overclocked amd 975@4.1, should i go for more?

[brickman45]

hello, i am curious as to what you guys or girls would do.
currently i have this system-

asrock 990fx extreme 3 (bios 1.20)
amd 975 black edition(ridgeback)
kingston hyperx 1600mhz(8gb)
corsair tx 650W
2 hdd(1-1tb, and a 500gb)
windows 7 64 ultimate
ht omega striker 7.1 soundcard
logitech z-623 2.1 sound system
samsung syncmaster p2450 24"@1920x1080
evga gtx 660 sc, (currently overclocked above 17 core+300 memory)

ok,..so my cpu is at 4.1ghz, and my system is rock solid stable and performs quite well in all areas so far.
my cpu temps are good-
idle- 30-35c
load-40-50c
cpu voltage-1.413
motherboard temps are stable at 38c-45c under load gaming.(hwinfo64)

all games perform very well, was just wondering if anyone would try and
keep going on the cpu overclock more(by multiplier), or if i am risking
damaging my cpu because of mainboards 4+1 power phase section?

thats my question,..should i keep cranking it up?, or call it good at 4.1?





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[dextermat]

From different post I've seen the cpu get to 4.4 without any problem, but you might need an aftermarket cooler.
But, from what I can see anything past 4 ghz is really minimal gain.
So I would keep it that way since it's stable @ 4.1.

 

[brickman45]

my bad,..i forgot my cpu cooler info
cm212....and thank you for your response, i will also wait for more input before i choose best answer even tho i believe you are dead on personally.

 

[Dark Lord of Tech]

I wouldn't go much higher as the voltage required will cause a lot more heat , and that's a decent but budget cooler.

 

[brickman45]

ok both answers confirm what i have been thinking even tho it seems as if i have more headroom, going further will not bring any gains other then heat and possible other complications, thanks for the input fellows, i apreciate your time.

 

[Dark Lord of Tech]

No problem , glad to help.

 

[brickman45]

i sent you a PM Blackbird

 

[Dark Lord of Tech]

Takes it a few minutes to show up in my PM's.

Here's my 8350 setup.

MB : Asrock 990FX Extreme9

FX8350 \ 5.1GHZ. \ 1.384 VOLTS

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

 

[brickman45]

very nice!!!

 

[Dark Lord of Tech]

I got real lucky with this chip , it doesn't need a lot of voltage to hit 5.1 , so it stays in the low to mid 50's.Most 8350's need the voltage over 1.4+ to get there.

 

[brickman45]

i want to post a screenshot on hwinfo64 in here,..but i cant get it to paste,..how to please?

 

[Dark Lord of Tech]

I use printscreen and photobucket forum code.