Help needed with overclocking my fx 8350

[13timkri]

I'm looking to go ahead and start my first build:
http://au.pcpartpicker.com/p/HMnk7P
The problem being, I'm not sure if I can overclock my CPU to 4.5-4.6 GHz with the cooler in my build. I'm also wondering if my PSU can supply enough power to run my rig while it's overclocked. Do I need to change my parts, or are they okay the way they are?

 

[Rocking Durgesh]

You can overclock with this built. ... but don't directly pick any frequency and voltages, it will make system unable. ... Go step by step. ....

 

[Rocking Durgesh]

don't overclock with stock cooler, stock cooler are not good. Overclocking is step by Step method, you can't go directly on some frequency and voltages. ... First Download the AMD overdrive software. It will available on official AMD website to monitor your temps correctly. ..First Download thecpu stability testing software prime95 from here :
http://www.mersenne.org/download/
Don't overclock by any software because overclocking is not the thing that can be done by software. First set the XMP memory profile (if exists) enabled to set your RAM correctly. Then Go in BIOS and find the CPU clock ratio, this is the multiplier setting. It starts at a multi of A (some no.)x 100(BCLK)(normal factory settings) to give you A Gigahertz. So up it .5 at a time and boot to os and test with P95 for stability and monitor your temps. Do this for approximately 20 minutes. If it passes raise the multi another .5 and try again. You'll get to a point where either P95 won't pass or your temp will gone so high. If the temps gone high you'll have to stop and work on cooling. If P95 fails then go to the Advanced voltage section in bios and add some volts to the CPU VCore . Stay in offset and just add a bit by tapping on the "+" key and test again.
If your temp goes really high them you have to stop and keep it to cooling. A step will arrive when your P95 never pass or temp immediately go high. Them you have to stop overclocking and you get your extreme speed of your processor. ....

 

[Rocking Durgesh]

And remember the AMD overdrive software counts the temp down not up. Don't use Hwmonitor and other third party softwares as they don't work properly with AMD CPUs. They always show temp more than existing. Now in AMD OD, if your CPUs temp is 50 ° c. if the thermal margin shows 30 ° c then after raiseof 30°c in your CPUs temp, you have on the line of overheating. When you overclock, of the thermal margin tends to reach the 0°c you have to stop overclocking and keep it to cooling. You can also use Gigabyte easy tune software to monitor your temps with AMD OD. ....

 

[13timkri]

don't overclock with stock cooler, stock cooler are not good. Overclocking is step by Step method, you can't go directly on some frequency and voltages. ... First Download the AMD overdrive software. It will available on official AMD website to monitor your temps correctly. ..First Download thecpu stability testing software prime95 from here :
http://www.mersenne.org/download/
Don't overclock by any software because overclocking is not the thing that can be done by software. First set the XMP memory profile (if exists) enabled to set your RAM correctly. Then Go in BIOS and find the CPU clock ratio, this is the multiplier setting. It starts at a multi of A (some no.)x 100(BCLK)(normal factory settings) to give you A Gigahertz. So up it .5 at a time and boot to os and test with P95 for stability and monitor your temps. Do this for approximately 20 minutes. If it passes raise the multi another .5 and try again. You'll get to a point where either P95 won't pass or your temp will gone so high. If the temps gone high you'll have to stop and work on cooling. If P95 fails then go to the Advanced voltage section in bios and add some volts to the CPU VCore . Stay in offset and just add a bit by tapping on the "+" key and test again.
If your temp goes really high them you have to stop and keep it to cooling. A step will arrive when your P95 never pass or temp immediately go high. Them you have to stop overclocking and you get your extreme speed of your processor. ....

Thanks, but should I get a 750w PSU just to be sure(if I need to upgrade) or should I just stick with my current PSU?

 

[Rocking Durgesh]

Nope. 620w will be more than enough for your built. What you want to upgrade?