Plan to overclock 8320 with r9 280x

[SirMyrrh]

I am soon going to build a pc with an 8320 and r9 280x with an asus m5a97 R2.0. and a cooler master hyper 212 +. How much should I overclock this cpu to to get the least bottleneck on my r9 280x? When do you think I should overclock? Asap? or wait a bit? What is the highest gigahertz I could get with this cpu?
Thank you
Any other advice (such as other reccomended motherboards) would be great

 

[Brantyn Gerik]

well with the 212evo, don't expect a great overclock on the cpu, also you need to make sure your motherboard supports overclocking. likely with he 212 you could get to 4.2ghz if you had 2 fans on it

 

[Dark Lord of Tech]

With the 212 EVO a budget low end cooler and that motherboard which has a 4+2 power design , you won't get very high with an overclock.

Note: 2 fans DOESN'T IMPROVE the EVO performance.

 

[Brantyn Gerik]

2 fans does indeed improve the performance, saying that it doesnt is just downright wrong, i'm sorry but i've owned the 212, and with 2 fans in push pull config temps go down by a couple more degrees. may only be a max of say 3-5 degrees under load, but the temp difference between one fan, and two fans is statistically significant.

 

[Dark Lord of Tech]

You might get 1 or 2 degrees if your lucky.

A single fan with a higher CFM would be the better route.

 

[Brantyn Gerik]

With two of the corsair AF120 the temps went down by 6c (78 to 72) under full load on a 3570k at 4.2ghz. I don't usually call people out or argue derogitorally unless it is something i have tested for myself.