Overclocking

[4b33r]

Hello,

Greetings,

So I overclocked my FX_6300 to 4.1 GHZ at 1.4 volts and it was pretty stable since I was able to play firefall for 5 hours with no problem but when I quit the game and started browsing youtube then my PC restarted.I checked what clock speeds other people were able to achieve,in most cases people were able to go from 4.2-4.3 GHZ at 1.4 volts.I know 2 CPUs will never overclock the same even if they are identical but there couldn't be a huge difference so I thought maybe it's my shitty motherboard.I have a gigabyte 78lmt usb3,it's not meant for overclocking at all.Can someone tell me if the motherboard is the problem or not,since I can't check it's temp in hardware monitor.Also a very important point,the voltage in my BIOS is 1.4 and set to manual but the voltage in core temp,CPU-Z and hardware monitor is max 1.2 (that's the default).Could it be that my CPU is running at 1.2 volts because I am 100% sure that 4.1 GHZ on 1.2 volts is not stable on almost every CPU forget about an AMD one.

Thank you.

[Sack]

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It's usually not the MB unless there's something wrong with it, it's just a CPU that won't cloclk higher because of the silicone lottery ...

 

[AnthonyPaull]

Alright, the best advice I can give you is to do 2 things.

Firstly, turn off any voltages that are set to Auto. When you are over locking you can get spikes that damage components.

Secondly, do a burn in with something like prime95 for ideally 12 hours. Even when task manager says your CPU is running at 100% it's often not, so a burn in test will give you the worst case scenario. Also, back off by about 0.1Ghz as a safety measure. 4Ghz on a 6300 is still a decent OC.

[AnthonyPaull]

Also your Bios is right 99% of the time.

[Ialyrn]

It's usually not the MB unless there's something wrong with it, it's just a CPU that won't cloclk higher because of the silicone lottery ...

 

He is using a motherboard with a 760g chipset from 2007/8, it wasn't made with the current FX chips in mind. Current FX compatibility has only been bolted on after the fact, as the Bulldozer and piledriver CPU's released in 2011 and 2012 respectively. The chipset on that motherboard is ancient in terms of computer hardware. I did go over this with the op last night in his last thread about overclocking. He would be wise not to continue overclocking with it, as he risks causing damage to his core system components.

Normally I would concur with you with regards to the motherboard not been an issue for an overclock, but FX chips are odd. It is kind of a prerequisit to have a strong motherboard for overclocking in most cases, and needs to be one of the more recent 970 based chipset motherboards that released within the past 6 months or so. Or the 990FX chipset, which usually has far better power phase design. It is not impossible to overclock on the 760g chipset however, but far more risky. I certainly wouldnt want to risk my pc components overclocking on one.