- Jul 9, 2019
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Hello everybody!
Machine specifications:
I decided to give a boost to upgrade the PC and so I added an SSD and bought RX 570 GPU so that I could play some games. Everything has been working fine on stock settings and I am able to play what I need.
Nevertheless, after the GPU upgrade, it is impossible to overclock the CPU. I have tried various settings in BIOS, disabled the features that are commonly referred to in the forums (Core Performance Boost, Cool & Quiet, C1E Support, SVM, Core C6 state, HPC mode, APM ), and raised the frequency step by step. The problem is that on 4.0 GHz I reach the blue screen of death in Windows and even raising the voltages do not work.
Before the GPU upgrade, it was also possible to just run AMD Overdrive's auto-tune feature and it always succeeded in 4.2 GHz and the PC was running stable. The temperatures were fine as well. However, running the auto-tune now results in flickering black screen and eventually there is no video signal in the monitors. In order to use the PC again, I have to force a manual restart and everything is back to normal.
It seems liks the GPU does not like the CPU overclock - is this normal? I know this is an antique setup but reading the forums tells me that 4.2 GHz on this CPU is peanuts.
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EDIT:
I have purchased an EVO 212 cooler as suggested. The thing that is bothering me is the voltage I have to use in order to reach stable overclocks. To get 4.2 GHz, I have to increase CPU voltage to 1.45V. 4.3 GHz requires 1.4875V. To get 4.4, the voltage needs to be slightly over 1.5V. That is not normal I think. I have read numerous forum posts and seen that people achieve these results with much lower voltages. I am not planning to go any higher as I have come to understand that 1.5V is the absolute maximum for everyday use.
The CPU temperature with the EVO 212 is superb, reaching only 52C under Prime95 for 30 minutes.
With the previous GPU, I was able to overclock to 4.2GHz without any voltage increase. How come it is so different now?
Machine specifications:
- CPU
- AMD FX-6300 (stock cooler)
- Motherboard
- Gigabyte 970A-D3P
- PSU
- XFX PRO 550W
- Graphics card
- Radeon RX 570 ARMOR 8GB OC (new)
- Radeon HD 5850 (old)
I decided to give a boost to upgrade the PC and so I added an SSD and bought RX 570 GPU so that I could play some games. Everything has been working fine on stock settings and I am able to play what I need.
Nevertheless, after the GPU upgrade, it is impossible to overclock the CPU. I have tried various settings in BIOS, disabled the features that are commonly referred to in the forums (Core Performance Boost, Cool & Quiet, C1E Support, SVM, Core C6 state, HPC mode, APM ), and raised the frequency step by step. The problem is that on 4.0 GHz I reach the blue screen of death in Windows and even raising the voltages do not work.
Before the GPU upgrade, it was also possible to just run AMD Overdrive's auto-tune feature and it always succeeded in 4.2 GHz and the PC was running stable. The temperatures were fine as well. However, running the auto-tune now results in flickering black screen and eventually there is no video signal in the monitors. In order to use the PC again, I have to force a manual restart and everything is back to normal.
It seems liks the GPU does not like the CPU overclock - is this normal? I know this is an antique setup but reading the forums tells me that 4.2 GHz on this CPU is peanuts.
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
EDIT:
I have purchased an EVO 212 cooler as suggested. The thing that is bothering me is the voltage I have to use in order to reach stable overclocks. To get 4.2 GHz, I have to increase CPU voltage to 1.45V. 4.3 GHz requires 1.4875V. To get 4.4, the voltage needs to be slightly over 1.5V. That is not normal I think. I have read numerous forum posts and seen that people achieve these results with much lower voltages. I am not planning to go any higher as I have come to understand that 1.5V is the absolute maximum for everyday use.
The CPU temperature with the EVO 212 is superb, reaching only 52C under Prime95 for 30 minutes.
With the previous GPU, I was able to overclock to 4.2GHz without any voltage increase. How come it is so different now?
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