AMD FX 8320E

[rubenclavs]

Hi guys,

Just one quick question, I will overclock my processor to the turbo speed at 4GHZ.

Is there any voltage changes? Or it will run on stock voltage settings?

Thanks,

 

[NC37]

The CPU can boost to 4Ghz on stock. But you might have issues if you have LLC left on. At least I did with my standard 8320. Turn LLC off and maybe you can push it to 4.5 on around 1.375v. With it on, you have to push past 1.4 to get anywhere in the 4Ghz range and heat levels climb fast. I don't push past 4.5 on air. Tried it but its not stable. At least for mine.

Course if your board can handle it. Need to make sure your board can handle the higher clocks.

 

[rubenclavs]

The CPU can boost to 4Ghz on stock. But you might have issues if you have LLC left on. At least I did with my standard 8320. Turn LLC off and maybe you can push it to 4.5 on around 1.375v. With it on, you have to push past 1.4 to get anywhere in the 4Ghz range and heat levels climb fast. I don't push past 4.5 on air. Tried it but its not stable. At least for mine.

What is LLC? I am just planning to OC to 4GHZ and not more than that speed.

 

[kn00tcn]

What is LLC? I am just planning to OC to 4GHZ and not more than that speed.

loadline calibration or its equivalent (some brands may call it something else)

the option attempts to reduce/remove 'vdroop', which is the apparent loss of voltage during load

i also extremely recommend turning it off as it 100% was the cause of my q9550 overclocking instability, anandtech also confirms

what is wrong with voltage changes? one should always change it... if stock speeds it's nice to reduce it for lower temps, etc

mobos can do bad things with 'auto' voltage, plus... even worse, they might send a lower or higher voltage than the number you input in the bios

 

[rubenclavs]

loadline calibration or its equivalent (some brands may call it something else)

the option attempts to reduce/remove 'vdroop', which is the apparent loss of voltage during load

i also extremely recommend turning it off as it 100% was the cause of my q9550 overclocking instability, anandtech also confirms

what is wrong with voltage changes? one should always change it... if stock speeds it's nice to reduce it for lower temps, etc

mobos can do bad things with 'auto' voltage, plus... even worse, they might send a lower or higher voltage than the number you input in the bios

I will have my voltages set to Manual but with stock speeds.

I will rebuilt my PC this weekend and OC it to Turbo Speed 4GHZ and run Prime95 for 30 minutes just to make sure everything is running fine.

I have also watched JayzTwoCents for AMD OC and he had some options disabled in the BIOS. I will follow those steps.

Thanks!