Overcloking on a Asrock with AMD FX 8320,possible ?

[Dovakhin]

Hi Guys.
Actually i woud like to overclock my FX 8320 (3.5Ghz) to 4.0Ghz. I read a lot of articles in this forum,and also other forums... but I see that motherboard isn't build for OC. I really would like to overcloking,but it's possible with this motherboard ? thanks

 

[Mohd Mamat]

What model is the mobo?

 

[NightAntilli]

Depends on the exact model of the motherboard.

 

[Dovakhin]

My Motherboard is a Asrock 970 extreme 3

 

[NightAntilli]

You can, but it's not recommended. That motherboard only has 4+1 power phases. This means your voltage regulators will reach their limits before the CPU, and your risk for throttling (which is downclocking the CPU to avoid overheating) increases. This is a known issue. Look here (click on Asrock at the bottom, and look at the user experience all the way to the right):

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/pub?key=0AgN1D79Joo7tdE9xMUFlMEVWeFhuckJEVF9aMmtpUFE&output=html&widget=true

 

[Dovakhin]

Yeah i've seen that motherboard isn't build for overcloking. But for OC to @ 4.0Ghz it can be possible ?

 

[NightAntilli]

It can be. Since the FX-8350 runs at 4.0 GHz, you can theoretically reach it with the FX-8320 as well, without experiencing (much) throttling. You can try it. Just take it easy. I'd like to say it doesn't hurt to try, but it can.

 

[Dovakhin]

Okay thanks You know a good tutorial about overcloking ?? I don't have any experience and I dont want take a mistake :/

 

[NightAntilli]

Sure... This one is made for Asus motherboards, but the steps are exactly the same:

http://www.overclock.net/t/1348623/amd-bulldozer-and-piledriver-overclocking-guide-asus-motherboard

 

[Dovakhin]

thanks,i'm trying as soon as possible

 

[Dovakhin]

Yeah,my OC work ! but I have a problem: the CPU ratio varies between 7.0,14.0 and 22.0. Its' normal ??

 

[NightAntilli]

Yeah that's normal. It's the cool n quiet feature to reduce power consumption and heat.

 

[Dovakhin]

Okay,thanks :=)