Hi bro ah_khoo. Are you going to get an FX8350 soon? lol that processor caught my attention a bit, but why nobody is anticipating it in this forum? Has everyone left?

Ah...didn't know you would retire lol. Afterall, you stayed on after most of us already retired.
Last night, I was looking for M-ATX mobo that has 900-series chipset too. It turned out there is none!

Bro...long time never heard from you! How are you doing?
Now using 8120????

Making a comeback? Or you actually never left?
Anyway, lingloong just started to carry FX-8350....

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Added on November 8, 2012, 10:56 amWhere did you buy your FX-8320 from? How much was it?

This post has been edited by davidletterboyz: Nov 8 2012, 10:56 AM

Nice work. Run some multithreaded benchie maybe? haha

Another Vishera.
Eh...just wondering, why does Gigabyte website doesn't show FX-83x0 as supported CPU with F8 bios?
http://www.gigabyte.my/support-downloads/c...p.aspx?pid=3900

Why did you say AMD chipset cannot fully utilized ssd performance? How significant is the issue?

Uh....didn't know that! A bit regret now lol...

I think the issue is with the Southbridge (SB-950) since that is the SATA controller. I wonder if this issue also happens in Linux?
I don't have a SATA 3 SSD...can't test for you.
Sorry for OT.

A lot had changed since I last overclocked any CPU!
My modest OC so far using stock HSF and undervolt the Vcore by 0.1V.



Anyone here using Gigabyte GA-970A series motherboard? I noticed the FSB is not stable after I flashed to F7 BIOS. It will occasionally shoot up to 3-4MHz difference in FSB.

This post has been edited by davidletterboyz: Dec 26 2012, 11:56 PM

Thanks bro. But no choice, the stock HSF doesn't cut it. I'm now looking at Thermalright Venomous X Black or RT. BTW, you used to own one? How does it compare to your CoolerMaster? Also considering Thermaltake Water 2.0 Pro but afraid the pump cannot last long haha.

How did you monitor the CPU temp? CoreTemp is giving me sub-ambient temp haha. HWinfo64 has two reading, don't know which one is accurate.

Haha ya, I did not have any PCI-e graphics card. So, tried with an ancient Voodoo 3. >_<
BTW, your VID is with Turbo enabled or disabled?

Some recent OC after replacing the stock HSF. 4300MHz @ stock Vcore
Looks like my chip is more suitable for downvolting.



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Normally I use BIOS to OC because I want the setting to be intact regardless of what OS I run. Also, my main priority is the max stable OC. But sometimes I do use Overdrive for quick tests.
Before you found the max stable frequency you desire, you may want to disable all the power saving features first. You can enable it back after that. However, the system stability may be compromised after you enable it back; depending on motherboard model, BIOS and other settings.

Nope. This is already the minimum Vcore it needs for 4.3GHz with OCCT 1 hour stability test.
It can perform at low Vcore for stock 3.5GHz @ 1.15 V and the Vcore scales linearly till 4.3GHz. I haven't really try any stability test past 4.3GHz. My power supply may not able to provide enough juice

Vantec Ion 2+ 450W.

Many factors to consider. Since you are the only one having access to your own chip, why don't you find out yourself?
Try with stock Vcore first. Then increase your multiplier by 0.5x. For quick test, you may use Cinebench CPU test. It will not tell us max stable OC, but it will give you rough indication. e.g. if Cinebench completed successfully at 3.3GHz, but hangs/auto reboot/blue screen at 3.4GHz, it means you need more Vcore. Increased the Vcore by the smallest step (normally 0.025V) and try again. Normally you will need more incremental steps for fully stable voltage.
Always watch your Vcore, +12V, and temperatures reading. And be prepared for a lot of reboots and blue screens.

That mobo is using offset values to determine Vcore. Must be a Gigabyte... (should punch that engineer lol)
Try with default Vcore first (means 0 offset). Set +0.025V once you hit stability issue. Again, watch out for your temperature, PSU voltages and Vcore readings. I do not know what hardware you are using.

Nah me already retired long ago. Missing out a lot of things since then...hahaha. Need to learn from you
BTW, what r u using now? Any recent OC?

Nah it's still fine. Just sometimes it's frustrating because Vcore is a tad inaccurate due to the way offset works.


No budget ler....

Whoah. I haven't been this OC United for ages.

I wonder where are all those people. Had moved on with their life? Like me? lol