Overclocking 8320 on M5a97 R2.0

Nukedbeaver

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I'm currently trying to OC my FX-8320 on my M5A97 R2.0 with a Cooler evo 212 and DDR3 ARES 2133 ram (2x4G). I am able to boot and run at the stock voltages (CPU-1.38125 & CPU/NB-1.1875) at a core multiplier of 21 (4.2 Ghz). When i bump it up to x22 the system fails the prime 95 test within about 10 miutes. I have tried increasing the CPU voltage and/or the CPU/NB voltage but the system completely locks up when I apply the changes (using AI Suite II for Overclocking). Why is it crashing when I increase the voltage?

More info:
AI Overclock Tuner - D.O.C.P
CPU Ratio - 22
AMD Turbo Core - Disabled
CPU Bus Freq - 200
PCIe Freq - 100
Mem Freq - 2133
CPU/NB Freq - 2200
HT Link Speed - 2400
CPU Spread Spectrum - Disabled
PCIe Spread Spectrum - Auto
EPU power savings - Enabled
EPU setting - auto
CPU LLC - auto
CPU/NB LLC - autp
CPU Voltage - 1.38125
CPU/NB Voltage - 1.1875
CPU VDDA - Auto
DRAM voltage - 1.6V
Core C6 - disabled
HPC - disabled
APM Master - Disabled
 
Solution
Have you tried using a overclocking profile on your MB? sometimes it will allow you to turn off turbo core which usually was cause the issue and will also allow you to have everything setup for overclocking.
Edit:
Also DCHP suck whenever it comes to overclocking. Make sure to have it set for manual
Have you tried using a overclocking profile on your MB? sometimes it will allow you to turn off turbo core which usually was cause the issue and will also allow you to have everything setup for overclocking.
Edit:
Also DCHP suck whenever it comes to overclocking. Make sure to have it set for manual
 
Solution