Soldato
Very nice, could probably push it up to 5Ghz depending on the chip.
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AMD FX Overclocking
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Very nice, could probably push it up to 5Ghz depending on the chip.
I suggest you obtain the facts Dave. From what I understand the OP did not pay for some of the components (AMDMatt can you confirm this?) which would make the 'buying' argument somewhat incorrect "advise" for this person, posting here just to stir.
The 15 months ago input was just to highlight that even back then there were the same interjections from pro intel champions. I am not debating it being a dead end platform, as far as I am aware the thread was intended to talk about overclocking the FX which from what I can see you have had no input.
If you look at the dedicated thread in here somewhere I have contributed in there. Strange argumentative take on things you have, but as a couple of others have mentioned above I think your posts are just irritating rather than being of any use...
I suggest you learn to read? You had this problem in another thread also.
Here is the post I originally quoted in this thread. How you didn't read whom I quoted is beyond me:
How do you like the sabertooth compaired to Asus's Z? I'm bouncing between grabbing one of those boards as my 99X just doesn't have enough power to OC decently plus I'm thinking of grabbing 9000 series or E series to overclock the hell out of it..
Incase you don't understand from the above quote, the user 'Meldarthx' was considering buying both a new AM3+ motherboard and buying a new FX CPU.
I offered my advise to him, as I quoted him, this should be fairly obvious, no?
It would appear he's going to go ahead with the purchase anyway, hopefully he'll have much enjoyment overclocking it. I'm still glad I tried to talk him out of it.
Until you decide to rear your head in the next thread we meet in, I suggest some reading comprehension. I believe you could greatly benefit from it.
Soldato
I see that Dave. In fact if your being picky you were not replying to that quote above as there was over a page of posts before you actually quoted his second post which was this:
And not:
Just to remind you, meldarthx's response (in case you could not absorb it as you seem to quite offensively keep referring to my inability to read to disguise the fact that you are irritating and would not be so rude if we were in person) I have included a screenshot as this is informative for you instead of complaining about text:
He clearly does not value your input. So getting back on topic, and talking about overclocking the FX, if you have nothing to add except arguing your black is someone else's white or just enjoy tit for tat when I post, then the door to another forum awaiting your English based reading lessons would be that way -->
Matt; LOL I'll try again
as my board now is way too limited; 990X revision 1 *grumbles*
And not:
Just to remind you, meldarthx's response (in case you could not absorb it as you seem to quite offensively keep referring to my inability to read to disguise the fact that you are irritating and would not be so rude if we were in person) I have included a screenshot as this is informative for you instead of complaining about text:
He clearly does not value your input. So getting back on topic, and talking about overclocking the FX, if you have nothing to add except arguing your black is someone else's white or just enjoy tit for tat when I post, then the door to another forum awaiting your English based reading lessons would be that way -->
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I'm hoping so. First time I've gone water cooler so learning the ins and outs.
My CPU temp is getting up to 60degrees under full load on prime. Don't know if this is too high on water.
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I see that Dave. In fact if your being picky you were not replying to that quote above as there was over a page of posts before you actually quoted his second post which was this:
And not:
Just to remind you, meldarthx's response (in case you could not absorb it as you seem to quite offensively keep referring to my inability to read to disguise the fact that you are irritating and would not be so rude if we were in person) I have included a screenshot as this is informative for you instead of complaining about text:
He clearly does not value your input. So getting back on topic, and talking about overclocking the FX, if you have nothing to add except arguing your black is someone else's white or just enjoy tit for tat when I post, then the door to another forum awaiting your English based reading lessons would be that way -->
What you posted simply confirms that he was intending to buy a brand new am3+ motherboard, which retails for £175. Hence my advice not to buy a brand new AM3+ board, which is based on years old technology and has no upgrade path, ever.
At this point I believe your simply trolling. My message is clear - if I see someone debating a purchase and I believe someone could be misinformed, or making a mistake, then I'll try and advise them not to go through with it. Seems the majority of people agree with me, just look at AMD's sales figures for 2014.
