AMD FX OC'ers Club

[Johan45]

Awesome xD , can't wait for it till tomorrow afternoon. It's +8 GMT here and this post is about 19:07 xD so till then holding off on pics, til the chassy arrive and the transplant is done haha... Still on stock cooler atm, the HSF will be arriving next week or Monday me thinks. [going all black internals , choose xigmatek's dkII]

EDIT: Here they come!!! xD

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HSF Replacement prep

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Installed xD

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Here's my cable management to the best I can! (sorry if it's lame and don't ask about what's behind the mobo tray there's snakes and ladders there )

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I have to say it's looking great so far. What's wrong with the cables that's awsome.

 

[Johan45]

Dont know if its proper to post this here, but considering im aiming for Fx and OC i think i should listen first to your opinions guys before posting on the building pc thread. I had to sold all my rig due to traveling and moving in. So my question is , im planning on a $800 $900 max, gaming pc (BF4) and I say max seriously!!!!! dont know a sh$%& about AMD but never criticize his "bang 4 the buck" so im looking after a 4670k performance variant on amd like an fx6300 oc or a fx8350 for oc too. Need all your knowledge on this plz. what matters to me is how to get a good Fx for oc and a good mobo for it. i would like a gtx760 or a r9-270x, remember $800 max plzz, top $900 including everything . Thx to all. Want to hear all your opinions cuz im noob on amd. My build will be for the next 2 month.

So when you say max and everything you're talking monitor ketboard OS kind of everything??
If that's the case you're down to say $600 for the core components. That's a pretty tight budget for either an i5 or FX have you considered an AMD APU?

 

[jormungand]

So when you say max and everything you're talking monitor ketboard OS kind of everything??
If that's the case you're down to say $600 for the core components. That's a pretty tight budget for either an i5 or FX have you considered an AMD APU?

Well take $800-$900 as core comp. with led monitor 1080p. the Kb, mouse and os. are out of it.

 

[psyko12]

I have to say it's looking great so far. What's wrong with the cables that's awsome.

Hehe, this was my 1st attempt on managing cables with a proper case so I guess I've nailed it lol! Thank you!

 

[Johan45]

Well take $800-$900 as core comp. with led monitor 1080p. the Kb, mouse and os. are out of it.

Honestly if you want bang for your buck go for the 4670k , If you want something that's a bit more fun to overclock then go for the FX6350. Just know that with the current FX CPUs they need a good motherboard and cooling if you want to clock them to the point where they are competitive with a stock Intel

 

[Irony]

I have some worrying news, I was feeling the exaust of my case and my finger touched a radiator screw. At first I thought it felt hot, but then I realized it was shocking me! so I got my voltmeter and it's AC, like 20 volts. so it cant be coming from a frayed wire on a fan or anything. Anybody else ever been shocked by their computer?

 

[jormungand]

Honestly if you want bang for your buck go for the 4670k , If you want something that's a bit more fun to overclock then go for the FX6350. Just know that with the current FX CPUs they need a good motherboard and cooling if you want to clock them to the point where they are competitive with a stock Intel

uchhh 4760K id like to, but to much for me jajajaja, following your advise look up for some apu system giving good frames in BF4 with a AMD 760K+gtx660 at ultra specs, dont know if its reliable since are videos from youtube but if is true, id like go that way AMD 760k OC (high and stable 4.0 to 4.5) + Gtx 760 but what FM2 mobo is tough enough and OC resistant for 4ghz and beyond?????? Fx6350+GA 990FXA is a good option but a higher price id love that.

 

[Durvelle27]

Arrrgggg really missing my 8350

 

[Johan45]

I have some worrying news, I was feeling the exaust of my case and my finger touched a radiator screw. At first I thought it felt hot, but then I realized it was shocking me! so I got my voltmeter and it's AC, like 20 volts. so it cant be coming from a frayed wire on a fan or anything. Anybody else ever been shocked by their computer?

Maybe the odd static discharge but nothing like that. You better track it down though before something burns out.

 

[Random Murderer]

I have some worrying news, I was feeling the exaust of my case and my finger touched a radiator screw. At first I thought it felt hot, but then I realized it was shocking me! so I got my voltmeter and it's AC, like 20 volts. so it cant be coming from a frayed wire on a fan or anything. Anybody else ever been shocked by their computer?

Maybe the odd static discharge but nothing like that. You better track it down though before something burns out.

Yeah, I've never dealt with anything like that either, and it is definitely worrying. That means that potentially, every ground in your PC has that AC running through it.

