Overclocking on a new mobo

Jiniix

Jiniix

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Hi there Computerforum.

I have an AMD Phenom II X2 555 Black Edition 3.2GHz in a low-end motherboard with stock cooling running at 3.8GHz right now.

I'm gonna do a switch-around with some hardware, so the new setup is gonna look like this:

  • CPU.....: AMD Phenom II X2 555 Black Edition [Link]
  • Cooler..: Cooler Master Hyper 212 Evo [Link]
  • Mobo...: ASUS M3A32-MVP Deluxe [Link]

And I was wondering if anyone could give me some advice on how to overclock this baby to the fullest.
I know the essentials of overclocking, but I've only really done it with unlocked Intel i5 and i7s, which isn't hard at all.

Rest of the setup (if it matters):
  • AMD Radeon HD 5770 1GB *2 in Crossfire
  • 4x1GB DDR2 800MHz
  • Samsung 320GB/16MB/7200RPM *2 in RAID 0
  • 750W PSU

So to recap:

  • How many GHz do you think it is possible to hit?
  • How do I do it?

Thanks in advance.
 
Probably could hit around 4, 4.2ghz with a voltage increase. And its the same procedure as an unlocked i5. Keep hitting up the multiplier, then when it crashes, bump up the voltage a little at a time, checking temps.

If you have these features, disabled them:

Core Performance boost
AMD C1E Support
AMD C6 Support
Virtualization
AMD K8 Cool&Quiet Control
AMD APM Master Mode
 
I will make sure to disable them, thanks.

Any idea of how the FSB*Multiplier is gonna look? Because on my i7-2600k it's "locked" to 100*48, but it isn't on the AMD.
What's the most effecient way?
 
the safest way is to rely on multiplier overclocking. Otherwise, just bump it a little at a time and check it. Remember that the FSB will cause the entire system, from PCI, PCIe all the way to the memory to be affected. I doubt that the processor will be the limiting factor there.
 
The PCI and PCIe buses are locked. Overclocking the bus will only up the memory and hypertransport.
 
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