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TheDoc · 21-05-2012, 15:05

Wondering if there is any benefit of having a crack at Oc'ing this for a little extra juice?

CPU :
AMD Phenom II X4 Quad Core 955 Black Edition "125W Edition" 3.20GHz (Socket AM3) - Retail

RAM :
Corsair XMS3 8GB (4x2GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (CMX4GX3M2A1600C9)

GPU :
Asus GeForce GTX 560Ti DirectCU II TOP 1024MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card

Motherboard :
ASRock 970 Extreme3

HDD :
500GB
1TB

SSD :
OCZ Agility 3 60GB 2.5" SATA-3 Solid State Hard Drive (AGT3-25SAT3-60G)
Bought with mobo Crucial M4 128GB SSD 6,4cm (2,5")

PSU :
650watt ( I think )

Case :
Antec 300 Gaming Case

Have some additional fans and a new heatsink on the CPU which runs at about 30-40 on load, so my temps are pretty low while on load.

Just always read about people talking about OC'ing potential for parts, but never bothered looking into it.

Cheers,
Dan.

Monotype · 26-05-2012, 22:46

Yeah, I don't see why not. You should easily manage 3.6GHz-3.8Ghz without too much difficulty or temperature change with that CPU. After that, I find that you have to start putting in a lot of voltage to get the higher numbers.
Not an enormous overclock but it would help things along a little.

uncle_sam_ie · 30-05-2012, 14:39

You can use this first to see what your CPU can do. http://sites.amd.com/us/game/downloa.../overview.aspx
Then after, OC it in your BIOS.

Eboggles · 31-05-2012, 22:02

@TheDoc Do you mind me asking how you find that motherboard? It's just I was able to pick up a bundle on the cheap for my brother's ageing Athlon X2 6000+ consisting of that motherboard, 4GB of RAM and a Phenom X4 965. It seems pretty decent (Sata3, Usb 3.0 etc.) and I love the black PCB

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TheDoc · 01-06-2012, 11:51

Quote:

Originally Posted by Eboggles

@TheDoc Do you mind me asking how you find that motherboard? It's just I was able to pick up a bundle on the cheap for my brother's ageing Athlon X2 6000+ consisting of that motherboard, 4GB of RAM and a Phenom X4 965. It seems pretty decent (Sata3, Usb 3.0 etc.) and I love the black PCB

.

Well I'm actually getting rid of it. I'm upgrading to a new one, so mine is actually up for a new home.

Granted I'm waiting for a RMA on the new one I got : /

21-05-2012, 15:05	#1
TheDoc Registered User Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Dublin Posts: 10,768 Adverts \| Friends	Worth giving this an OC? Wondering if there is any benefit of having a crack at Oc'ing this for a little extra juice? CPU : AMD Phenom II X4 Quad Core 955 Black Edition "125W Edition" 3.20GHz (Socket AM3) - Retail RAM : Corsair XMS3 8GB (4x2GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (CMX4GX3M2A1600C9) GPU : Asus GeForce GTX 560Ti DirectCU II TOP 1024MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card Motherboard : ASRock 970 Extreme3 HDD : 500GB 1TB SSD : OCZ Agility 3 60GB 2.5" SATA-3 Solid State Hard Drive (AGT3-25SAT3-60G) Bought with mobo Crucial M4 128GB SSD 6,4cm (2,5") PSU : 650watt ( I think ) Case : Antec 300 Gaming Case Have some additional fans and a new heatsink on the CPU which runs at about 30-40 on load, so my temps are pretty low while on load. Just always read about people talking about OC'ing potential for parts, but never bothered looking into it. Cheers, Dan.

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26-05-2012, 22:46	#2
Monotype Registered User Join Date: May 2007 Location: Krakatoa Posts: 5,401 Adverts \| Friends	Yeah, I don't see why not. You should easily manage 3.6GHz-3.8Ghz without too much difficulty or temperature change with that CPU. After that, I find that you have to start putting in a lot of voltage to get the higher numbers. Not an enormous overclock but it would help things along a little.

30-05-2012, 14:39	#3
uncle_sam_ie Registered User Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Cork Posts: 2,114 Adverts \| Friends	You can use this first to see what your CPU can do. http://sites.amd.com/us/game/downloa.../overview.aspx Then after, OC it in your BIOS.

31-05-2012, 22:02	#4
Eboggles Registered User Join Date: Aug 2011 Posts: 1,593 Adverts \| Friends	@TheDoc Do you mind me asking how you find that motherboard? It's just I was able to pick up a bundle on the cheap for my brother's ageing Athlon X2 6000+ consisting of that motherboard, 4GB of RAM and a Phenom X4 965. It seems pretty decent (Sata3, Usb 3.0 etc.) and I love the black PCB .