Do the current temperatures suit the AMD FX-6300 in this location?
Do the current temperatures suit the AMD FX-6300 in this location?
Hi all,
I’m just starting out with overclocking and wanted to share my experience. My CPU is running at 3.9 ghz on the stock cooler at around 1.225v. When I used Prime95 with HWMonitor, temperatures peaked at 67.5°C. But when I ran AMD OverDrive together, it stayed just 3°C below that thermal limit. Are these readings acceptable for this overclock? Also, if I lower the voltage, how would that affect performance with a GTX 1060? Any advice would be greatly appreciated!
I own a 6350 that I ran at 4.3 for more than three years, consistently stable. I was using a Sabertooth r1 motherboard and the ASUS utility with 'auto' for overclocking. Many users have shared rates above 4.5 for their 63xx CPUs. I installed a Zalman 92mm air cooler, and my temperatures in full load inside my 760T case ranged from 58 to 62°C, while idle stayed around mid-20s. You can definitely improve performance further, but it depends on your motherboard and cooler.
67.5C works well with the stock cooler and I believe HWmonitor is one of the few tools that accurately tracks FX temperatures
But a 3.9 GHz isn't a major overclock, just slightly above the turbo speed of 3.8 GHz
As for the second point, it won't significantly slow down the 1060, since this CPU isn't ideal at those speeds
I own a 6350 that I ran at 4.3 for more than three years, consistently stable. I was using a Sabertooth r1 motherboard and the ASUS utility with 'auto' for overclocking. Many users have shared rates above 4.5 for their 63xx CPUs. I installed a Zalman 92mm air cooler, and my temperatures in full load inside my 760T case ranged from 58 to 62°C, while idle stayed around mid-20s. You can definitely improve performance further, but it depends on your motherboard and cooler.
If you have the budget, nearly any 120mm air cooler can push your OC much higher than this. The GTX 1060 will likely hit its limits. If you don’t plan to upgrade or replace your PC soon, a GTX 1050 Ti (the most affordable option available) would be more suitable.