AMD Phenom II X6

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Hello! I recently upgraded my GPU to an Radeon RX 560 4 GB, and it can't run to it's maximum power because of my CPU, it bottlnecks, and the only way to solve this problem is by overclocking the CPU because I don't afford a new one atm.
I've never overclocked a CPU and I'm going to need a lot of help, step by step.

First of all I want to show you all my other PC components:
CPU: AMD Phenom II x6
MOBO: ASRock 970 Pro3 R2.0 ( https://www.asrock.com/mb/AMD/970 Pro3 R2.0/ )
Cooler: Zalman CNPS9900max ( not stock: https://www.zalman.com/contents/products/view.html?no=367 )
RAM: 8GB DDR3 1333 frequency
Power Supply: Corsair TX650 80 PLUS Bronze 650 watt: ( https://www.corsair.com/us/en/Categ...High-Performance-Power-Supply/p/CP-9020038-NA)
HDD: An old 500 gb but i don't think this one is relevant

First of all I want to know if my current rig is capable of overclocking this GPU and to what extent, 3,5ghz, 3,7ghz..etc. I would love to find someone who can help me step by step. :D
 
Depends on the model of the PIIx6 (there were seven!) they could turbo up to 3.7GHZ so you could get that if you are very lucky. You'd have to take baby steps to overclock a PIIx6, its a case of increasing the multiplier in the bios each time until you get system instability, then when you get that increase the CPU voltage a notch, not too much otherwise you'll fry the chip. CPU temperatures are a factor as well so keep an eye on the CPU overheating & throttling. CPU cooling = Zalman coolers of the time were good but not now.
 
I DON'T fancy boys said:
The 1055T could do 4Ghz if you had the lower wattage variant.

Maybe run CPU-Z and tell us what you have?
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