OC help with Fx 6300
OC help with Fx 6300
I recently purchased a new system and am unfamiliar with overclocking. I need assistance in boosting my AMD FX-6300 to 4.5 or higher. Mobo- MSI 970 Gaming is the motherboard, the CPU is the AMD FX-6300, the cooler is Corsair H60, and the RAM is Kingston HyperX FURY 8GB at 1600MHz.
CountMike shared his experience about the cooler's performance at high speeds. He noted that the H60 maintains similar results as the AIO he used for his FX-6350, reaching up to 4.7 GHz. However, beyond that point, thermal limits became too tight and throttling began.
Basic OC begins by turning off turbo mode, boosting the unlocked multiplier gradually with each adjustment, preserving settings, launching to Windows, and checking stability and temperatures using tools like Intel Burn Test (using the default configuration). If an unstable result appears, adjust the vcore by about 0.05V increments (or as your board permits), aiming to keep it below 1.5V. Make sure your PC is fully stable and free of issues before proceeding.
CountMike shared his experience about the cooler's performance at high speeds. He noted that the H60 maintains similar results as the AIO he used for his FX-6350, reaching up to 4.7 GHz. However, beyond that point, thermal limits became too tight and throttling began.
CountMike :
The cooler is unlikely to allow you to exceed the 4.5GHz limit. The H60 performs similarly to the AIO I used with my FX-6350, reaching 4.7 GHz. However, beyond that point, thermal margins become too tight and throttling begins. It's right at the threshold, isn't it? Depending on the "Silicone lottery" at 4.5 GHz, it should still work. Beyond that, it's uncertain.
I used CM 212 evo on my 6350 but it couldn't reach over 4.5-4.6 GHz. Only the Scythe Mugen3, which is nearly double in size, maintains temperatures at 55°C at 4.8 GHz regardless of settings. It looks like each processor has a threshold when increasing voltage, and TDP needs to be significantly higher even for a 100 MHz boost. I managed to hit 5GHz but it demands over 1.5V while at 4.8 it's slightly lower than 1.4V. That jump feels too large for comfort and offers minimal performance improvement except for showing off. Based on my estimates, a cooler with at least H110 or higher TDP would be necessary to sustain 5 GHz. First, let's focus on the cooling before thinking about the processor. My approach is simple: OC later.