Okay been trying to avoid the papperazi for months...
...just now coming out of hiding somewhat.
Once again in the AMD CPU and AMD MOBO section we are getting users with cheap boards and trying to overclock 8 core processors. The majority of those that help in here day in and day out and have been on the job for nearly 3.5 years, we know what to get and not to get in the way of motherboards if we intend to overclock. So rather than just post inforrmation in each individual thread, I am going to post in this 'stickyed' thread and hopefully the info will be findablle easier and longer.
I have looked in other forums for more information to help move joe six pack away from the El Cheapo mobos when the words in their sentences include "I want to overclock". Especially so if use of an 8 core FX processor is in the works.
One user with a current thread in AMD Cpu section with this motherboard. Jep he has problems.
ASRock 970 EXT 4
http://forums.techarena.in/motherboard-processor-ram/1470455.htm
Also disable the thermal throttling and set LLC at 1/2.
ASRock 970 extreme4 not stable with FX-8350 processor
If you are looking for overclocking then the motherboard of ASRock 970
extreme4 that you have is not fit the high end Amd FX-8350 processor. You
can try to go for asrock fatal1ty board that seems to be more powerful
enough to match with the processor. Then there are also other boards like
M5A99FX PRO or 990FX sabertooth that will surely give you a huge
performance with that processor.
http://forums.overclockers.co.uk/showthread.php?t=18553105
My theory is maybe the motherboard is throttling somehow? I've tried
turning off Cool and quiet and the power management stuff in the BIOS,
CPU spikes still happens. Could it be the VRM overheating?
It's probably the VRMs dude. Those boards can barely hold a FX 83x0 at
stock without throttling. It took me ages to get 4.2ghz out of mine.
It's better replaced if you want to overclock. If not? then put a fan over the
power stages to at least try and cool them down a bit.
Thought as much, im gonna whack a fan pointing over it.
FROM OCF: March 5, 2013
http://www.overclockers.com/forums/showthread.php/728209-FX-8350-
Asrock-970-Extreme4-Not-a-good-couple
FX-8350 + Asrock 970 Extreme4; Not a good couple?
Pretty sane discussion about cheap mobos for 8 core FX and why NOT...