new to forum in need of advice

iprojordan · 16 Feb 2013 at 16:07

hello

i have an fx 8350 and folloed a few guides around the net but cant seem to clock this chip past 4.4. does anyone have some advice or settings that may work

thnx to anyone who replies

Avenged7Fold · 16 Feb 2013 at 17:28

What motherboard are you using?

What cooling are you using?

What are your VRM, CPU temps?

What is your voltage?

If your RAM is above 1333GHz, it might be better to turn it down just while your testing ground for your overclock.

iprojordan · 16 Feb 2013 at 18:21

right asus sabretooth 990fx, 8gb g skill ram not sure about vrm but cpu gets to 62c at 4.4 and i have a corsair h80

Avenged7Fold · 16 Feb 2013 at 18:43

What about your CPU voltage?

Your temperature is really high at the moment. Its literately on the borderline for a safe fx chip. If the only thing you have done is increase the multiplier and you cant get it past 4.4 with just that, it usually means you need more voltage but with your current temperature is already too high for you to up it more.

Is the 62'C when your stress testing it on prime95 or similar program?

8 Pack · 16 Feb 2013 at 19:08

Prime is no good for stress testing AMD to the fullest. Use Linx if you must stress test at all. I prefer to just use a system to see if its stable then adjust from that. I pulled a random 8350 from stock the other day and got 4930, 1.525v stable for graphics testing etc etc. This was on air.

I did run linx too for one pass and it was fine at 4.75+ ghz because of temps I did not bother with linx at higher OC's but they where stable to do what I needed the machine to do and this was with 225+HTT and 2100+ DIMMS at Cas7.

You need to post more settings so we can help further.

iprojordan · 16 Feb 2013 at 20:42

its 62 in prime 95 and 59 in intel burn test i followed a guide and used there settings

iprojordan · 16 Feb 2013 at 20:45

i cpoied this guide as the author said it works on sabertooth as well so my settings are pretty much the same
http://www.overclock.net/t/1348623/amd-bulldozer-and-piledriver-overclocking-guide-asus-motherboard

ive never had a mobo/cpu combo that heats up so quickly like this before.

my volts are set manually at 1.375 and nb at 1.175

iprojordan · 16 Feb 2013 at 20:47

can you tell me what settings you need so i can post them up

greenbrucelee · 16 Feb 2013 at 23:35

A word of advice, guides are guides they are not to be taken literally. Two people with the exact same setup can get two different results.

Not every cpu is made equal. A cpu at the top of the die when created could be really crap at overclocking whilst the one in the middle might be really good.

When you reach your limit there isn't much you can do unless you know someone with endless supply of cash and liquid nitrogen.