is it safe to overclock my Amd fx 4350?

[TMBlair]

these are my current specs :
Amd fx 4350
8 r
win 7
amd r9 270
Antek tru power psu
MB:
gigabyte ultra durable classic 4
78mlt-usb3
3tb hdd support
am3 cpu rdy
amd athlon2 x4
amd 760g chipset
ati radeon 3000 graphics

and how much would be safe?

 

[clutchc]

Depending on the size PSU, definitely. The motherboard is OK, if that was what you were concerned about.
But what's with the Athlon II X4 in the list? Got both CPUs?

 

[COLGeek]

What heatsink are you using? The OEM (came with it) one or an aftermarket model?

 

[TMBlair]

Depending on the size PSU, definitely. The motherboard is OK, if that was what you were concerned about.
But what's with the Athlon II X4 in the list? Got both CPUs?

my psu is an antec 550 watt
no just the one,i think that was an addvert i copied down

 

[clutchc]

Depending on the size PSU, definitely. The motherboard is OK, if that was what you were concerned about.
But what's with the Athlon II X4 in the list? Got both CPUs?

my psu is an antec 550 watt
no just the one,i think that was an addvert i copied down

You are good with the Antec 550W OC'ing the 150W R9-270 and the 125W FX-4350

 

[TMBlair]

Depending on the size PSU, definitely. The motherboard is OK, if that was what you were concerned about.
But what's with the Athlon II X4 in the list? Got both CPUs?

my psu is an antec 550 watt
no just the one,i think that was an addvert i copied down

You are good with the Antec 550W OC'ing the 150W R9-270 and the 125W FX-4350

safe to overclock,ok i overclocked the cpu by 200mhz and its made it worse also when i oc'd the gpu it made the game flicker really bad so im not sure.seems best to leave it,unfortunatly i dont know what im doing really

 

[clutchc]

Set everything back to the default settings in BIOS. Look for sec 2-11 and set the optimized defaults. Then only OC one device at a time. Start with the CPU. In BIOS sec. 2-3, you should be able to find "CPU Clock Ratio". I don't know if that BIOS has optional values to choose from or if you simply type in the value directly. Either way, increase it by 1 click. The go to "Core Performance Boost" and turn off Turbo Mode. Save and exit BIOS.

Run Prime95 for 30 minutes. If there is no failed cores and no errors, you can assume for now that it is stable. Go back to BIOS and repeat the CPU multiplier bump by another click. Save and exit back to Win and repeat Prime95. Keep going until the Prime 95 result is no longer stable. Then you can either back off and live with that, or begin increasing the vcore a tiny bit at a time. You first have to enable manual mode for System Voltage Control in sec 2-3. Then go to "CPU Voltage Control" and take it out of auto. It is there that you will be able to tweak the vcore a bit to get the OC stable again.

At the point that the OC is stable with an increase in vcore, you can continue to raise the CPU multiplier some more. Eventually even that will become unstable again. At that point it gets to involved for a forum discussion. Search for one of the hundreds of OC'ing pages on the web for AMD processors.

 

[TMBlair]

Set everything back to the default settings in BIOS. Look for sec 2-11 and set the optimized defaults. Then only OC one device at a time. Start with the CPU. In BIOS sec. 2-3, you should be able to find "CPU Clock Ratio". I don't know if that BIOS has optional values to choose from or if you simply type in the value directly. Either way, increase it by 1 click. The go to "Core Performance Boost" and turn off Turbo Mode. Save and exit BIOS.

Run Prime95 for 30 minutes. If there is no failed cores and no errors, you can assume for now that it is stable. Go back to BIOS and repeat the CPU multiplier bump by another click. Save and exit back to Win and repeat Prime95. Keep going until the Prime 95 result is no longer stable. Then you can either back off and live with that, or begin increasing the vcore a tiny bit at a time. You first have to enable manual mode for System Voltage Control in sec 2-3. Then go to "CPU Voltage Control" and take it out of auto. It is there that you will be able to tweak the vcore a bit to get the OC stable again.

