Overclocking AMD A10 6790K

[Tertybrown]

Pls feel free to tell me how i can overclock my CPU.Ty. :3
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[DeViLzzz]

Sorry but I could not find a guide anywhere on overclocking this cpu.  Best of luck to you.

[Spongy141]

What motherboard are you using, and what CPU cooler are you using?

[dragoon20005]

What motherboard are you using, and what CPU cooler are you using?

his build seems to be this

 

CPU

AMD A10 6790K

• Motherboard
  Asus A88X PLUS
• RAM
  4x2 GB Kingston Hyper X Fury and Genesis
• GPU
  Sapphire R9 270X Toxic
• Case
  Armaggedon Gigatron T6
• Storage
  3.90TB
• PSU
  Cooler Master G series 700 Watts
• Display(s)
  HP L1706
• Cooling
  CPU cooler=CM Nepton 140XL/5 fans
• Keyboard
  ThermalTake
• Mouse
  Razer Naga Epic (Moba)
•  
• Operating System
  Windows 8.1 Pro 64 bit

 

 

Pls feel free to tell me how i can overclock my CPU.Ty. :3

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I say with the stock voltage of the APU now

 

just increase the multiplier and see if the system boots to OS without crashing

 

if it does, then take the voltage up a notch and test again.

 

http://www.tomshardware.com/forum/id-2028635/overclocking-a10-6800k.html

 

http://www.tomshardware.com/answers/id-2233330/overclocking-amd-a10-6800k-apu.html

 

you can follow the 6800K OC guide since your APU is based on the Richland family

 

4.5-4.8GHz is what many will get.

 

Also your RAM OC should be stable first before touching the CPU OC

[Spongy141]

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I have the same motherboard in a different system. Based on my personal experience overclocking AMD APU's (Trinity and Kaveri, never actually overclocked Richland), you will only be able to squeeze 100-200 Mhz out of stock voltage, unless you somehow get the golden chip of APU's, 1.4v+ will get you to 4.3 Ghz+. From what I found, anything above 4.3 Ghz will help relieve the bottleneck (I also have a R9 270x).

[harrynowl]

Do 1.425V manual. And set your multiplier to 46X (4.6GHz). Ensure your RAM is running XMP profile (is called docp mode on some asus amd boards). (I like to get a quick idea of how good a CPU is).

 

If it's stable come back for further instruction, if it isn't try 4.5GHz, if that isn't stable roll back to 1.375V and do 4.2GHz.

 

For overclock testing I like to use AIDA64 for 1 hour. It has some temperature readings built in although FM2 is a bit rubbish for readings.

 

When you've found something that works for you run AIDA64 for 6 hours.

[dragoon20005]

I have the same motherboard in a different system. Based on my personal experience overclocking AMD APU's (Trinity and Kaveri, never actually overclocked Richland), you will only be able to squeeze 100-200 Mhz out of stock voltage, unless you somehow get the golden chip of APU's, 1.4v+ will get you to 4.3 Ghz+. From what I found, anything above 4.3 Ghz will help relieve the bottleneck (I also have a R9 270x).

the one reason why APU are not good overclockers is when on high load the iGPU is still running even when your got a dGPU

 

leading to thermal throttling and the clock speeds will drop back to 3GHz 

 

the 760K and 860K dont suffer from this problem since the iGPU is dead

[Spongy141]

the one reason why APU are not good overclockers is when on high load the iGPU is still running even when your got a dGPU

 

leading to thermal throttling and the clock speeds will drop back to 3GHz 

 

the 760K and 860K dont suffer from this problem since the iGPU is dead

Hmmm, I was sure that the BIOS option actually disabled the iGPU, not 100% positive as I have no real way of testing it. But (shouldn't have done this) when I first got my 5600k I overclocked it while using stock cooler to 4.2 Ghz, never noticed any thermal throttling. 

[dragoon20005]

Hmmm, I was sure that the BIOS option actually disabled the iGPU, not 100% positive as I have no real way of testing it. But (shouldn't have done this) when I first got my 5600k I overclocked it while using stock cooler to 4.2 Ghz, never noticed any thermal throttling. 

ah yes it the infamous C6 state

 

if that is enabled, the APU will hit the wattage limit and will back off the clocks

[Spongy141]

ah yes it the infamous C6 state

 

if that is enabled, the APU will hit the wattage limit and will back off the clocks

Was a complete idiot back then, so I never actually ran any benchmarks, or took a screenshot of my OC, just went into the BIOS and messed with crap... Would that mean that the OC was just fake and I was running stock speeds (or a little higher)?

[DigitalHermit]

@Tertybrown

Disable Boost Clocks/CPB and Cool&Quite options. Enable Load Line Calibration. Give it +0.03V and bump the multiplier to 46.

Disable the iGPU too...

