Greetings. I recently got a modest gaming rig with a FX 8120 cpu. I have looked around and I have found a couple of overclocking tutorials. From what I have gathered the easiest way to achieve this is to adjust the cpu clock ratio multiplier in order to boost performance. I have also read about turning off features like auto voltage regulation in order to avoid overheating.
This all seems quite simple and straight to the point. My problem however is that when I get into the bios there simply isn't any option to adjust the cpu clock ratio. I don't know if I have to do something to unlock it or if it was taken out by the manufacturers of the computer (Cyberpower). I can't currently take a screen cap of my bios since I am not at home but it looks like this (except the first option I see is Core Performance Boost, CPU Clock Ratio and CPU NorthBridge Freq are completely missing.
I would appreciate any help or any suggestions if there is an alternate way for me to overclock my pc. Thanks in advanced.
Btw, my computer specs are:
General Spec
Brand
CyberpowerPC
Model
Gamer Ultra 2126
Type
Gaming
Processor
AMD FX-8120 3.1GHz
Processor Main Features
64 bit Eight-Core Processor
Cache Per Processor
8MB L3 Cache
Memory
8GB DDR3 1333
Hard Drive
1TB SATA II 3.0Gb/s 7200RPM
Optical Drive 1
24x DVD+/-R / +/-RW Dual Layer Drive
Graphics
Nvidia Geforce GTX 560 2GB
Audio
Sound card - Integrated
Ethernet
Gigabit Ethernet
Power Supply
800W
Operating System
Windows 7 Home Premium 64-Bit
Special Features
Coolermaster Elite 431 Gaming Case
Motherboard
Chipset
NVIDIA GeForce 7025
CPU
CPU Type
AMD FX-Series
CPU Speed
FX-8120(3.1GHz)
L2 Cache Per CPU
8MB
L3 Cache Per CPU
8MB
CPU Socket Type
AM3+
CPU Main Features
64 bit Eight-Core Processor
Graphics
GPU/VPU Type
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 560 2GB
Memory
Memory Capacity
8GB DDR3
Memory Speed
DDR3 1333
Memory Slot (Total)
2
Hard Drive
HDD Capacity
1TB
HDD Interface
SATA II
HDD RPM
7200rpm
Optical Drive
Optical Drive Type
DVD±RW
Optical Drive Spec
24x DVD+/-R / +/-RW Dual Layer Drive
Audio
Audio Channels
7.1 Ch Audio
Communications
LAN Chipset
Integrated
LAN Speed
10/100/1000Mbps
Front Panel Ports
Front USB
2
Back Panel Ports
PS/2
2
Video Ports
2 DVI, 1 HDMI
Rear USB
4
RJ45
1 port
Expansion
PCI Slots (Available/Total)
1x PCI-e 16x
2x PCI-e 1x
1x PCI
This all seems quite simple and straight to the point. My problem however is that when I get into the bios there simply isn't any option to adjust the cpu clock ratio. I don't know if I have to do something to unlock it or if it was taken out by the manufacturers of the computer (Cyberpower). I can't currently take a screen cap of my bios since I am not at home but it looks like this (except the first option I see is Core Performance Boost, CPU Clock Ratio and CPU NorthBridge Freq are completely missing.
I would appreciate any help or any suggestions if there is an alternate way for me to overclock my pc. Thanks in advanced.
Btw, my computer specs are:
General Spec
Brand
CyberpowerPC
Model
Gamer Ultra 2126
Type
Gaming
Processor
AMD FX-8120 3.1GHz
Processor Main Features
64 bit Eight-Core Processor
Cache Per Processor
8MB L3 Cache
Memory
8GB DDR3 1333
Hard Drive
1TB SATA II 3.0Gb/s 7200RPM
Optical Drive 1
24x DVD+/-R / +/-RW Dual Layer Drive
Graphics
Nvidia Geforce GTX 560 2GB
Audio
Sound card - Integrated
Ethernet
Gigabit Ethernet
Power Supply
800W
Operating System
Windows 7 Home Premium 64-Bit
Special Features
Coolermaster Elite 431 Gaming Case
Motherboard
Chipset
NVIDIA GeForce 7025
CPU
CPU Type
AMD FX-Series
CPU Speed
FX-8120(3.1GHz)
L2 Cache Per CPU
8MB
L3 Cache Per CPU
8MB
CPU Socket Type
AM3+
CPU Main Features
64 bit Eight-Core Processor
Graphics
GPU/VPU Type
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 560 2GB
Memory
Memory Capacity
8GB DDR3
Memory Speed
DDR3 1333
Memory Slot (Total)
2
Hard Drive
HDD Capacity
1TB
HDD Interface
SATA II
HDD RPM
7200rpm
Optical Drive
Optical Drive Type
DVD±RW
Optical Drive Spec
24x DVD+/-R / +/-RW Dual Layer Drive
Audio
Audio Channels
7.1 Ch Audio
Communications
LAN Chipset
Integrated
LAN Speed
10/100/1000Mbps
Front Panel Ports
Front USB
2
Back Panel Ports
PS/2
2
Video Ports
2 DVI, 1 HDMI
Rear USB
4
RJ45
1 port
Expansion
PCI Slots (Available/Total)
1x PCI-e 16x
2x PCI-e 1x
1x PCI
