FX 8350 Decent Overclock Help

[lVlattW]

What would you say would be the best overclock for an FX 8350? Something that is noticable for gaming/rendering but not so ridiculous that my CPU will melt itself. Also, what motherboard would you recommend for that overclock, as cheap as possible.

Thanks

 

[Tradesman1]

If you have a good one, should be able to hit 4.8-5GHz

 

[lVlattW]

If you have a good one, should be able to hit 4.8-5GHz

Yeh, but I don't know wether that's necessary to see the difference, or what motherboard to get to achieve that overclock. Or wether it's worth it at all from a gaming perspective, as I could just overclock my GPU instead (Sapphire 7950 Dual-X)

 

[Tradesman1]

Or overclock both 😉 I was just trying to answer the original question of what's a good OC for an 8350, 4.8 to 5 is considered good to very good

 

[lVlattW]

Or overclock both 😉 I was just trying to answer the original question of what's a good OC for an 8350, 4.8 to 5 is considered good to very good

ok, any ideas on motherboard? £80 at the most. £75 or less preferably.

 

[Pipson]

to reach 4.8ghz what are your Voltage settings?

 

[Dark Lord of Tech]

5.1 ghz. on my Phanteks PH-TC14PE Air Cooler.

FX8350 \ 5.1GHZ. \ 1.384 VOLTS

Phanteks PH-TC14PE with Scythe Slipstream 110 CFM fans attached.

 

[Pipson]

5.1 ghz. on my Phanteks PH-TC14PE Air Cooler.

FX8350 \ 5.1GHZ. \ 1.384 VOLTS

Phanteks PH-TC14PE with Scythe Slipstream 110 CFM fans attached.

Motherboard settings???

 

[Pipson]

I followed this guide:
http://rog.asus.com/216552013/crosshair-v-motherboards/guide-overclocking-fx-8350-to-4-8ghz-on-crosshair-v-formula-z/2/
without anything open my cpu is around 39C, i was able to benchmark with cinebench but when i used prime95 the 1st option (max FPU stress, data fits in L2 cache, RAM not test so much) my temperature went as high as 68 in less than a minute which i then stopped the test... so what does that say?

 

[Suferbus]

Pipson, have you noticed that the people claiming these really high overclocks with low voltages are not posting any of their settings, i.e. screen shots of their settings? That is because they are not getting these speeds with the claimed voltages. I just don't believe it. Again, I have been working for a while with 8350 and anything over 4.6 Ghz seems to take 1.4v or higher. And I have worked with over 10 different processors. Post some screen shots people if you are going to claim these #'s. If these #'s are real, you should want to help out some other people who can't get these #'s to work. Don't give us the crap that all processors are different.

 

[Pipson]

I know, i can get 4.8 on 1.4V but its not stable...

 

[Suferbus]

I know, i can get 4.8 on 1.4V but its not stable...

No, 4.8 wont be stable at 1.4v. From my experience anything 4.8Ghz & up takes at least 1.47v and up depending on the 8350 you end up with. That is why cooling is so important. that chip is power hungry. If you want a stable 4.8 be prepared to be up around 1.5v or just under, probably 1.485. I know i have seen alot of people claiming 4.8Ghz and 5.0 Ghz with 1.4v or 1.39v or what ever, but I do not believe it. I have yet to see a screen shot of those numbers from anyone or they have a very rare 8350. It takes 1.47 and up once you get around 4.8Ghz and that is the way it is. Problem is, at 1.47v and higher, the heat generated is tremendous, so you better have a good cooler. Ill send screen shots of mine tomorrow. ~~Suferbus