Replaced old case with new, Corsair H115i running better than ever...

[Richard8971]

I had upgraded my FX-6350 and Corsair H115i with a new case, allowing better air flow.

Before I could only get 4.7GHz stable but now?

5.0GHz, 5.1, and 5.2Ghz at half the temps as before!

Amazing what better airflow can make. I can boot with 5.3Ghz but locks up... I may have to increase voltage to see how far I can go, but temps are very reasonable.

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[Blaylock]

Those are some serious clocks there Richard. I really feel sorry for that poor MSI 970. They're know for dying under the heavy draw from the FX processors. I really hope you have active cooling on your VRM's/socket.

 

[Blaylock]

Richard, please don't make duplicate threads, the mods are fairly strict on this. Thanks.

http://www.overclockers.com/forums/showthread.php/787452-AMD-970MB-FX-6350-Corsair-H115i-cooling

 

[EarthDog]

Merged dupe threads.

Glad the case worked out for ya!

 

[||Console||]

Congrats , as stated get some active cooling on the VRM and maybe even the back of the board .

 

[Richard8971]

I appreciate everyone's comments. I better not tell my 970. I've had it running pretty much 24/7 o/c'ed for almost 2 years now.

I have 1-120mm fan running over the heat sinks from the back and 2-140mm fans in the front pumping tons of air for the rest.

R

Funny, out of a lot of the mb's ive had for o/c'ing the MSI 970 gaming has been the easiest to use. It's been rock solid and a great board. Very easy to reset when my o/c settings were off.

R

 

[steveokinevo]

im using the MSI 990 and cant complain. got a lot of help from everyone though. all the extra fans are absolutely necessary. it was a huge help!