Help overclock 8350 on m5a99x

pipson · 28 Jun 2013 at 03:28

My pc is finally set up and i wanna OC, never really done it before but i wanna learn so would appreciate any help as i am a bit lost some change cpu ratio other frequencies and etc, not to mention the huge number of setting available.

Specs:
fx 8350
m5a99x evo r2.0 motherboard
16gb ddr dual channel 1600mhz ram
128gb ssd
500gb hdd
vtx3d 7870 black edition
Cooling:
Asetek 510LC Liquid Cooling system w/ 120mm Radiator
+ 2 side fans, 2 top fans and 1 front fan
CX600 Gaming Power Supply, 80+

Im no expert in this, so i would appreciate if someone could tell me step by step what settings to change in the UEFI and so on. Im trying to reach 4.8ghz if possible

pipson · 28 Jun 2013 at 06:41

I followed this guide:
http://rog.asus.com/216552013/cross...fx-8350-to-4-8ghz-on-crosshair-v-formula-z/2/
without anything open my cpu is around 39C, i was able to benchmark with cinebench but when i used prime95 the 1st option (max FPU stress, data fits in L2 cache, RAM not test so much) my temperature went as high as 68 in less than a minute which i then stopped the test... so what does that say?

PCZ · 28 Jun 2013 at 09:03

It says you followed the ROG guide to get to 4.8.
You got to 4.8

Now most folks will use those settings to bench not run stability tests.

PD/BD chips get very hot when you stress them with P95 or IBT.
You cannot maintain maximum clocks or anywhere near.

What do you want a high clock speed for bragging rights or MAX stable under heavy load. ?

JonSmith · 28 Jun 2013 at 09:34

I prefer to use BF3 to stress test my CPUs since it also gives my GPU a good work out as well. One of the few games that can max all cores and your GPU if you tweak the settings right.

pipson · 28 Jun 2013 at 10:24

whats a good custom settings in P95 to proper test it instead of using the 1st option? Also what is considered a high temp for 8350 ?? and a good for OC ?

JonSmith · 28 Jun 2013 at 10:37

68 is fine for a stress test if it isn't crashing. Really you want to try lowering the voltage to get the temps down. Most 8350s won't need 1.5V for 4.8GHz. Literally just use the blend test and leave it for an hour. As a rule of thumb I find 20 minutes of prime stability = at least 2 hours worth of intensive gaming.