Overclocking fx-8320 on a sabertooth 990fx r2.0

[Kazlehoff]

Hi there folks. i posted here about a year ago regarding overclocking. (the original thread can be found here.)

after getting a stable clock rating of 4.0ghz, i decided enough was enough *for now*, and left it for a year at that. however, now im bored again, so time to play with the cpu again.

System specs:

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[b]CPU:[/b] [url=http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/part/amd-cpu-fd8320frhkbox]AMD FX-8320 3.5GHz 8-Core Processor[/url] 
[b]CPU Cooler:[/b] [url=http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/part/corsair-cpu-cooler-h90]Corsair H90 94.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler[/url] 
[b]Motherboard:[/b] [url=http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/part/asus-motherboard-sabertooth990fxr20]Asus Sabertooth 990FX R2.0 ATX AM3+ Motherboard[/url] 
[b]Memory:[/b] [url=http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/part/patriot-memory-psd38g1600kh]Patriot Signature 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory[/url] 
[b]Storage:[/b] [url=http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/part/kingston-internal-hard-drive-svp200s37a120g]Kingston SSDNow V+200 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive[/url] 
[b]Storage:[/b] [url=http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/part/samsung-internal-hard-drive-mz75e120bam]Samsung 850 EVO-Series 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive[/url] 
[b]Storage:[/b] [url=http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/part/seagate-internal-hard-drive-st1000dm003]Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive[/url] 
[b]Video Card:[/b] [url=http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/part/sapphire-video-card-100374ocl]Sapphire Radeon R9 285 2GB Dual-X Video Card[/url] 
[b]Case:[/b] [url=http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/part/nzxt-case-cah440ww1]NZXT H440 (White/Black) ATX Mid Tower Case[/url] 
[b]Power Supply:[/b] [url=http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/part/antec-power-supply-hcg520m]Antec High Current Gamer 520W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply[/url] 
[b]Operating System:[/b] [url=http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/part/microsoft-os-fqc08930]Microsoft Windows 10 Pro OEM (64-bit)[/url] 
[b]Wireless Network Adapter:[/b] [url=http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/part/tp-link-wireless-network-card-tlwdn4800]TP-Link TL-WDN4800 802.11a/b/g/n PCI-Express x1 Wi-Fi Adapter[/url] 
[b]Monitor:[/b] [url=http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/part/samsung-monitor-s22b300b]Samsung S22B300B 60Hz 21.5" Monitor[/url] 
[b]Keyboard:[/b] [url=http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/part/razer-keyboard-rz0300390100r3u1]Razer BlackWidow Wired Gaming Keyboard[/url] 
[b]Mouse:[/b] [url=http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/part/razer-mouse-rz0100580100r3u1]Razer Naga 2012 Wired Laser Mouse[/url] 
[b]Headphones:[/b] [url=http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/part/razer-headphones-rz0400870100r3u1]Razer Kraken Pro Headset[/url] 
[b]Other:[/b] White LED String

This time the big changes for my overclocking are:

1: CPU power phase control: last time i left this set to Default. this time, i am setting this to Asus Optimized. we'll see what, if any, changes this makes.

2: Bios version: last time i was on bios version 1903. now im on the current version, 2501.

Previously, my highest overclock was [email protected]. im currently starting at [email protected]. we'll see how it goes.

Edit: while pushing my OC i BSOD my computer, corrupted the NTFS filesystem on my data storage drive, and may have lost some data. needless to say, i'll come back to this in a couple days. see you then.