclock too far and stress test it.

What country are you from?

 

[Zobbar]

That board has weak VRMs. You'll burn your trailer down.

So I could break my motherboard? What is a trailer?

Thanks

Yes. It will be the first thing to burn up when you take the overclock too far and stress test it.

What country are you from?

Canada. Can you help?

 

[Outlander_04]

Just check in BIOS , that your mb temps stay under about 40C .

The board isnt the strongest OCer , but it will give you decent results so long as you dont push it to extremes

 

[tiny voices]

What games are not getting 60fps, with the cards both not running at max, but the CPU at 100%. I find it hard to believe you have a substantial bottleneck.