Needs assistance. My Athlon X4 860K OC isn't running smoothly.
Needs assistance. My Athlon X4 860K OC isn't running smoothly.
Hello.
Did you manage to achieve stability at 4.2GHz?
Could you share some screenshots of your BIOS settings? I’d also like to see that.
SeppiMontana :
Hello.
Did you manage to get it stable at 4.2GHz finally?
Could you share some screenshots of your BIOS settings? I’d also like to check.
This thread seems quite old now. Yes, I did achieve stability at 4.2GHz. Here are the BIOS settings I used.
I purchased an 860k for my girlfriend's project. I installed it with an OC of 4.4ghz on auto voltage ranging from .8v to 1.512v, using C6 and AMD PowerNow active. I enabled power phasing on Asus Optimized, CPU/NB Load Line and CPU Load Line in auto mode, while setting CPU/NB Overvolt and CPU Overvolt to 100%. The setup performed excellently; the 860k never exceeded 50c with a modest Enermax ETS-N30 cooler. Keeping all settings unchanged and adjusting the multiplier to 45 would reach 4.5ghz, but the voltage would rise to 1.576v. I tested it at 4.6ghz and 1.6v for benchmarking, but results were unsatisfactory—Cinebench R15 scored 376 and 358 respectively. An 8-year-old Intel Q6600 at 4ghz handled 444 in Cinebench r15. Overall, it works within its price range, though it falls short in most benchmarks for a 2-core 4-thread CPU running at 4.4ghz, especially compared to the FX line’s performance.
I purchased an 860k for my partner's project. I installed it with an OC of 4.4ghz on auto voltage, which fluctuates between .8v and 1.512v using C6 and AMD PowerNow enabled. I applied power phasing on Asus Optimized, CPU/NB Load Line and CPU Load Line set to auto, while CPU/NB Overvolt and CPU Overvolt were both at 100%. The setup performed well; the 860k never exceeded 50c with a modest Enermax ETS-N30 cooler. Keeping all settings unchanged and adjusting the multiplier to 45 would reach 4.5ghz, but the voltage would rise to 1.576v. I tried running it at 4.6ghz and 1.6v for benchmarking, but results were unsatisfactory—Cinebench R15 scored 376 and 358 respectively. An 8-year-old Intel Q6600 at 4ghz handled 444 in Cinebench R15. While it works for its price, it falls short in most benchmarks for a 2-core, 4-thread CPU running at 4.4ghz, especially since it doesn’t offer true quad-core performance and behaves similarly to the FX line.
Are you only here to vent about the CPU? This isn’t the right place or the right time. Also, your overclocking approach seems questionable. Auto voltage is a risky choice. 1.57v is too high for consistent use, and 1.6v is excessive.
A 4ghz Q6600 exceeds what most people can achieve. It likely peaked around 3.6 unless I recall correctly. The Athlon X4 860k was never intended to be a game-changer—it’s just a budget CPU that’s fun and effective.
Mine works best at 4.4ghz with a CPU of 1.487 and 1.3500 RAM. I've used x45 with a CPU of 1.500 but it's only semi-stable. I'm hesitant to raise the voltage any further, worried it could damage the CPU. The NB increases automatically when loading XMP 1.3, reaching 1.3500. I use AMD overdrive for OC when stable, and changed BIOS settings on my X880k A88M-g/3.1 machine. I'm running Deepcool Maelstorm 240t, RX470 nitro+, and Fsp hydro 500w.