Safe speeds for overclocking an FX 6300 using a Hyper 212 EVO are available.
Safe speeds for overclocking an FX 6300 using a Hyper 212 EVO are available.
Typical average overclocking for any FX-based CPU, whether quad, hex or octa core, is around 800Mhz. Using the Asus M5A99FX motherboard with the Evo 212 air cooler should allow reaching 4.3 to 4.4Ghz without issues. The performance of the FX 6300 depends on the quality of its silicone; this may require adjusting the core voltage. Most FX CPUs at 800Mhz can be boosted from the default 3.5Ghz to 4.4Ghz by modifying the CPU multiplier setting in the BIOS of the Asus M5A99FX board. If the system doesn’t respond after setting it to 4.4Ghz, you’ll need to manually adjust the core voltage to 1.36V or at least 1.4V. An upper limit of 1.6V is recommended for the CPU core voltage. Keep it near 1.45V for optimal results.
I am checking out 4.2 Ghz first
From the video, I adjusted these configurations:
AI overclock manual
CPU Ratio 21
Turbo core off
CPU spread spectrum disabled
PCIe spread disabled
EPU power savings turned off
CPU & NB Voltage - Manual
CPU manual 1.40V
CPU/NB 1.231250
Core C6 state turned off
HPC mode turned off
(some were likely set by default)
I also turned off Cool N Quiet and C1E. Just to verify if there are any other recommended adjustments?
I have begun a stress test. The thermal margin stays stable around 20-21°C.
Also, what is the ideal idle temperature for a GTX 1060? Does 45°C seem appropriate?
(My desktop is running the stress test. I’m sharing this from my laptop)
The temperatures might be linked to the BIOS fan configurations as well. Generally, most boards are set to keep the CPU fan quiet by default, though this can be adjusted for better cooling at the expense of noise. I tend to increase the settings further since reaching 95 will be a more challenging situation when it comes to overheating, especially with typical workloads that won't strain the CPU significantly under 5C of extra load. Usually, I raise the clock speed until the system crashes and then reduce the multiplier gradually until stability is achieved.
The temperatures might be linked to the BIOS fan settings as well. Most boards are set to keep the CPU quiet by default, but this can be adjusted for better cooling, even if it makes the fan noisier. I would increase the system further since reaching Prime 95 will likely cause the CPU to overheat, and most loads won’t handle the extra heat with just a 5°C rise. Usually I push the clock until the system crashes, then reduce the multiplier by half until it stabilizes.
I turned off Cool N Quiet. The Blend test has been active for about 20 minutes now. I plan to wait another 40 minutes before stopping it. It settled around 19 for a while, but it’s fluctuating down to 16 and then coming back up slightly. I’m curious how AC Syndicate performs at 4.2 GHz before trying to increase it to 4.3.
It looks good so far. 4.2Ghz is sufficient. You should see some improvements in certain games and applications. Please let us know how AC Syndicate performs and whether it remains stable.
The results weren't significantly improved over pre-OC. It maintained roughly 35-35 fps with most frames at Ultra using a GTX 1060 6GB. I plan to increase the multiplier to 21.5 or 22 on weekends to test its effect.
I increased the multiplier to 21.5. The thermal margin remained nearly unchanged at 21. I observed that my taskbar and system tray icons would randomly disappear and then reload, which happened while I was scanning a CD. Is this issue connected to the update or just a general Windows 10 instability?
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leftisthominid :
The stock speeds for an FX 6300 are 3.5/4.1GHZ (Base/Overdrive)
I use AMD Overdrive to figure out my thermal margin (i.e., how much hotter the CPU can get). What is a safe limit for the margin to come down to under load? What about when idle?
Generally 20C is good limit and I would not get any closer than 10C. For idle I would want 40C or more thermal margin if possible but 30C at worst. This is all my opinion so I would be curious what other think.. I have had pretty good luck following these guidelines.
leftisthominid :
The performance was not really any better than pre-OC. It stayed around 35-35 fps with almost everything at Ultra (using a GTX 1060 6GB).
I am going to try to bump the multiplier up the 21.5, maybe 22 on Sat/Sun to see how it goes
I could be wrong, but I think you overclock the graphics processor for that. Either that, or just lower the detail settings, or maybe the game or program is just not very graphically intensive and diesnt need that many frames rendered. Sounds weird, I know, but I was running a couple of games with a Usage measurement utility the other day to see which programe were causing my GPU to bottleneck, and while most games I Played like DOOM and Alan Wake were using about 97% GPU and around 20-30% cpu, GTA 5 preety muched evened out on the GPU at 47% and the CPU at 42% usage. I was averaging about 47-50 FPS.