overclock fx 6300

[DSD27]

Hi. I have an fx 6300, with my HD 7870. I would like to overclock it a little, but I will be using stock cooler. I would like to know whats the "normal" overclock in this situation, how far its possible to go. My Motherboard is M5A78L-M USB3, and I have 2x4 G 1600 Ram.

And sorry my englis is really bad.

[TechFan@ic]

The stock cooler on the FX 6300 is the 95W spec one, which isn't good at all for overclocking, if you're willing to invest 20$ into a 212 EVO, you'll be able to take your CPU to 4.2-4.4 Ghz on about 1.25-1.35 volts

[DSD27]

I think here in Portugal 212 EVO costs about 33euros (somtething like 43 dolars). :(

I know that stock cooler its not good.. but its not possible to go just to 3.7, or 3.8, something like that..?

[Prikk]

Would you want to overclock with stock cooler? My fx-8150 stock cooler was HOLYCRAP type of loud. I literally had to rush to nearest computer shop and get an aftermarket cooler. I couldnt play games with stock cooler that loud xD. You could do 3.7 3.8.... But is it worth it for the always loudness of the cooler? Your choice. If you do decidemtomdo it, get core temp and monitor your temperature. Anything below 80 celcius is very fine.

[DSD27]

80 celcius..? I saw a lot of people on the internet saying that 65 is the max security temp for the 6300..

I decided to do an prime95 test, without overclocking anyting, to watchs my temps, and I have on full load 62º on the cores and 68º on the CPU, is this bad? :\

I guess I wont be able to overclok it...

[DSD27]

So I decide to buy 212 hyper revo. Does anyone knows if it fits on Cooler master k350 ?

[TechFan@ic]

So I decide to buy 212 hyper revo. Does anyone knows if it fits on Cooler master k350 ?

Yes the case & cooler are fully compatible.

[DSD27]

thank you :)

[TechFan@ic]

thank you :)

You are welcome ! & happy overclocking !

[GTX590]

FX-6300 already clocks up to 4.0GHz on turbo boost.  It's best to overclock the turbo that way your only have the extra power when you need it and not 24/7.

[DSD27]

how do I overclock the turbo?

[PCBudgetSolutions]

You up the multiplier.  It should be set to x40 (maybe x20) and you up it by 1 at a time.

[DSD27]

After the instalation im getting 36-49C Idle and 82 full load.
is it normal? should I wait a few days?
when I run  Prime 95 it goes to 85 C on the socket and 82 on the cores. what do I do?

[tito]

After the instalation im getting 36-49C Idle and 82 full load.

is it normal? should I wait a few days?

when I run  Prime 95 it goes to 85 C on the socket and 82 on the cores. what do I do?

Bulldozer and Piledriver CPUS shouldnt run hotter than 63 at the CPU and 73 at the socket!

[DSD27]

I dont know what the problem can be.. Temps are now starrting to going down. I get 30 on idle. Bur is stil very high

[FrankV]

Bulldozer and Piledriver CPUS shouldnt run hotter than 63 at the CPU and 73 at the socket!

How do you measure the CPU vs the socket?

[DSD27]

With coretemp, pcprobe, and Aida64.

[DSD27]

Bulldozer and Piledriver CPUS shouldnt run hotter than 63 at the CPU and 73 at the socket!

Coretemp says Tjmax 83 C ...

[tito]

How do you measure the CPU vs the socket?

As dadidsd1990 said, use coretemp to monitor temps, it might be a little confusing, what you see on CPU in coretemp its the actual SOCKET TEMP. Then look for PACKAGE temps to check your actual CPU temp. Socket temp tends to be something around 10 degrees celcius higher than cpu temp.

 

I have followed this guide, and it clearly states the max cpu temps, voltages and also bios config on Asus boards, have a look, it might be helpfull

http://www.overclock.net/t/1348623/amd-bulldozer-and-piledriver-overclocking-guide-asus-motherboard

[DSD27]

Im realy angry!

I already figured out what happened.

when I went to replace the cooler, I noticed that the CPU had two bent pins, so I went to a local to fix it, and to install the cooler.

They called me to say that they have to make some cuts because the case is not closed because of the cooler. And I obviously deduced that they were going to cut the case. What was my surprise when I saw that they cut the heat pipes of the cooler!

 

I suppose this is the cause of overheating, right?

[Chevaishr]

oh my noooooooooo not the heat pipes. :( ... yeah that is the cause of your overheating. heat pipes contain a  liquid under a certain pressure which use heat from whatever is being cooled to evaporate and then  condense further up the pipe (i.e. by the cooler fins ) giving off the heat.

 

so u would need a new cooler and well it seems that the hyper 212 is not compatible with your case  

[DSD27]

i went back to stock cooler and the my temps are now PERFECT.

I paid this guys more than I paid for the cooler.. and now I have no cooler :(

the only thing I win in all this is a 120m fan :s

if this is their job, was supposed to do this better than me, not worse: s

I'm really upset: \

[DSD27]

I called them to complain and they tell me that these cuts did not affect the performance of the cooler, and even tried to give me a scientific explanation of how the cooler works -.-'http://support.coolermaster.com/attachments/token/unweqkfigjdze0p/?name=fotografia.JPG

 

I'm now trying to contact Cooler Master :\

[Humbug]

lol. This is pretty funny (Sorry). What were they thinking.