Overclocking FX-6300 with AsRock 990fx-extreme3
Overclocking FX-6300 with AsRock 990fx-extreme3
I don't understand what's happening with your voltages, it seems your board has the worst droop I've ever seen. Have you adjusted the voltages in Bios or with the amplifier/overdrive before? You definitely need to increase the voltage. I'm surprised it's stable at stock settings or at 3.8GHz when it should be running at 1.112V. It also accounts for your extremely low load temperatures. Aiming for 1.275V should give you stable 4GHz performance. While in Bios, check the LLC settings and let me know what options are available.
I don't understand why no one has advised the OP to raise the LLC membership to a minimum high or maximum level. The max voltage is 1.55v and the max temp is 70c socket. Just stay within those limits, then the BIOS becomes your playground. You're giving him instructions in a random order. Read this article and get familiar with overclocking: http://www.overclock.net/t/1348623/amd-b...otherboard
I will read the guide and follow the instructions. As madmatt30 suggested, the voltage is now much more stable even though it dropped again after 4 minutes. Core 5 was affected once.
https://drive.google.com/open?id=0ByDpWT...GVZM09TbHM
Thank you all for your support. I will now close this thread.
Benjiwenji :
I don't understand why no one has advised the OP to raise the LLC to at least a high or maximum setting on the board.
Max voltage is 1.55v and max temp is 70c socket.
Just stay within those limits, then the BIOS becomes your playground.
You're giving him instructions in a random order.
Check this article about overclocking: http://www.overclock.net/t/1348623/amd-b...otherboard
touchng llc is the last thing I personally do – it's nice to see just how much VDROOP exists first.
Some boards have higher or medium settings; others have percentages, and gigabyte boards usually mean high performance – it's all confusing, which is why I asked what options are available under the LLC tab in BIOS before suggesting anything.
And you can burn an ASRock Extreme 3, while MSI G series boards can handle 1.5v from the off.
I will read the guide and follow all instructions, as madmatt30 advised. The voltage is now much more stable despite core 5 dropping again after 4 minutes.
https://drive.google.com/open?id=0ByDpWT...GVZM09TbHM
Thank you all for your support. I will close this thread and thank you.
Still a bit confused about the options under the LLC tab in BIOS.
The voltage reading is at 1.2375 in overdrive, which matches what I mentioned—actually it was 1.275.
If there’s an option for normal settings under LLC, feel free to try it.
What you’re aiming for is a core voltage in CPU-Z that closely matches the value shown in AMD Overdrive during load—right now it’s not close.
Between 1.23 and 1.30V in CPU-Z under load should provide stability across all cores.