Stress test in Aida 64 for 1 hour... ask @harrynowl for more instructions if it's stable... else drop the multiplier to 42 and stress test again...

 

Hmmm, I was sure that the BIOS option actually disabled the iGPU, not 100% positive as I have no real way of testing it. But (shouldn't have done this) when I first got my 5600k I overclocked it while using stock cooler to 4.2 Ghz, never noticed any thermal throttling. 

 

How did that tiny cooler ever manage the temps at 4.2GHz? I changed mine out since it could barely keep up at full loads at stock clocks... then again my ambient temp at the time was 40C...

[harrynowl]

How did that tiny cooler ever manage the temps at 4.2GHz? I changed mine out since it could barely keep up at full loads at stock clocks... then again my ambient temp at the time was 40C...

That makes such a difference, when I was with my 5600K ambients were around 15c, and I comfortably got 4.7GHz on stock cooling.

[dragoon20005]

Was a complete idiot back then, so I never actually ran any benchmarks, or took a screenshot of my OC, just went into the BIOS and messed with crap... Would that mean that the OC was just fake and I was running stock speeds (or a little higher)?

maybe just a slight higher clock after boot up

 

the 5600K has a 100W TDP

 

4.2GHz is possible with a light load but on heavy load like games the APU hit the max TDP pretty fast

 

the C6 will kick in and downclock the APU to keep the power and heat in check

[DigitalHermit]

ah yes it the infamous C6 state

 

if that is enabled, the APU will hit the wattage limit and will back off the clocks

 

Speaking of C6... Should I disable it along with APM if I'm aiming for max performance?

 

Heat is a problem so I know I should keep them turned on...

 

That makes such a difference, when I was with my 5600K ambients were around 15c, and I comfortably got 4.7GHz on stock cooling.

 

lol at that 25C difference...

[dragoon20005]

Speaking of C6... Should I disable it along with APM if I'm aiming for max performance?

 

Heat is a problem so I know I should keep them turned on...

 

 

lol at that 25C difference...

yes disable both

 

they are limiting the CPU OC

 

time for the Noctua D15

[Tertybrown]

I appreciate your comments but you see even with the CM Nepton 140XL I am still a lil bit afraid of OC my CPU and changing voltages.I only bought the cooler because it lowered my idle temps which was 56 degrees Celsius to 38 degrees celsius soo yeah pretty happy bout the cooler then again I somehow managed to OC my old CPU which was the AMD A6 5400K (pretty beast) to bout 4.5Ghz(Dat beast number though) and never got problems with stability or heat and best thing is that i did not even need to change the voltages.Now before you school me on this,I DID in fact go to the BIOS and set the Calibrations to Extremee and yes Full Phase mode was also in check and mind you i was using stock cooler and I must say it was 10/10.Soo in a way i just want to give my new CPU a slight bump by bout 200-400Mhz......without messing with voltages soo yeah...any ideas? :huh: :mellow: :blink:

[dragoon20005]

I appreciate your comments but you see even with the CM Nepton 140XL I am still a lil bit afraid of OC my CPU and changing voltages.I only bought the cooler because it lowered my idle temps which was 56 degrees Celsius to 38 degrees celsius soo yeah pretty happy bout the cooler then again I somehow managed to OC my old CPU which was the AMD A6 5400K (pretty beast) to bout 4.5Ghz(Dat beast number though) and never got problems with stability or heat and best thing is that i did not even need to change the voltages.Now before you school me on this,I DID in fact go to the BIOS and set the Calibrations to Extremee and yes Full Phase mode was also in check and mind you i was using stock cooler and I must say it was 10/10.Soo in a way i just want to give my new CPU a slight bump by bout 200-400Mhz......without messing with voltages soo yeah...any ideas? :huh: :mellow: :blink:

might be possible to OC even at stock voltage

 

but it really down to the APU you got

 

don't worry AMD chips can tank 1.5volts and 1.6 volts too

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might be possible to OC even at stock voltage

 

but it really down to the APU you got

 

don't worry AMD chips can tank 1.5volts and 1.6 volts too

You shouldn't really exceed 1.5v with Richland comfortably. I can push my A10-6800k to 5.0 GHz with around 1.55v but I would never run it at them volts 24/7.

[Tertybrown]

I have downclocked the integrated GPU as low as it can go and temp decreased by 1-2degrees celsius.Soo what do you guys suggest doing now?
Oh ya i forgot to mention that when i was browsing through AI Suite III i saw the Auto tuning button soo i clicked it and my PC instantly restarted with a new stock speed of 4.4Ghz instead of 4Ghz    :lol:
Soo i guess this forum is now "complete" I would like to thank everyone who came to check out the forum and gave their own ideas I too hope whoever is using the A10 6790K out there will take this "OC guide" as a decent one.