Overclocking FX 4300 higher?
Overclocking FX 4300 higher?
Ryan_78 :
_Soulchaser :
Hello guys! I'm currently using FX 4300 at 4.9GHz stable. My motherboard is GA-78LMT-USB3 REV 6. My settings are: FSB at 228x and CPU Multiplier at 19.5x North Bridge Voltage: (Normal), DDR3 Voltage: (Normal), CPU Voltage: 1.3450V, CPU NB VID Control: 1.21V (still the white zone). Temperatures arround 50 - 60 °C at 100% usage (Cooler Master Hyper T4 and Aerocool Aero 500 case with coolers). Using 2x sticks DDR3 1600MHz Ram (1824MHz due to FSB increase). I'm lucky with this chip?
check your chipset temperatures, and MC if they are heating up. that is an interesting overclock with such a board.
but either way if you are 100% sure it is stable (prime, memory test, FAH (for calculations), etc) then that is indeed a very good chip. the only reason i ask is that you FSB OC, which puts significant risk in some areas. but in the end if its stable for you, then its definitely a VERY good overclock
Hello Ryan! Thanks for the reply, I made a mistake, my multiplier actually is 21.5x. So I could reach 4.902GHz. I see, overclocking using the FSB might be risky, that's true. Sorry if my english is bad, I am from Brazil.
Just a brief note, I acquired an FX 6300 for my latest PC setup after selling my previous one last year. It’s running at 4.8 ghz with a 1.4 Vcore and a max temperature of 44 degrees on the AIO Water Cooling DeepCool Maelstorm 240T. Stability confirmed using Aida64 and OCCT.
@_Soulchaser
that is certainly fine, and your english is as perfect as mine (im chinese, born american, but too lazy to type sometimes, you know)
@hellatimer
those are some nice temps(of course AIO) but certainly should run fine. i did switch to an i7 920 then x5660 at 4.0 GHz, which matchs 7700k in some programs.
Do you know the performance of the I7 920 compared to the FX lineup? I was thinking about either a first-gen I5/I7 or an older Xeon (4/6/8 core with HyperThreading). My main interest is overclocking, so any advice would be appreciated. Suggestions welcome! Pairing it with a MSI Lightning R7970 and a 650w 80+ Bronze PSU.
helltaimer :
@Ryan_97 Have you heard about the I7 920 performance compared to the FX series? I was thinking about either a first-generation I5/I7 or an older Xeon (with 4, 6, or 8 cores and HyperThreading). My main goal is getting strong overclocking potential on whatever processor I pick. Any recommendations? Pairing it with an MSI Lightning R7970 and a 650w 80+ Bronze power supply would work well.
If you had to pick between i7/xeon X series, go for the Xeons—they really overclock better, are more power-efficient (around 95W stock), and are usually easier to find. The challenge is finding an X58 board with the latest BIOS so it supports the newer Xeon chips, otherwise you might have to do a rebuild.
I own a Sapphire 7970 at 1185/1675 with MSI Lightning BIOS (I flashed it because I was bored and wanted a solid non-voltage locked overclock). It runs perfectly with my current 650w EVGA GQ, which would be similar to your setup.
Regarding the FX lineup... here’s my Xeon benchmark too—just not doing it myself anymore. My i7 2600k at single core performs significantly better than the FX 9590 Volcano, by a wide margin.
I want to apologize for misreading your name, I was on mobile and couldn't see it clearly, sorry xD. Moving forward, my question remains: have I discovered some Quad Core Xeon processors at a reasonable price? Given that many Xeon chips are 75% or more costly, is it truly worthwhile to choose a Xeon over an E?