A8 6600K overclock

[Trave160]

Need help overclocking my A8 6600K APU on my A68H Chipset board, I know that doesn't sound like much. But only want to go and have a stable overclock of 4.6Ghz, unfortunately even though I regulate the voltage from BIOS. I tried performance test version 8, instead am getting lower scores, tried prime95 with 13 as prime no and Core 1 worker stopped working while the rest where doing ok 🙁

Motherboard: Gigabyte F2A68HM-DS2

 

[GhislainG]

Read http://www.tomshardware.com/answers/id-2355259/stable-overclock-amd-6600k.html and http://www.overclockers.com/forums/showthread.php/757355-ask-Amd-A8-6600k-overclocking-to-5-Ghz Unfortunately 4.6 GHz may not be possible with your CPU unless you have a great cooler and apply enough voltage.

 

[Benjiwenji]

That motherboard has no heatsink VRMs, not ideal for OC. 4.6 is on the higher end, not modest.

 

[GhislainG]

Even with a good motherboard 4.6 GHz may not necessarily be easy to achieve.

 

[Trave160]

Got a stable 4.5Ghz using Hyper 212X, I know I shouldn't use stock coolers but was able to maintain a max of 53* C temp under load. Sadly can't push any further but not planning to since am ok with using this PC for a small period of time

 

[Benjiwenji]

Congrats

I have FM2 Athlon 760k OC'ed to 4.6 with CM hyper t4 😛

The richland CPUs OC very easily. It is the Mobo that is of most concern. Given a good mobo, a cryorig h7, and a quality PSU, I bet you can reach 4.8 on a richland CPU. The 750k/760k owners club have many members reaching 5.0+.

 

[Trave160]

Congrats

I have FM2 Athlon 760k OC'ed to 4.6 with CM hyper t4 😛

The richland CPUs OC very easily. It is the Mobo that is of most concern. Given a good mobo, a cryorig h7, and a quality PSU, I bet you can reach 4.8 on a richland CPU. The 750k/760k owners club have many members reaching 5.0+.

Great to hear, sadly richland is a bit old per say. The overclock yield isn't that much in performance so am thinking about whether to purchase A10 7890K in the future and overclock it