The motherboard he was considering buying was the Asus Crosshair V. It retails for £175.99 inc VAT. I'd advise anyone against such a purchase - it simply isn't worth that much, considering it's age, performance of the setup and the fact it pretty much an End of Life product with no upgrade path, ever.
If you want to go around recommending this particular board, at this point in time, then I'm sure 99% of people would laugh at you.
I'm delighted with the Crosshair V. It was a lot of money but it enabled me to overclock my FX chip to extreme lengths without worrying about vrm temps. I really do love Asus boards, they're so easy to use. I use AMD and Intel cpu's (and amd apu's) but the one thing that is constant is Asus motherboards.
I also have a 5960X system and it's very hard to tell a difference between that and my FX8370E at 5Ghz unless i have fps displays on screen. The FX system is just as snappy and cost a small fraction of what the 5960X system did.
FX system (cpu+board+ram) £380
5960X system (cpu+board+ram) £1575
I also have a 5960X system and it's very hard to tell a difference between that and my FX8370E at 5Ghz unless i have fps displays on screen. The FX system is just as snappy and cost a small fraction of what the 5960X system did.
FX system (cpu+board+ram) £380
5960X system (cpu+board+ram) £1575
Caporegime
Asus Rog boards are the proverbial mutts nuts when it comes to overclocking options and quality of components, therefore they do tend to cost a fair bit more.
Thought I would chip in, Got my FX 8350 @ 4.7Ghz using 1.452 V, seems stable testing but think I will have to download the programs mentioned here and run some more tests. (First time overclocking)
Currently on a Sabertooth 990FX Rev 2.0, and Corsair H110 cooler. Have not tried playing with the FSB yet, only used the multiplier.
Currently on a Sabertooth 990FX Rev 2.0, and Corsair H110 cooler. Have not tried playing with the FSB yet, only used the multiplier.
Nice. I'd definitely recommend an hour of Real Bench stress test using maximum ram setting (8 or 16gb depending on what you have) as the perfect platform for 24/7 stability for FX chips.
This method works perfectly for me on AMD and Intel.
Nice, see if you can go up a multiplayer. That's what I've been using for overclocking for now because it's easy. At some point soon though i will start playing with the FSB.
Soldato
The one trick that was missed with AMD FX was the complete absence of a decent 990FX chipset or ROG mATX or ITX motherboard. I would buy one even now.
This is the key advantage of the i7/i5 processor, the choice of motherboard format and the possibility of a smaller case.
My first FX8350 order was 23 Oct, 12, 11:00 am. Cost me £168, this was virtually first UK release. Since then I have built several for others and currently run an FX9590 for which I paid £139 on special offer. So I have had about 27 months of first class experience both air and water cooled on the FX.
This is the key advantage of the i7/i5 processor, the choice of motherboard format and the possibility of a smaller case.
My first FX8350 order was 23 Oct, 12, 11:00 am. Cost me £168, this was virtually first UK release. Since then I have built several for others and currently run an FX9590 for which I paid £139 on special offer. So I have had about 27 months of first class experience both air and water cooled on the FX.
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Yeah, wish there were more micro ATX boards, I don't want to swap everything out.
I'm using this board at the moment, was less than 50 quid when I bought it. It's actually pretty nice but only has sata 2 ports.
I'd love something like this with 2 PCI express 16 ports and sata 3.
Even with no board cooling I have still got my FX-8350 up to 4.9GHz but I stick around 4.5.
I have managed to boot at 5GHz at 1.52v (watercooled) but I think the board is holding me back now but not worth the cost for a minimal improvement.
I'm using this board at the moment, was less than 50 quid when I bought it. It's actually pretty nice but only has sata 2 ports.
I'd love something like this with 2 PCI express 16 ports and sata 3.
Even with no board cooling I have still got my FX-8350 up to 4.9GHz but I stick around 4.5.
I have managed to boot at 5GHz at 1.52v (watercooled) but I think the board is holding me back now but not worth the cost for a minimal improvement.
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IMO the 99X, Saber and CHIV are all the same boards, dressed up differently.
