core speed is jumping weirdly, is that bad?

[wujoh]

i OC'd to 4.0 ghz and in cpu-z it will be at 4013.39 Mhz then go down to 3812.72 Mhz . is that bad? it jums between those 2 numbers every few seconds. my Voltage is 1.4

[vanished]

what CPU?

[wujoh]

fx 6300

[vanished]

I don't have a lot of experience with the current AMD processors, but I think that voltage is OK.  I was concerned it might be a haswell chip since that would be too much voltage for that speed (or any speed really).

 

Does it do this just when idling or when you are running a stress test?

[TymmVonD]

i OC'd to 4.0 ghz and in cpu-z it will be at 4013.39 Mhz then go down to 3812.72 Mhz . is that bad? it jums between those 2 numbers every few seconds. my Voltage is 1.4

It's the Turbo. My 8350 would bounce between 4.0 and 4.2

[wujoh]

it will do it while idle as well.

[wujoh]

It's the Turbo. My 8350 would bounce between 4.0 and 4.2

so is this normal?

[The Cool n00B]

so is this normal?

Yah

[Badazzz]

Yeah that's a pretty normal occurrence.

[Benji_w]

fx 6300

 

What motherboard is it please?

 

If you increase your 1.8v voltage to 1.805v or 1.810v it will help reduce the FSB fluctuation that causes these readings. Disable turbo also.

[wujoh]

What motherboard is it please?

 

If you increase your 1.8v voltage to 1.805v or 1.810v it will help reduce the FSB fluctuation that causes these readings. Disable turbo also.

in a video i watched it said to never go over 1.5v, and i did disable turbo

[wujoh]

one other thing, my cpu cooler has micro shakes while its being oc'd should i be worried

[Benji_w]

in a video i watched it said to never go over 1.5v, and i did disable turbo

 

That is Vcore or CPU voltage, don't go over 1.5v unless you have good cooling. 1.8v is a different voltage. It might be called NB 1.8v in your bios, please tell me what motherboard you have.

 

Micro shakes? what do you mean?

[wujoh]

Cpu manual v is 1.4v

Nb is at 1.2v

The cpu cooler is shaking, very slightly, kinda like how when your hand is cold it shakes.

[wujoh]

That is Vcore or CPU voltage, don't go over 1.5v unless you have good cooling. 1.8v is a different voltage. It might be called NB 1.8v in your bios, please tell me what motherboard you have.

Micro shakes? what do you mean?

Mobo is m5a97 r2.0

[Benji_w]

Cpu manual v is 1.4v

Nb is at 1.2v

The cpu cooler is shaking, very slightly, kinda like how when your hand is cold it shakes.

 

Your cooler shouldn't be moving at all.

 

Mobo is m5a97 r2.0

 

You should have a NB 1.8v setting it will read 1.800v by default, it's an asus motherboard so the option should be there.

[wujoh]

Ok the 1.8v nb is at auto

[Benji_w]

Ok the 1.8v nb is at auto

 

Set it to 1.805v it will help keep the FSB steady.

[wujoh]

Set it to 1.805v it will help keep the FSB steady.

well i went into my bios and saw i didnt disable turbo, im retarded. it is stable now

[Benji_w]

well i went into my bios and saw i didnt disable turbo, im retarded. it is stable now

 

You need to test your overclock next with prime 95 for 24 hours or IBT AVX to confirm stability.

 

You need to pass IBT AVX on very high to atleast be 80% stable.

 

[wujoh]

You need to test your overclock next with prime 95 for 24 hours or IBT AVX to confirm stability.

 

You need to pass IBT AVX on very high to atleast be 80% stable

24 hours seems excessive, would 4 hours work?

[imreloadin]

24 hours seems excessive, would 4 hours work?

Honestly the amount of stability testing you want to do is up to you. Just depends on how much you are willing to risk it crashing while using it.

[Benji_w]

24 hours seems excessive, would 4 hours work?

 

4 hours wasn't enough for me the first time around hitting 5ghz, IBT AVX showed me instantly that I was unstable.

 

Honestly the amount of stability testing you want to do is up to you. Just depends on how much you are willing to risk it crashing while using it.

 

It isn't just crashing you should be concerned about, it's corrupt data being written to your hard drives or SSDs. You won't know how bad it is until you try to boot up one day and your OS is completely gone.