hey guys.. i juz wondering if my mobo good for OC-ing?? i noe my mobo max TDP at oni 140W.. can i OC my proc with tis mobo?? is it safe?? i quite new to OC and stuffs.. my current rig can refer to my signature.. thanks

I think its pretty safe since your processor is 125W TDP, there is some room left there..

oh.. meaning mild OC stil acceptable?? if i OC to 3.6 stil okay?? or should i change my mobo if i wan to OC my proc.. thanks

ur mobo ok what...

That 8+1 Phase Power Design on the motherboard should be able to cater mild overclocks as well as pushing for 3.6GHz.

ya i noe its ok.. i mean if tat i wanted to OC till my proc reach 3.8GHz is it stil okay?? scare later both proc and mobo say goodbye with me then i gone case d..

test the stability of your rig as you OC further... try stress test it.. OC little by little.. that shall be safe..

Your MOBO can support moderate OC I think.
Your cooler also not bad since it's 125W TDP.
Somehow, Phenom is hot, I think you can't OC too much. 3.6-3.8Ghz should be the limit.

phenom is hot, not really. phenom 2 is even cooler...

d board sure will limit d mileage of d chip. a 965 c3 on a low~mid range asus board (which only their top of d line board is superior in oc) is a bit of waste to me.

wat mean?? i dun understand can explain furthur?? thanks..

ya chip can be better utilized by other boards, as simple as that.

Nah, you'll do just fine, overclocking Black Edition CPU is a piece of cake, just ramp up the CPU multiplier and you instantly got a faster CPU.

My Crosshair II have 140W TDP limit as well, I could overclock to 4GHz stable no problem at all just by upping the multiplier to 20. Just make sure you keep everything cool especially the CPU voltage regulator and of course the CPU itself. Do some stress test like Prime95 with 4 threads or Orthos to determine the stability and maximum temperature

just try to oc your processor lo
C3 stepping, I guess you could easily get it stable for 24/7 rig at 3.8GHz and above

i noe.. read some review on the net saw they can break the barrier of 4GHz by OC-ing 965 c3..

4ghz for 24/7 usage or just for benching???

no idea.. on the web i saw.. stable state.. juz wan to mild OC my proc oni.. frm 3.4 to 3.6 or a bit more like tat

oc for benchmark ony lor... with stock setting oso can play game smooth rite.... no need oc for 24/7.

me do 4.3ghz oso using C2, no C3 pun

I oso want to know it is save to oc my i7? Asus Turbo V or via BIOS. Which wan better? I noob in oc haha.

how about your voltage ?1.64