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AMD FX 8350 on 970Chipset with 4 PIN Cpu power, Oc'ing Safe or not?
Hi, So i bought my system for little over a year ago, been running the 8350 at stock clocks (with auto clock on with max clock to 4.2Ghz)
I'm a bit concerned over only having the 4Pin power connector. The bord for some reason didnt have 8pin cpu power...
The motherboard (Gigabyte GA-970DS3P ) has a 970 chipset, capable of overclocking.
I read about it and people say the 970 chip can overclock but not very much.
Since the cpu has been running nicely at 4.2Ghz speeds. I wonder if i could push it further? How much power could the cpu draw from the board without killing the board or something like that?
Im running a Corsair RM650 watt 80+ GOLD power supply...
Im not really in a sinking boat or anything. I wont do anything that could hurt the components.
Its just that if it would be safe and such it would be nice with the extra power gain..
Not gonna buy a new motherboard since im going to work in the summer, Sell the Cpu and Motherboard and buy an Intel 4790k and a Msi Gaming 7 Motherboard instead