Overclocking

[Thegiven36]

system
asus mobo
m5a97 le 2.0 socket am3/am3+
CPU
AMD Phenom II x4 965 BE 3.4Ghz
Memory
Corsair Vengence 2x4gb 8gb total
Heatsink fan
Cooler Master N520
PSU
Ultra x750 standard PSU
HDD
Western Digital 1tb BE
Video
Evga gtx 660 FTW signature 2 3gb 192-bit
monitor
Acer
24" 1920x1080 5ms DVI connected
My question is how to overclock if I wanted to, the CPU and the Video card
any suggestions, been hearing that my cpu is not very overclocking friendly, I am going to upgrade to the AMD FX-8320 CPU here soon also would like some overclocking suggestions for that CPU as well thank you
this is all installed into a AzzA Hurrican 2000 full tower case with 9 fans
2x200mm top
2x200mm side
1x120mm cpu side
1x120mm rear
2x120mm front
1x120mm bottom interior case between my PSU and HDD
keeps everything cool

 

[High_Boost]

where have you heard your cpu isnt verry overclock freindly?
the 965 oc's well in most cases.. you can probably just change the multiplier and get to 4.0, that is what I did when I had mine

if you want to learn about oc'ing a phenom 2, there is a guide here
http://www.techreaction.net/forums/amd/367-dolk-s-guide-phenom-ii.html

 

[Thegiven36]

I did OC it once got it stable at 3.8 with no voltage increase, got up to 4.0 and it BSOD on me, the critical error was kernel power 41, which of course meant that the cpu was not getting enough power. I really never messed with overclocking, just something I would try my hand at since all the cooling power my case has.

 

[Thegiven36]

I did OC it once got it stable at 3.8 with no voltage increase, got up to 4.0 and it BSOD on me, the critical error was kernel power 41, which of course meant that the cpu was not getting enough power. I really never messed with overclocking, just something I would try my hand at since all the cooling power my case has. thanks for the feedback

 

[reb00tin]

In BIOS set CPU frequency to 4.0 GHz and voltage 1.45V. A couple of fans is all you need, you have too may IMO.