RS880PM-AM OCing

[Billy_Mays]

I want to OC my CPU a little and my bios doesnt support it due to it being an OEM board so is there a way around it?

 

[m0k]

ASUS M5A78L-M PLUS/USB3 is not the "OEM" mobo you make it out to be

imsure you could increase CPU ratio 

BUT

 

your mobo is not meant for OC-ing

with just a single 4pin cpu power connector your CPU will really starve

 

[Billy_Mays]

45 minutes ago, mok said:

ASUS M5A78L-M PLUS/USB3 is not the "OEM" mobo you make it out to be

imsure you could increase CPU ratio 

BUT

 

your mobo is not meant for OC-ing

with just a single 4pin cpu power connector your CPU will really starve

 

No I returned it so I got some money and researched the board for the CPUs and I found out that it supports the FX series and I had my 6300 and I put it in and I want to get some free performance out of my stuff

[m0k]

19 hours ago, Billy_Mays said:

No I returned it so I got some money and researched the board for the CPUs and I found out that it supports the FX series and I had my 6300 and I put it in and I want to get some free performance out of my stuff

Yes. this motherboard supports the FX 6300 - as in this CPU will run fine on this motherboard
It doesnt mean that this motherboard is equipped to handle overclocking (for any cpu really)

[Billy_Mays]

56 minutes ago, mok said:

Yes. this motherboard supports the FX 6300 - as in this CPU will run fine on this motherboard
It doesnt mean that this motherboard is equipped to handle overclocking (for any cpu really)

[m0k]

3 minutes ago, Billy_Mays said:

 

the best you can expect on your motherboard is 4.1ghz without any changes to voltage

your FX 6300 is rated to boost up to 4.1ghz on its own (assuming its being cooled adequately)

 

In your bios you can increase the CPU ratio/multiplier until you can get 4.1ghz "

and you can leave the voltage on auto.

 

if you try to add any more voltage on your low-end motherboard you will likely get BSOD's because the VRM solution on the mobo is not robust enough to deliver higher voltage to your CPU

 

so in conclusion 4.0ghz or 4.1ghz will be a safe bet with your system 

if you get a BSOD at any point in time just go back into the bios and reduce the multiplier to hit 4.0ghz or 3.9ghz
as low as its needed for your to run all your games and apps smoothly with no issues

 

[m0k]

NOTE: 

when increasing your CPU multiplier make sure you also disable AMD TurboBoost in the bios - when overclocking  turning this off is usually better on these older AMD platforms 

[Billy_Mays]

5 minutes ago, mok said:

the best you can expect on your motherboard is 4.1ghz without any changes to voltage

your FX 6300 is rated to boost up to 4.1ghz on its own (assuming its being cooled adequately)

 

In your bios you can increase the CPU ratio/multiplier until you can get 4.1ghz "

and you can leave the voltage on auto.

 

if you try to add any more voltage on your low-end motherboard you will likely get BSOD's because the VRM solution on the mobo is not robust enough to deliver higher voltage to your CPU

 

so in conclusion 4.0ghz or 4.1ghz will be a safe bet with your system 

if you get a BSOD at any point in time just go back into the bios and reduce the multiplier to hit 4.0ghz or 3.9ghz
as low as its needed for your to run all your games and apps smoothly with no issues

 

I can't touch anything with the CPU it's that limited