 

[Johan45]

uchhh 4760K id like to, but to much for me jajajaja, following your advise look up for some apu system giving good frames in BF4 with a AMD 760K+gtx660 at ultra specs, dont know if its reliable since are videos from youtube but if is true, id like go that way AMD 760k OC (high and stable 4.0 to 4.5) + Gtx 760 but what FM2 mobo is tough enough and OC resistant for 4ghz and beyond?????? Fx6350+GA 990FXA is a good option but a higher price id love that.

http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813132056 Mobo
http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819113360 CPU These will pair with a low end R7AMD GFX for a Hybrid type GFX solution, you need to research which ones if you're interested in that route. Also get a good cooler for this with the integrated graphics these can get quite warm.

 

[Johan45]

Arrrgggg really missing my 8350

Hey you made the choice Durvelle. Did you ever get that memory thing sorted out??

 

[d1nky]

The only thing I miss about my 8350 is not being worried about the price tag and degradation.

 

[Johan45]

The only thing I miss about my 8350 is not being worried about the price tag and degradation.

I thought that's whay they have insurance available for those dainty Intels

 

[Durvelle27]

Found out board had two bad slots so I sent it back and the other board is being RMA'd

Hey you made the choice Durvelle. Did you ever get that memory thing sorted out??

 

[Johan45]

Found out board had two bad slots so I sent it back and the other board is being RMA'd

Good , I mean it sucks you're going without but at least you found the problem.

 

[Durvelle27]

It sucks hard since I'm on my 3rd motherboard now

Good , I mean it sucks you're going without but at least you found the problem.

 

[jed]

Recently did a reformat onto a SSD and am re-OCing my 8350. I get to these settings then completely pleateau:

230x20 (previous OS ran stable at 232x20 - wtf?)
1.4875 (previous OS ran stable at 1.4625 - wtf?)
x9 HT
x10 NB
Runs p95 at about 65* CPU and highest temp on MoBo is 77*

When I bump it up to 232, I can run about 8 passes of P95 before BSOD. If I bump it up by even 1 more (233-234 range) it doesn't even run more than one pass before I have to hard reboot. What gives? Also, what gives that I used to be able to run it at 232x20 @ 1.4625 and now I can just squeeze by wth 230x20 @ 1.4875? The components are exactly the same as before...

I know there are lots of folk running near 5 GHz at close to 1.5 volts, so I have to be doing something wrong. Or does this cooler just blow / I get a bummish chip?

 

[Irony]

I think it's probly the heat. These tend to get touchy much above 50, 65 is certainly too hot for stable.

 

[jed]

I think it's probly the heat. These tend to get touchy much above 50, 65 is certainly too hot for stable.

Rats. Must be the H60 then? I'm assuming the folk that can manage 5 GHz at 1.5 can keep it around 50-55* opposed to my 65+?

 

[Johan45]

Rats. Must be the H60 then? I'm assuming the folk that can manage 5 GHz at 1.5 can keep it around 50-55* opposed to my 65+?

For most the 5.0 range is done with a real loop vs an AIO, I had a TT water 2.0 and could manag 4.64G comfortably at 1.476v. I also had 4 heavy duty 2500rpm fans on it. If you can reduce the temps typically you can reduce the voltage needed for a certain clck speed.

 

[Super XP]

I have some worrying news, I was feeling the exaust of my case and my finger touched a radiator screw. At first I thought it felt hot, but then I realized it was shocking me! so I got my voltmeter and it's AC, like 20 volts. so it cant be coming from a frayed wire on a fan or anything. Anybody else ever been shocked by their computer?

Something that comes to mind is the Motherboard Screws. If they are super tight, that may cause a shock. But it all depends, this was somewhat common with older computers.
Today's mobo's have protection to prevent this. Look around your PC case and see if something does not look right.. Though hopefully its nothing but a static charge.

 

[Irony]

Its not doing it anymore. I pulled the PSU out and couldn't find anything odd so I put it back and its been good since then. Idk what it was


Hopefully it was just a big static buildup

 

[Athlonite]

sign me up boys n girls I just bought me an 8320 to put in my CHVF mobo it's going to replace my hardy old PII x4 965 (it's been through 3 mobo's from AM2+ to AM3 to AM3+)time for retirement.. finally found one at a price I could afford lol ($214NZD) brand new in the box

 

[Johan45]

sign me up boys n girls I just bought me an 8320 to put in my CHVF mobo it's going to replace my hardy old PII x4 965 (it's been through 3 mobo's from AM2+ to AM3 to AM3+)time for retirement.. finally found one at a price I could afford lol ($214NZD) brand new in the box

They're a lot of fun you just have to be prepared for the heat they put out! You have a decent foundation with the CHV which is a plus.