Overclocking AMD 5150?

Theocnoob · Nov 27, 2014

I have a 5150 on an AM1B ITX ASRock board in my mom's room. It's on the stock cooler. (Do they even make aftermarket for AM1?)
Anwyays, I was wondering if it was possible to overclock to 5350 speeds on the stock cooler?

Can someone point me to a guide? Admittedly I have a JUNK board with JUNK power delivery but if it's possible I'd appreciate the help.

rayraysfunhouse · Nov 27, 2014

Put it through a stress test to see what your temps are first before you attempt it.

How long has it been thrown together and what thermal paste does it have?

Really depends on what temps it's running right now.

Theocnoob · Nov 27, 2014

Stock thermal pad on the cooler. WHat do I check the temps with? Coretemp wont work.

Its been thrown together for 1 week.

Shouldn't I be able to get 5350 speeds on pretty much stock voltage?

Are these chips even unlocked?

rayraysfunhouse · Nov 27, 2014

I'm not even sure if they are or not. I can't even find BIOS screens

ATMINSIDE · Nov 27, 2014

Here's the better question, does the BIOS have any overclocking options?

rayraysfunhouse · Nov 27, 2014

Thats why I was trying to find bios pics. I can't find anything on it. I wouldn't be surprised if you can't OC.

Theocnoob · Nov 27, 2014

ATMINSIDE said:
Here's the better question, does the BIOS have any overclocking options?

Yes AFAIK

rayraysfunhouse · Nov 27, 2014

Found a few videos of the 5150 being overclocked on the stock fan but it was a different board.

Sbirstein · Nov 27, 2014

But what about the mother board, it must have a manual? I am looking at a .pdf file here... ftp://europe.asrock.com/manual/AM1B-ITX.pdf

Woomack · Nov 27, 2014

This APU can make 2GHz+ stable if board will let you set high bclk. However some boards won't pass ~103-105bclk as it's linked to pcie. There are boards like ASUS AM1I which can make 130MHz+. I made fully stable 2GHz+ on my 5150 and it was running in NAS for about 2 months overclocked and at lowered voltage.

I think there are only single 3rd party coolers on the market but all that I've seen are about the same as stock.
You don't have to change cooler even for high OC.

Overclocking is as simple as raise bclk and adjust memory ratio. Of course if board will let you set higher bclk.

Some results and tips in my thread:
http://www.overclockers.com/forums/showthread.php/746438-AM1-overclocking-thread?highlight=asus+am1i

rayraysfunhouse · Nov 27, 2014

According to that PDF you can use Atuning to OC your processor.

Theocnoob · Nov 27, 2014

rayraysfunhouse said:
According to that PDF you can use Atuning to OC your processor.

From Windows?

rayraysfunhouse · Nov 27, 2014

Yes. Check out that PDF and see if yours installed that Atuning.

Theocnoob · Nov 27, 2014

I only oc from bios.

rayraysfunhouse · Nov 27, 2014

Well looks like you're SOL then from looking at the manual.

Sbirstein · Nov 27, 2014

Why not OC from windows, it's just slide this, this and that, hit apply. And on the plus side, if an OC is bad, the pc will restart and act like nothing happened

Theocnoob · Nov 27, 2014

Ya I guess I'll try it.

Woomack · Nov 28, 2014

I guess you have no other choice if you want to OC on this board

Theocnoob · Nov 28, 2014

Woomack said:
I guess you have no other choice if you want to OC on this board

I'll need permission from the mother first as it's her machine. I probably won't be able to do it. She wants stability at all costs.

Johan45 · Nov 28, 2014

I don't know about Atune but you should be able to keep that stable as Woomack says at 2.0, the stock cooler is fine as well these things don't heat up at all. I took the 5350 from 2.05 to 2900 on a stock cooler with the ASUS AM1 board. They're actually quite good little CPUs, if AMD could make some in the 4.5G range they'd be awesome.

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