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Cycloptishred

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• Oct 24, 2014

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Hey guys, first post here and thank you for having. Recently ascended to PC gaming and just installed a Hyper 212 EVO on my CPU and want to overclock. It's a Phenom II X4 945 @3.0.

As a total noob, how should I go about overclocking?

 

rayraysfunhouse

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• Oct 24, 2014

• #2

First things first make a signature with all of your system information such as mine. Will be easier for everyone to see what you have and to give advise

 

rayraysfunhouse

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• Oct 24, 2014

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To get a good understanding on everything to do read through this thread made by one of our fellow members Rgone

http://www.overclockers.com/forums/...s-gt-gt-Using-the-AMD-FX-Bulldozer-Piledriver

it is a very long read but will give some insight into the beginning processes of overclocking.

 

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Cycloptishred

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• Oct 24, 2014

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I'm running GPU: Radeon HD 7770 CPU: AMD Phenom II X4 945 RAM: 4GB MoBo: ASUS M4A785TD-V EVO

Haven't figured out how to make a signature yet but I will. Thanks for the replies, will read up.

 

rayraysfunhouse

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• Oct 24, 2014

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Go to settings, the on the left side will say something like edit signature. Then through there you can add one and all that good stuff.

but anyways, go into your bios and set all you voltage setting so the aren't on auto.

as well as disable all of the power saving features. trying to remember what they are all called right now.

 

rayraysfunhouse

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• Oct 24, 2014

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Also make sure you download cpu-z, hardware monitor, and prime 95

 

trents

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• Oct 24, 2014

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rayray, he doesn't have enough posts yet to have access to the signature tool. In the old version forum software you couldn't make a sig until there was a gold star under your name. Not sure what the symbol is now, maybe that big green dot or whatever it is at the end of your username.

 

rayraysfunhouse

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• Oct 24, 2014

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Lol the green dot is if you're online or not. we still get stars I do believe. I did not know that about the whole one star thing.

 

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• Oct 25, 2014

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Here's a great read from an old thread that will help you OC the Phenom processor. Although over clocking it is quite similar to the FX there is allot of insight by DOLK to specifically oc your CPU.

http://www.overclockers.com/forums/showthread.php/596023-Dolk-s-Guide-to-the-Phenom-II