THINKING about overclocking...

[JoesMorgue]

The computer in my stats is our family computer...

MOST of us have laptops, but we ALL use the 8-Core [There's something about a desktop...]

IF I overclock this, I want to go SLOW, and would most likely stay with standard cooling.

Thoughts?
Comments?

 

[Layback Bear]

I'm not a AMD person so I can't help you over clock but no mater what cpu you use I don't recommend over clocking a cpu without extra cooling.
If this is the same computer you just spent weeks getting fixed and 69 post I also recommend running it stock for a couple week just to make sure thing still work as they should.

 

[linnemeyerhere]

Also take it from a direct user of this very chip series the difference only generates heat and very little if any gain. As the bios defaults to an aggressive turbo mode the stock setting should be left alone. Cooling this monster when you begin pushing it requires an additional outlay and I look to other area's like a banging GPU.

 

[linnemeyerhere]

On a side note I just moved my 8120FX into a Corsair case from the previous case where I had pushed the mobo and CPU very hard thinking higher was better. This chip will OC like crazy and it was fun with water cooling to push it, but I have to tell you on stock settings the ram and CPU in it's new home runs crazy fast with 's Crossfired Radeons. Take it form one that knows play if you want to play but only risk what YOU AND THE FAMILY can afford to lose if you get my drift! If this isn't your computer then please look elsewhere or only go to very modest levels. Read, ask questions and then read more, purchase great case fans and a aggressive CPU cooling solution then and only then with permission from the system owner should you proceed....or face the real possibility of smoking the system.

 

[JoesMorgue]

I am the one who bought the computer, I am the one that built it. I am the one that spent three weeks trying to get it fixed with the 69 posts.

Is it MY computer? I'm married, so I'm not SURE!

I do know that I can't get the thing running at 9Ghz with the heat sink that came with it. 5 would probably be too much also.

Maybe I should work on tweaking up the software to see if I can get more speed while staying at 3.6Ghz.

My RAMDrive exists partially for speed, partially for less wear on the SSD, and to save time, I know the SSD will last about as long as an HDD.

My Temp files go to the RAMDrive, I KNOW that is a speed boost over my SATA2 SSD..

What else can I do?

 

[Solarstarshines]

I am the one who bought the computer, I am the one that built it. I am the one that spent three weeks trying to get it fixed with the 69 posts.

Is it MY computer? I'm married, so I'm not SURE!

I do know that I can't get the thing running at 9Ghz with the heat sink that came with it. 5 would probably be too much also.

Maybe I should work on tweaking up the software to see if I can get more speed while staying at 3.6Ghz.

My RAMDrive exists partially for speed, partially for less wear on the SSD, and to save time, I know the SSD will last about as long as an HDD.

My Temp files go to the RAMDrive, I KNOW that is a speed boost over my SATA2 SSD..

What else can I do?

9Ghz really dude you are a better overclocker then me if you can achieve that

You can get a decent overclock off of the 8150 if you are going to bump it up
Yes I understand you spent alot of post trying to figure out the ram issue and all ordering ram etc........

you already have a turbo of 4Ghz honestly unless you have a waterloop and a good air circulation things will heat up fast If you have a decent air heatsink i would only go to about 4.2 Ghz max you would get on air before reaching thermal issues on air would be about 4.5 max if you can get it to stablize

 

[linnemeyerhere]

I meant no offense and hope none was taken JoesMorgue ! Look into a little more multiplier in the bios but don't add voltage until you invest in a great cooling solution.

 

[JoesMorgue]

9Ghz really dude you are a better overclocker then me if you can achieve that

You can get a decent overclock off of the 8150 if you are going to bump it up
Yes I understand you spent alot of post trying to figure out the ram issue and all ordering ram etc........

you already have a turbo of 4Ghz honestly unless you have a waterloop and a good air circulation things will heat up fast If you have a decent air heatsink i would only go to about 4.2 Ghz max you would get on air before reaching thermal issues on air would be about 4.5 max if you can get it to stablize

I have heard that somebody got an 8150 to run at just over 9Ghz, but they had to disable 6 of the 8 cores. I'd rather have the 8 cores...

I didn't know my machine turbo's at 4Ghz...

Right, I thinks I will post a request in the right area about tweaking the OS/my machine without overclocking. I'd rather have a responsive machine than a fried one.

 

[JoesMorgue]

I meant no offense and hope none was taken JoesMorgue ! Look into a little more multiplier in the bios but don't add voltage until you invest in a great cooling solution.

I was not offended, and I hope I didn't sound like I was.