FX-6300 Overclock

[Guest AakashKcX]

I'm getting the AMD FX-6300.

I'm also getting the Hyper 212 Evo.

I want to know what is the overclocks i can get on the 6300?

Also what is the safe temperatures for the 6300?

 

I'm new to overclocking so what is a good guide for overclocking?

 

Here's my build if you need it:

http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/user/AakashKcX/saved/#savedbuild_1643332

[Rangelov]

Safe temps are 70C. Overclock using the BIOS not Overdrive! I got my FX6300 up to 4.1ghz stable, you might get better overclocking capabilities(better chip).

[i_build_nanosuits]

I'm getting the AMD FX-6300.

I'm also getting the Hyper 212 Evo.

I want to know what is the overclocks i can get on the 6300?

Also what is the safe temperatures for the 6300?

 

I'm new to overclocking so what is a good guide for overclocking?

 

Here's my build if you need it:

http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/user/AakashKcX/saved/#savedbuild_1643332

overclocking on the MSI 970A-G43 is really not recommended...this board is as acheap as it get's the VRM on it are very cheap and not heat-sinked, i wouldn't even run an Fx-6300 on it at stock to be honest.

A quick google search will confirm this motherboard (and the G45 and G46 as well) have the highest VRM's failure of all the socket 970 motherboard, it's not a good one.

...and if it fails chances are it will take down your CPU as well.

[Guest AakashKcX]

overclocking on the MSI 970A-G43 is really not recommended...this board is as acheap as it get's the VRM on it are very cheap and no heat-sinked, i wouldn't even run an Fx-6300 on it at stock to be honest.

Which one would you recommend from this list?

http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/parts/motherboard/#N=4,8&T=16384,131072&h=2,7&l=1000&s=4,22&u=1&sort=a7

[Rangelov]

Which one would you recommend from this list?

http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/parts/motherboard/#N=4,8&T=16384,131072&h=2,7&l=1000&s=4,22&u=1&sort=a7

I am using the Asrock fx970 Extreme 4. Does the job and the VRMs are not getting that hot while in full load.

[i_build_nanosuits]

Which one would you recommend from this list?

http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/parts/motherboard/#N=4,8&T=16384,131072&h=2,7&l=1000&s=4,22&u=1&sort=a7

it's not worth replacing your motherboard for a couple hundred's megahertz mate just keep your cpu at stock and forget about it.

[Guest AakashKcX]

it's not worth replacing your motherboard for a couple hundred's megahertz mate just keep your cpu at stock and forget about it.

I haven't brought the parts yet.

I'm just planning for the build.

So its fine if i need to change the build

[i_build_nanosuits]

I haven't brought the parts yet.

I'm just planning for the build.

So its fine if i need to change the build

then this would be a much better build, if you consider the fact that you don't need to factor in the price of the hyper 212 cooler for this one it should not cost you that much more yet it offers much better gaming performance:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4440 3.1GHz Quad-Core Processor (£131.20 @ Aria PC)

Motherboard: MSI H81M-P33 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard (£31.74 @ Ebuyer)

Total: £162.94

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-11-19 18:32 GMT+0000

Here is the cheapest board i would recommend for the FX, but look at the price:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD FX-6300 3.5GHz 6-Core Processor (£74.20 @ Amazon UK)

CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler (£23.54 @ CCL Computers)

Motherboard: Asus M5A97 LE R2.0 ATX AM3+ Motherboard (£55.28 @ CCL Computers)

Total: £153.02

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-11-19 18:34 GMT+0000

The intel kit is well worth 9$ more...

[Guest AakashKcX]

then this would be a much better build, if you consider the fact that you don't need to factor in the price of the hyper 212 cooler for this one it should not cost you that much more yet it offers much better gaming performance:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4440 3.1GHz Quad-Core Processor (£131.20 @ Aria PC)

Motherboard: MSI H81M-P33 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard (£31.74 @ Ebuyer)

Total: £162.94

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-11-19 18:32 GMT+0000

Here is the cheapest board i would recommend for the FX, but look at the price:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD FX-6300 3.5GHz 6-Core Processor (£74.20 @ Amazon UK)

CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler (£23.54 @ CCL Computers)

Motherboard: Asus M5A97 LE R2.0 ATX AM3+ Motherboard (£55.28 @ CCL Computers)

Total: £153.02

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-11-19 18:34 GMT+0000

The intel kit is well worth 9$ more...

Thanks for the help.

 

Ive settled on the FX-6300 as it has more cores and it is unlocked.

http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/user/AakashKcX/saved/xQjv6h

[i_build_nanosuits]

Thanks for the help.

 

Ive settled on the FX-6300 as it has more cores and it is unlocked.

http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/user/AakashKcX/saved/xQjv6h

it will not perform as good as an haswell core i5 regardless of the clock speed you'll be able to reach...you would have to push it in the 6ghz area to match a locked i5 like that in games...a quick google search will confirm this, amd architecture is old and ineficient and the cores are much weaker and they are not even full cores the 6300 is in fact a 3 module CPU and by intel's standard it would be a triple core CPU...anyways...i.m, just saying: do your research before you commit into this i had to upgrade from my 4.6ghz FX-8320 about 4 months ago because i was not happy with the performance in games and how the CPU was bottlenecking my GPU.