Being Careful – Additional Views on Using OCs with Older Boards
Being Careful – Additional Views on Using OCs with Older Boards
Hello, your recent post about the GA78LMTUSB3.0 rev 6 with FX6300 has sparked discussion regarding whether it should be overclocked or if it can reach higher frequencies. There are concerns about potential issues with NB/VRM temperatures. You managed to achieve a stable OC of 4.4Ghz at 1.4075V. The most careful approach suggests keeping the voltage increase under 0.2%, which would be around 0.12 above the minimum 1.2875V. This raises the question—would this be a safe choice, or could it still put extra strain on the board? You have two 120 fans (one for exhaust and one for intake in the top half of the motherboard) and a Hyper212 CPU cooler. Your temperature readings are available below; based on those, would you feel confident to proceed or reduce the overclock slightly? You intend to run a 12-hour test if everything seems fine.
TLMagister :
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That is an updated version of an old chipset motherboard. I've had 2 of them. Version 5 and version 6. Neither were very good OC'ers, but I never had any safety issues. It has a decent heat sink and solid caps all round. But with its 4+1 power phases, it isn't very stable. At least my two weren't.
I had no issue with taking the vcore to the AMD recommended max of 1.5v. But it didn't seem to help my FX-8350. The FX-6300 might do better since it isn't as stressful on the system. Be sure to disable turbo mode. Are you OC'ing in BIOS?
Thank you for your response. So maybe the confusion was on my part and the older revs were just flatout deathtraps whereas rev 5/6 are mediocre? I did disable turbo and am OCing via the...
That is an updated version of an old chipset motherboard. I've had 2 of them. Version 5 and version 6. Neither were very good OC'ers, but I never had any safety issues. It has a decent heat sink and solid caps all round. But with its 4+1 power phases, it isn't very stable. At least my two weren't.
I had no issue with taking the vcore to the AMD recommended max of 1.5v. But it didn't seem to help my FX-8350. The FX-6300 might do better since it isn't as stressful on the system. Be sure to disable turbo mode. Are you OC'ing in BIOS?
That is a revised update of an old chipset motherboard. I've used two models, versions 5 and 6. Neither performed well with overclocking, though I never faced any safety problems. The board includes a decent heat sink and solid mounting points. However, its four plus one power phases make it less stable. At least my previous units were more stable.
I didn't run the vcore beyond the recommended 1.5v by AMD, but it didn't improve my FX-8350. The FX-6300 seems to handle it better since it's less demanding on the system. Make sure to turn off turbo mode. Are you doing overclocking in BIOS?
Thank you for your reply. It might have been my misunderstanding—older revisions were just tough starting points, while versions 5 and 6 are average? I disabled turbo and am using BIOS settings like clock multiplier and auto load calibration.
TLMagister :
That's a revised update for an older chipset motherboard. I've used two of them—versions 5 and 6. Neither performed well in overclocking, though I never faced any stability problems. The board includes a decent heat sink and solid mounting points overall. However, the four plus one power phases make it less stable. My previous models didn't have that issue.
I wasn't having trouble with pushing the vcore to the recommended 1.5v for AMD. But my FX-8350 didn't respond well, whereas the FX-6300 seems more stable. Make sure you turn off turbo mode. Are you doing the overclock in BIOS?
Thank you for your reply. It might have been my misunderstanding—older revisions could be tougher than newer ones, while 5 and 6 are just mediocre. I turned off turbo and am using BIOS settings for clock scaling and auto load calibration.
You should be okay as long as you don't push the vcore too high; the VRMs should handle it. Mine worked at 1.5v, though I lowered it to 1.425 for regular use. I only changed the multiplier and vcore, disabled turbo, and a few other things. Memory leaks are still unclear. I don't want to mislead you on any point.
From your screenshot, you're seeing good temperatures at full load. If you're running at 1.29v, you might have more room left. Either way, a 4.3GHz setup with the FX-6300 is quite solid.