AMD FX-6300 with Gigabyte GA-78LMT-USB3 Over Clocks

[Kirchnerbrn]

Just finished my first computer build. Check out the specs: http://pcpartpicker.com/b/6b3Ff7
I would like to do some slight overclocking to it. Running the stock cooler so I know I need to upgrade but wanted to see what I was getting into so I know what to buy. Shooting for around 4.3Ghz to 4.5. First time overclocking and already read through the Overclocking guide on this site.

 

[clutchc]

So, what's your question?

Btw, no matter how much you OC the FX-6300, I doubt it will be able to keep up with the 290X. Probably close, but it will likely hit 100% usage before the GPU does. I had my FX-6350 @ 4.7 GHz and it was struggling to keep up with my GTX 970 FTW+.

 

[ohiou_grad_2006]

Also, that CX 750, should be enough on stock, but that 290x is a pretty power hungry card. May want to upgrade before you go pushing that cpu too far.

http://www.jonnyguru.com/modules.php?name=NDReviews&op=Story6&reid=416

I read through parts of that, he says that once that power supply got to about 30 degrees it started having issues. In fact, if you look at when he tested it in the hot box, he says it failed some tests. Basically, according to the review, that power supply is equivalent to about 650 watts. Keep it cool and you may get the rating out of it.

One more thing to look at.

http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/radeon-r9-290x-hawaii-review,3650-29.html

According to the chart there that 290x can pull nearly 300 watts by itself. The cpu is 95, but you start overclocking it may shoot to 125 watts or better depending how high you push the overclock. Plus all your other components. If you are going to overclock, just be careful with that power supply.

 

[Kirchnerbrn]

Do you think I could even get a mild overclock out of this PSU? I'm talking 4.1-4.5GHz. Just put money into a Corsair H100i and would rather not buy a new power supply for a couple weeks.

I am the type of person that will document what other people have done to there 6300 before I even touch the bios. Have you seen this done before or is there a better way to start gaining knowledge about how overclocking works as well as a baseline of settings for my particular chip.

 

[ohiou_grad_2006]

Well that gives you a baseline. I think I had my 6300 at 4ghz maybe on stock voltage. If I remember correctly, I am only at 1.3 volts and running 4.3ghz, multiplier set at 21. Disable all your power saving settings, like C1E etc. You may be able to push it a little on that, but use a program like hwmonitor or open hwmonitor to keep an eye on your voltages and also see if you're getting power fluctuation under load.

Keep in mind, I've got a Gigabyte 970a-ud3 board. It's similar to the newer 970a-ud3p. So it has better power phasing etc for handling overclocking.

The board you have is a decent board in my opinion for a budget, but I don't know how far it's going to let you push your 6300 before it starts complaining. Since it only has the 4+1 power phasing it may start throttling the cpu back if you overclock too far and temps start going high.