Will this overclocking work?

[Skrillex24]

I have a fx 8320 and asrock 970 extreme 3 r2.0 board and want to know if I can overclock to 4ghz with a hyper 212 evo

 

[clutchc]

The cooler will handle it in a well ventilated case with good air flow. The CPU has an unlocked multiplier for easy OC'ing. Should be obtainable with the multi and maybe a little vcore. I just took my PhII X4 965BE to a stable 4GZ with the multi and volts alone. It is cooled by the 212 EVO.

 

[Outlander_04]

Easily .

You can hit 4 GHz with the stock cooler

If you use AMD's overdrive software there is no real risk

 

[Skrillex24]

Well I'm worried about the board because it's a 4-1 power surge...

 

[Outlander_04]

Well I'm worried about the board because it's a 4-1 power surge...

I am using a 4 +1 power phase Asrock 970 Extreme4 and I can clock my FX6300 to 4.8 GHz . Mostly I dont because I like quiet computers so its running at 4.3 Ghz no problem .

Yes the board is about 3-4 C hotter than a board with more power phases so maybe it will die in 7 years and not 10 years . Not a real issue since I will have upgraded well before then anyway
But you can pay another $30 for a mb and still be well inside your budget

 

[clutchc]

My elderly MSI 785GM-E65 board the the above PhII X4 is in is 4+1 and it is still kickin'