Here in the real world where we have to live and help users with overclocks, the two lines
below do not actually exist very well.
- 4 + 1 Power Phase Design
- Supports CPU up to 140W
The board might support and do pretty well with Phenom2 processors at 125W TDP but 4 +1
VRM phases is not normally nearly enough power circuitry to handle six and eight core FX
processors when overclocked and ALL the cores turned on at the same time as we do most
of the time when overclocking. Because we turn all the green stuff off to get performance
and to help with stability at least that is the thinking.
I went to NewEgg and read the first page of "user" reviews and of the first 10 "user" reviews
there were only 2 out of 10 that still had a working motherboard. The rest had died within 1 day to 6 months. That does not sound really encouraging.
Overclocking boards made in the last 5 years is not rocket science at all. It is paying attention to details as one slowly and methodically raises the cpu speed and watching that the other speeds remain within their working range as well.
Bulldozer OC Guide!
Everything you need to overclock bulldozer properly.
That guide is good. You probably think that someone has to have your specific motherboard to overclock it. Not so. Most of us have not and never will ever see an ASRock 970 PRO3 AM3+ motherboard. 1. They are no longer in production. 2. Most of us would never buy one to attempt to really overclock an FX processor.
The principles are the same for any motherboard when it comes to overclocking. Adjust to raise cpu speed. Add Voltage to the cpu if needed to remain stable when raising the cpu speed. Make sure the heat from the cpu is escorted outside of the computer case.
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