Hi, I'm new to the forum and came here as was told would get the best advice from here. So here goes. About a week ago I finished this, my first build. I like most want their most for their money and was considering overclocking. I watched a few videos and presto, I knew everything there was to know. Wrong. I input the "correct" settings and went to work overclocking the Northbridge. I almost broke the PC as it started and stopped 5 or so times in the space of a minute. I eventually got it up but there was a boot failure. Reset the mobo and went for a second attempt, this time simply just uping the multiplier and compensating with the voltage when need be. I got it stable at 4.5Ghz with a voltage of 1.45 and max temps reaching just 45 degrees. That was two nights ago. Only today I was playing a game and it automatically closed. It worried me so I reverted back to stock speeds until I could learn more about overclocking. The problem is every bios is different and every guide uses terms I just, at this point, don't understand. Could anyone help me with some simple to use guides? Or some basic knowledge on the subject?
Specs:
CPU: AMD FX-8350
CPU Cooler: Hyper 212 EVO
RAM: Corsair Vengeance LP 16GB @ 1600Mhz
GPU: Sapphire R9 290 Vapor-X 4GB
Mobo: Gigabyte GA-990FXA-UD3 REV 4.0 (F2 Bios)
Storage: 256GB Crucial MX100 SSD
2TB Seagate HDD
OS: Windows 7 Home Professional
Any help would be greatly appreciated.
Specs:
CPU: AMD FX-8350
CPU Cooler: Hyper 212 EVO
RAM: Corsair Vengeance LP 16GB @ 1600Mhz
GPU: Sapphire R9 290 Vapor-X 4GB
Mobo: Gigabyte GA-990FXA-UD3 REV 4.0 (F2 Bios)
Storage: 256GB Crucial MX100 SSD
2TB Seagate HDD
OS: Windows 7 Home Professional
Any help would be greatly appreciated.
