Want assistance adjusting the clock speed of an AMD FX 6350?
Want assistance adjusting the clock speed of an AMD FX 6350?
Hello everyone, i'm trying to increase my cpu's clock speed but I'm not sure how to do it properly. I've watched some videos but haven't gotten much clear guidance. I'm currently at 3.9ghz on my fx 6350 and want to raise it to about 4.3 to 4.5. Here are the details:
Mobo: m5a78l-m/usb3
CPU: amd fx 6350 @3.9ghz
Cooling: antec kuhler h20 750 liquid cooling
GPU: evga geforce gtx 960
Memory: 8gb ram
PSU: thermaltake 600w
It is very unlikely that with that motherboard you'll have much success. The VRM's aren't very robust and there isn't any heatsink to cool them.
I'm not strictly saying that it's impossible, but unlikely.
The easiest way to overclock on that CPU since it's multiplier is unlocked, is to raise the multiplier. After each time, you need to test first for stability, and if it's stable also for temperature. The best utility to monitor AMD CPU's is AMD Overdrive and look at the Thermal Margin. This isn't strictly a temperature, it shows how far you are from the temperature that the CPU throttles at. So a large number here means that you have lots of thermal headroom, low numbers means you are getting hot.
Stability testing is usually...
It is very unlikely that with that motherboard you'll have much success. The VRM's aren't very robust and there isn't any heatsink to cool them.
I'm not strictly saying that it's impossible, but unlikely.
The easiest way to overclock on that CPU since it's multiplier is unlocked, is to raise the multiplier. After each time, you need to test first for stability, and if it's stable also for temperature. The best utility to monitor AMD CPU's is AMD Overdrive and look at the Thermal Margin. This isn't strictly a temperature, it shows how far you are from the temperature that the CPU throttles at. So a large number here means that you have lots of thermal headroom, low numbers means you are getting hot.
Stability testing is usually done with a non-AVX version of Prime95, but I also recommend using it on the desktop and gaming (if that's what the primary use of this computer is) as well. Take small steps and don't hurry. So move the multiplier up one notch and test, if you have both stability and good temps, then move it up another step. It goes without saying if you start to overheat, then overclocking further is out of the question until you address your heat issues.
Now if you aren't stable, whatever that looks like, odd behaviour, BSOD's, game crashes, application crashes, exception errors, whatever isn't normal behaviour, then you're not stable. This typically means you need to add some more voltage to Vcore. This also needs to be done in small increments. Increasing CPU clockspeed alone doesn't produce much more heat (well some), but more voltage will give an instantly noticeable increase in temperatures. So be as conservative as you can. Any time you bump up Vcore to stabilize your overclock, you need to watch your CPU temp very closely.
So always start this overclocking by adjusting the multiplier first, leave the voltage alone until you need it. Then when you do, add it very begrudgingly. Don't be generous with it.