I had a M5A97 rev 2 recently and the bios was identical (different colour mind, it was blue themed instead of red) and was only really missing a few options like CPU Level up etc, which is understandable as it doesn't have the phases the others do.
I'm not a fan of blue motherboards either though, so I went with red to match my case and everything else
That makes more sense; I have rev 1......not 2; and not able to get decent OC; plus I want to play with new hardware
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Question for others is this was something I wanted to play with also just for **** and giggles.....undervolting and balanced OC before going full OC....which chip do we think has the best binning; I mean I can snag a 9370 for 130........which just about the same as 8370E and like 20 more than 8320E.....
I'd most likely snag a hybrid cooler; though my Noctra syc isn't too bad with push pull fan set up
I'd most likely snag a hybrid cooler; though my Noctra syc isn't too bad with push pull fan set up
Soldato
Yeah, Asus really did put some effort into their 990 boards and it shows.
Just a shame no other manu apart from Gigabyte really bothered making decent boards for the FX range of CPUs.
I find the same with my 3970x rig. Unless I enable a FPS recorder or run a CPU benchmark there really is no real world difference.
And I think that that's the part the Intel boys don't realise.
They think that by going with a K I7 you actually gain something more in real world terms.
Question for others is this was something I wanted to play with also just for **** and giggles.....undervolting and balanced OC before going full OC....which chip do we think has the best binning; I mean I can snag a 9370 for 130........which just about the same as 8370E and like 20 more than 8320E.....
I'd most likely snag a hybrid cooler; though my Noctra syc isn't too bad with push pull fan set up
If you like to overclock and tweak, then go for the FX8370E... or even the FX8320E if on a tight budget. I see no reason why a 8370E or a 8320E cannot reach the higher speeds. Certainly these chips are better binned, but as you know with overclocking nothing is guaranteed. If you want guaranteed clock speeds out of the box with minimal fuss I'd go for an FX 9590. Me personally, I'd go with the FX8370E or the 8320E, but i like to spend time overclocking.
Yeah, wish there were more micro ATX boards, I don't want to swap everything out.
I'm using this board at the moment, was less than 50 quid when I bought it. It's actually pretty nice but only has sata 2 ports.
I'd love something like this with 2 PCI express 16 ports and sata 3.
Even with no board cooling I have still got my FX-8350 up to 4.9GHz but I stick around 4.5.
I have managed to boot at 5GHz at 1.52v (watercooled) but I think the board is holding me back now but not worth the cost for a minimal improvement.
I'd be very suprised that board without vrm cooling is holding those clocks without throttling
Question for others is this was something I wanted to play with also just for **** and giggles.....undervolting and balanced OC before going full OC....which chip do we think has the best binning; I mean I can snag a 9370 for 130........which just about the same as 8370E and like 20 more than 8320E.....
I'd most likely snag a hybrid cooler; though my Noctra syc isn't too bad with push pull fan set up
Just get the cheaper 8320, all the silicon is the same,
The e editions just have refined voltages and p-states.
Soldato
Yeah honestly just roll with the 8320. Chances are you will be running around 4.7ghz for your 24/7 which is where most FX 8 owners end up any way. Mine is right on the limits temp wise at 4.9ghz but is fully stable. I just don't need another heater in here
If you've got a good custom water loop then 5ghz solid is definitely doable.
If you've got a good custom water loop then 5ghz solid is definitely doable.
Yeah honestly just roll with the 8320. Chances are you will be running around 4.7ghz for your 24/7 which is where most FX 8 owners end up any way. Mine is right on the limits temp wise at 4.9ghz but is fully stable. I just don't need another heater in here
If you've got a good custom water loop then 5ghz solid is definitely doable.
By the way i can run 5Ghz comfortably on my H100i at 1.476v 24/7 and temps never go over 60c and are usually in the low 50's. Using Noctua Industrial 3,000 rpm fans on the silent preset so they create no excessive noise.
Soldato
I had Cougar Vortex on my rig before. They were amazing, but, kinda loud.
My lady was complaining about the noise it made so I wound the clock back to 4.7ghz and fitted a set of Xilence Red Wings. They're so so for cooling but far quieter.