Case: Cooler Master 1000
MB: Gigabytes GA-990FXA-UD3
CPU: AMD FX-6300 3.5Ghz Stock
RAM: Ocz 4GB(2x2GB) DDR3
GPU: Nvidia EVGA GeForce GTX 560 Ti FPB
PSU: Corsair RM1000
CPU: Stock for now
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XRogerX: Just curious why you don't use AOD for your overclocking?
I've found it best to find a good STABLE setting for BIOS and then
overclock using AOD. If it crashes, your system will still reboot with good settings.
AOD Link: http://game.amd.com/us-en/drivers_overdrive.aspx?p=1
AOD actually plays quite well with this board.
Personally, I just leave my bios @ 200x15x11x10 (3Ghz CPU/2.2Ghz NB/2Ghz HTlink) 1.375v CPU, 2.1v Mem, 1.325v NBvid.
Here is a SS of my bios settings (from AOD):
CLICKABLE:
When I want to push the OC I just boot normally, go into AOD and load the saved profile (I call it "MaxOC_Profile"). The Save/Load features work just fine as long as your not teetering on the very edge....
Heres a SS of my AOD "MaxOC_Profile":
CLICKABLE:
As for your temps.... I wouldn't worry too much about 52c when your stressing the system. The chip is rated for 60c at least, I'm pretty sure it's actually 70c but don't hold me to that...
Mine does seem to get a little unstable when it goes over 58 so I watch for that as my personal limit, it's still well within AMD's specs.
I had a Zalman 9700 cooler, and while it works quite well I found it to be kind of noisey. There are better and quieter air coolers available the one I'm using now actually dropped my load temps by ~4c.
Here's a link: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16835233003
Hope this helps a little, and Happy Overclocking!!
EDIT: BTW, my system is very similar to yours, I'll update my sig...
Last edited by Daveburt714; 11-16-2008 at 04:49 PM.
AMD FX-8350 (1237 PGN) | Asus Crosshair V Formula (bios 1703) | G.Skill 2133 CL9 @ 2230 9-11-10 | Sapphire HD 6870 | Samsung 830 128Gb SSD / 2 WD 1Tb Black SATA3 storage | Corsair TX750 PSU
Watercooled ST 120.3 & TC 120.1 / MCP35X XSPC Top / Apogee HD Block | WIN7 64 Bit HP | Corsair 800D Obsidian Case
First Computer: Commodore Vic 20 (circa 1981).
This is my 1St Quad Core so im still learning i really dont want to blow nothing on this so im alittle worried ,im sry if im asking all kinds of questions i what to get the most out of this but i only got a 650w so i dont know if it can really overclock with what i got, i know i can get to 3.1 but its not stable so i dont know what i could be but them what do i know lol, everyone in this thread know all about this im still learning and asking questions , like this question here i got crossfire but AOD doesnt see no cards installed but Device manager , GPU-Z and CCC sees it ,i dont know maybe im just nerves i know i wasted money on getting this but thats ok cause i will get one of the new CPU's that will be comming out
Case: Cooler Master 1000
MB: Gigabytes GA-990FXA-UD3
CPU: AMD FX-6300 3.5Ghz Stock
RAM: Ocz 4GB(2x2GB) DDR3
GPU: Nvidia EVGA GeForce GTX 560 Ti FPB
PSU: Corsair RM1000
CPU: Stock for now
My Heat
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