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Reduce speed during stress test for AMD Overclock. Assistance needed!

Reduce speed during stress test for AMD Overclock. Assistance needed!

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ThotsRus
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08-21-2016, 12:53 PM
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Hey everyone, I'm looking for a reliable overclock setting for my AMD A8 5600k. After trying AMD Overdrive, I ended up overclocking directly from the motherboard because of several crashes. I'm currently using a stock cooler and my idle thermal margin is around 55 degrees Celsius.

I ran a stress test at 4.1MHz (with a 41x multiplier in the BIOS) using 1.4187 volts for the stability check. Throughout the test, whenever the thermal margin dropped by about 15-18 degrees Celsius, the clock would fall to around 1.3MHz and the voltage would decrease to roughly 0.88V. I've attached photos showing the situation before and during throttling, as well.

*Beginning of stability test with AMD Overdrive*
*During throttle while performing the stability test*

My question: Is this behavior due to thermal throttling? And what advice do you have on how to handle this? Or is it something normal?

Additional details: I turned off C6 in the BIOS. This was my first overclock attempt, which I needed to do because of frequent freezes in Fortnite.

*PC Specifications*
CPU - AMD A8 5600k
GPU - GTX 750 1GB
RAM - 6GB DDR3
Motherboard - BIOS A55ML2
Operating System - Windows 10 Home
Storage - 160GB HDD (speed unknown)
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08-21-2016, 12:53 PM #1

Hey everyone, I'm looking for a reliable overclock setting for my AMD A8 5600k. After trying AMD Overdrive, I ended up overclocking directly from the motherboard because of several crashes. I'm currently using a stock cooler and my idle thermal margin is around 55 degrees Celsius.

I ran a stress test at 4.1MHz (with a 41x multiplier in the BIOS) using 1.4187 volts for the stability check. Throughout the test, whenever the thermal margin dropped by about 15-18 degrees Celsius, the clock would fall to around 1.3MHz and the voltage would decrease to roughly 0.88V. I've attached photos showing the situation before and during throttling, as well.

*Beginning of stability test with AMD Overdrive*
*During throttle while performing the stability test*

My question: Is this behavior due to thermal throttling? And what advice do you have on how to handle this? Or is it something normal?

Additional details: I turned off C6 in the BIOS. This was my first overclock attempt, which I needed to do because of frequent freezes in Fortnite.

*PC Specifications*
CPU - AMD A8 5600k
GPU - GTX 750 1GB
RAM - 6GB DDR3
Motherboard - BIOS A55ML2
Operating System - Windows 10 Home
Storage - 160GB HDD (speed unknown)

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08-25-2016, 06:41 AM
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Maintain CPU temperature below 72 degrees Celsius during heavy usage. Installing an aftermarket CPU cooler is essential to achieve this goal. Choose a CPU cooler featuring two copper heatpipes, priced between $150 and $200 as the lowest acceptable cost.
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08-25-2016, 06:41 AM #2

Maintain CPU temperature below 72 degrees Celsius during heavy usage. Installing an aftermarket CPU cooler is essential to achieve this goal. Choose a CPU cooler featuring two copper heatpipes, priced between $150 and $200 as the lowest acceptable cost.

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08-31-2016, 05:41 PM
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Well I think this. The computer is becoming outdated, I’m almost there saving for a better one. In the meantime I’m just trying to get more performance without spending money so I can play Fortnite smoothly. Right now my clock is at 4.1mhz and the voltage is around 1.4058 (or something like that from the mobile message), I’m getting good results but about 3 to 4 crashes in the game. I’ve recorded all the temperatures, CPU load, and it never dropped below a 20°C thermal margin on average at 72% load. Still, with 4.1mhz and 1.4250v my PC crashed after one day of use—just a short stress test, but I played about five hours straight without any problems. After that I went home and used Google, and the PC stopped working. I’m not sure what’s stable right now. I even increased the NB VID to 1.2 to see if it helps stabilize things. I need to sleep now but will do more tests when I get back. This makes me wonder if I can still get a stable upgrade considering how the VPU throttles while keeping a 18°C thermal margin left. Any advice on overclocking would be really appreciated!
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08-31-2016, 05:41 PM #3

Well I think this. The computer is becoming outdated, I’m almost there saving for a better one. In the meantime I’m just trying to get more performance without spending money so I can play Fortnite smoothly. Right now my clock is at 4.1mhz and the voltage is around 1.4058 (or something like that from the mobile message), I’m getting good results but about 3 to 4 crashes in the game. I’ve recorded all the temperatures, CPU load, and it never dropped below a 20°C thermal margin on average at 72% load. Still, with 4.1mhz and 1.4250v my PC crashed after one day of use—just a short stress test, but I played about five hours straight without any problems. After that I went home and used Google, and the PC stopped working. I’m not sure what’s stable right now. I even increased the NB VID to 1.2 to see if it helps stabilize things. I need to sleep now but will do more tests when I get back. This makes me wonder if I can still get a stable upgrade considering how the VPU throttles while keeping a 18°C thermal margin left. Any advice on overclocking would be really appreciated!

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