At the point that the OC is stable with an increase in vcore, you can continue to raise the CPU multiplier some more. Eventually even that will become unstable again. At that point it gets to involved for a forum discussion. Search for one of the hundreds of OC'ing pages on the web for AMD processors.

yeah well thanks for the effort . but i dont even know what bios is, so maybe ill check it out another time thanks

 

[COLGeek]

If you are attempting to OC the CPU with the stock AMD heatsink, it is not up to the task. I never recommend OCing with stock heatsinks. Please confirm the make/model of heatsink being used.

Also, you can allow Catalyst to attempt to setup OCing for you. Have you tried that?

 

[badboyrog2]

the fx 4350 is already overclocked , never use a stock cooler for overclocking
the mobo you have is not built for overclocking not too bad but i prefer a 970 and up chipset ..its at your own risk

 

[clutchc]

That board is fine for OC'ing use. Maybe not the best, but perfectly fine to use within reason: https://spreadsheets.google.com/spreadsheet/pub?key=0AgN1D79Joo7tdE9xMUFlMEVWeFhuckJEVF9aMmtpUFE&gid=3
And the best you can find in mATX size.

 

[TMBlair]

If you are attempting to OC the CPU with the stock AMD heatsink, it is not up to the task. I never recommend OCing with stock heatsinks. Please confirm the make/model of heatsink being used.

Also, you can allow Catalyst to attempt to setup OCing for you. Have you tried that?

yeah i was using catalyst but resluts wernt good slowed my pc down and the gpu clocked started breaking up in game like flashing and sketching out so i turned gpu to default and stopped oc,but im sure i can oc them both amd are good for it and i have decent enough cpu and gpu but i know nothing really

where would i find heatsink model?

 

[badboyrog2]

``That board is fine for OC'ing use. Maybe not the best, but perfectly fine to use within reason: https://spreadsheets.google.com/spreadsheet/pub?key=0Ag...
And the best you can find in mATX size``

well i am base on my experience ..not a spreadsheet
i had 2 gygabyte 78mlt-usb3 and they just blow out when overclocking...maybe i am not lucky?

 

[clutchc]

``That board is fine for OC'ing use. Maybe not the best, but perfectly fine to use within reason: https://spreadsheets.google.com/spreadsheet/pub?key=0Ag...
And the best you can find in mATX size``

well i am base on my experience ..not a spreadsheet
i had 2 gygabyte 78mlt-usb3 and they just blow out when overclocking...maybe i am not lucky?

Very possible. Of course, we don't know your OC'ing ability. Even high-end boards can be destroyed by careless OC'ing. Not saying you are careless, just making a point.

I have another machine w/ a mATX board that is less capable than the OP's Gigabyte: http://www.msi.com/product/mb/785GME65.html#hero-overview with a Phenom II X4 965BE OC'ed @ 4.0 GHz. It has been running strong along with a R9-280 (also OC'ed) for a long time now. If that board can do it, the Gigabyte that the OP has can do it even better.

But that's what's great about this forum. We are free to disagree with one another ;-)

 

[TMBlair]

``That board is fine for OC'ing use. Maybe not the best, but perfectly fine to use within reason: https://spreadsheets.google.com/spreadsheet/pub?key=0Ag...
And the best you can find in mATX size``

well i am base on my experience ..not a spreadsheet
i had 2 gygabyte 78mlt-usb3 and they just blow out when overclocking...maybe i am not lucky?

Very possible. Of course, we don't know your OC'ing ability. Even high-end boards can be destroyed by careless OC'ing. Not saying you are careless, just making a point.

I have another machine w/ a mATX board that is less capable than the OP's Gigabyte: http://www.msi.com/product/mb/785GME65.html#hero-overview with a Phenom II X4 965BE OC'ed @ 4.0 GHz. It has been running strong along with a R9-280 (also OC'ed) for a long time now. If that board can do it, the Gigabyte that the OP has can do it even better.

But that's what's great about this forum. We are free to disagree with one another ;-)

yeah i hear you but you guys havnt responded to my post

 

[TMBlair]

``That board is fine for OC'ing use. Maybe not the best, but perfectly fine to use within reason: https://spreadsheets.google.com/spreadsheet/pub?key=0Ag...
And the best you can find in mATX size``

well i am base on my experience ..not a spreadsheet
i had 2 gygabyte 78mlt-usb3 and they just blow out when overclocking...maybe i am not lucky?

yeah i hear you but you guys havnt responded to my post

 

[clutchc]

yeah i hear you but you guys havnt responded to my post

Yes I did.