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Amd fx-8150 overclock

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hi im gonna try to overclock my amd fx-8150 cpu (which is 3.60 ghz) up to 8.43 ghz but i havent the slightest clue how to overclock at least not much of one. i know i probably shouldnt but i want to so please give me DETAILED instructions on EVERY part of it i will need it to be completley explained to me i have this build:


NZXT Phantom Full Tower Gaming Case
2 Cold Cathode Neon Light
AMD FX-8150 CPU 8x 3.60GHz/8MB L2 Cache
Liquid CPU Cooling System Fan
8 GB 4 GB X2 DDR3-1600 Memory Module
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 560 2GB
3-Way SLI ASUS Crosshair V Formula AMD 990FX
Motherboard default USB / SATA Interface
1000 Watt Extreme Gaming Power Supply
2 TB HARD DRIVE 64M Cache 7200rpm 6.0Gb/s
24X Dual Format/Double Layer DVD R RW CD-R/RW Drive
ASUS Xonar DG Sound Card
Microsoft Windows 7 ultimate 64 Bit
Logitech G19 Gaming Keyboard
Cyborg R.A.T. Mouse
Razer Vespula Gaming Mouse Mat
19" LCD 1366x768 -- Sceptre X195W-Naga
15 ft. DVI to DVI Cable
2.1 Channel Stereo Subwoofer Speaker System
ASUS 802.11b/g/n 300Mbps Wireless USB Adapter
MS Media Center Remote Control and Receiver
Logitech G13 Advanced Gameboard
Killer 2100 Network Gaming Card

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note: i dont have it yet but will get it soon so please just tell me how to overclock it a video would be nice cant find any on youtube that explain HOW to overclock so that being said i cant give any EXACT specifics i just want to know everythhing id need to know about overclocking

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Chew's phone number, and this ...

http://i716.photobucket.com/albums/ww165/Back_at_the_Ranch/AMD%20Overlords/Stuff/dIce-pot_0.jpg

http://i716.photobucket.com/albums/ww165/Back_at_the_Ranch/AMD%20Overlords/Stuff/rofl2.gif

It's always good to set lofty goals but 5GHz is a tad more realistic, and with good cooling and a good chip, 4.8GHz would be reasonable.



Reply to Wisecracker

yeah i know was just wondering if it would be possible to go to 8.40 ghz guess ill try 5 and whats that thing over the cpu in that pic

Reply to xtremegamer2da-max

thanks for the vid already seen it was actually pretty helpful but wanted a little more detail

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Wow your actually serious about 8.43Ghz lol, thought that was just a typo...

Get yourself some LN2!

------------------------------ Core i7 3930K @ 4.6Ghz - 8GB 1866Mhz 7-9-7-24-1T - Gigabyte X79-UD3 - 1000W XFX Pro Platinum - Modded ATCS 840 - Custom Water - Corsair Force 3 120GB
Reply to omgitzfatal

afaik 8150's 8 ghz record was done by using liquid nitrogen cooling somthing system and by disabling other cores. the overclock is for one, single core. not on all 8 cores.
with decent liquid cooling you might reach 5 ghz on rare occasions, typically between 4.6-4.8 ghz on all 8 cores. it will use a !@#$ load of power though.
8 ghz on single core doesn't have any real world benefit other than bragging rights.
your pc could use a display upgrade, imo.

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im not serious about 8 ghz just want any details on 4.80 to 5.00 that idk and whats ln2

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