How far can I take this processor?

[William_S]

Hi. I recently built my new computer with an AMD FX-8300 processor in it. I have an MSI 970 Gaming MoBo, 16Gb of Corsair Vengeance 1866 memory, a Corsair H105 to cool the CPU, and a Corsair CX-750M to power it. I want to know how far I can push this CPU with this cooling and power setup. Noise is no problem so I'm willing to crank the fans way up and power draw isn't a real concern unless it will damage any components. I was thinking of trying to reach for 4.7 Ghz but I'm not sure what voltages to put the CPU at.

 

[ComputerSecurityGuy]

Voltages are very unique to the CPU. My advice is to not overvolt the chip until you can't reach a stable clockspeed.

 

[jhall18]

That's not a good psu, the CX series isn't reliable at all.

 

[William_S]

Voltages are very unique to the CPU. My advice is to not overvolt the chip until you can't reach a stable clockspeed.

That's not a good psu, the CX series isn't reliable at all.

That's what I've been hearing. It was on sale for $45 when I bought it and it's Corsair so I assumed it would be good. I've been using it for 2.5 years now and no problems so far.

 

[huvik]

I have an Fx-8350 (i know not exact same, but similar) and i have it O.C'd to 4.68, have been running for about 9 months this way. stable overnight running blended on Prime95.

 

[jhall18]

Voltages are very unique to the CPU. My advice is to not overvolt the chip until you can't reach a stable clockspeed.

That's not a good psu, the CX series isn't reliable at all.

That's what I've been hearing. It was on sale for $45 when I bought it and it's Corsair so I assumed it would be good. I've been using it for 2.5 years now and no problems so far.

I would get a more reliable psu before considering overclocking.

 

[William_S]

I have an Fx-8350 (i know not exact same, but similar) and i have it O.C'd to 4.68, have been running for about 9 months this way. stable overnight running blended on Prime95.

They are quite similar, that's why I bought the 8300. I could get the same performance but save $50.