Can anybody tell me what's going on with me processor when overclocking?

tprollisawesome

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I recently discovered that I have a cpu bottleneck. So I thought after some time that I should try my hand at overclocking. I have an and fx 6350 at 3.9 ghz using 1.3v. I'm using AMD overdrive to overclock it. Using this tool I raised it from 3.9 ghz to 4.0 ghz with out messing with the voltage. I started up crysis 3 and the whole game starts to get choppy. I thought It was because I didn't raise the voltage. So I went back and each time I increased the voltage to from 1.3 to 1.3125, 1.3250 so on and so on in increments of 0.0125v yet there is still that choppiness and system instability. Am I forgetting to overclock something else? I will provide my system spec upon request. Thank you in advance
Ps I am fairly new at oc'ing as you can probably tell
 
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A 100MHz overclock isn't worth the trouble you're getting.

Reset the BIOS to standard and undo any AMD Overdrive changes.

The likelihood is that something is throttling. Your CPU temperatures may be too high, or depending on your motherboard, your VRM's may be throttling performance.

Please list the specs.

Here are the principles you should follow when overclocking FX CPU's: http://www.overclock.net/t/1348623/amd-bulldozer-and-piledriver-overclocking-guide-asus-motherboard You should always be testing to see whether the overclock is stable or not.
A 100MHz overclock isn't worth the trouble you're getting.

Reset the BIOS to standard and undo any AMD Overdrive changes.

The likelihood is that something is throttling. Your CPU temperatures may be too high, or depending on your motherboard, your VRM's may be throttling performance.

Please list the specs.

Here are the principles you should follow when overclocking FX CPU's: http://www.overclock.net/t/1348623/amd-bulldozer-and-piledriver-overclocking-guide-asus-motherboard You should always be testing to see whether the overclock is stable or not.
 
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And fx 6350 3.9 ghz at 1.3 v
Corsair 750w psu
16 gbs ddr3 dual channel 1600mhz
1tb
Gigabyte GA 990fxa ud3
Win 7 OEM 64 bit
2x asus gtx 760 sli mode
 


Nice system. I'd follow the guide I linked above when you next try to overclock. Also ensure you have a good aftermarket cooler to keep those CPU and socket temps down.