Can someone help me with OCing my FX-6300?

[codygriffy]

Here is my build to start off with:
MOBO: m5a99fx pro r2.0

SSD: 240GB Adata

GPU: r9 290 sapphire tri x <-- OC'ed from 1000,1300 to 1125, 1500 during gaming at 25% power and 50mv

RAM: 2x4GB kit DDR3 1600 crucial ballistix

PSU: 750W Gold Antec True Power Classic

CPU: FX-6300 3.5ghz standard

CPU COOLER: Noctua with push pull config

FANS: 5 fan setup, 2 on side intake towards gpu, 2 front intake, 1 back out take from CPU cooler

My problem was this. I OC'ed the cpu to 4.4ghz. I'm pretty sure I set the voltage right, at 1.425V, but not completely sure. I ran Prime95 for 10 hours with no errors. But I kept getting freezing during extremely random times and I would freeze every single time I would try to watch any recorded stream on twitch. Yes, recorded, not live! How weird is that? And also whenever full screening a steam = freeze! I removed all OC and set CPU back to 3.5ghz and the freezing is gone. I would personally even be happy with 4.2ghz OC, but I need someone to take me step by step on EXACTLY what I should have set in my BIOS and if I should or should not disable cool n quiet for OCing. I also did have cool n quiet disabled during OC if it matters. I forgot to mention that loading speedfan would also = freeze.

 

[djreedj]

That is a lot of voltage by the way, and Prime95 isnt great at testing real life situations. Try RealBench for testing when overclocking.
Change mem profile to XMP
Change Core Ratio to what you want 42 for 4.2gHz
Test it on RealBench, run some programs etc. If it crashes or fails up the voltage.

this guy can explain it better than me its late i have to get off ive been on here all day!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MckeAmnDeTk

Good luck!!

 

[Blaze Blazer]

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[codygriffy]

That is a lot of voltage by the way, and Prime95 isnt great at testing real life situations. Try RealBench for testing when overclocking.
Change mem profile to XMP
Change Core Ratio to what you want 42 for 4.2gHz
Test it on RealBench, run some programs etc. If it crashes or fails up the voltage.

this guy can explain it better than me its late i have to get off ive been on here all day!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MckeAmnDeTk

Good luck!!

I followed the video. I had pretty much the same options as Jayz did. When raising the bus speed I got to 220 which ended up on a 3.86ghz OC. If I go above that I get OC failed. I raised the voltage to 1.34 since I saw that it was switching between that and 1.25 and still failed above bus speed 220. I think I noticed Jayz way of OCing is literally OCing multiple things as the two options that were 2200 and 2600 keep raising as I raise the bus speed, so this is really just confusing me more than helping. My ram is set to auto because I have no idea how to set XMP mode and it also keeps on raising in speed with the bus speed, which I don't think is safe considering it is only 1600 RAM. If anyone else has any suggestions I would appreciate it.

According to this: http://www.tomshardware.com/answers/id-2174829/xmp-profile-question-asus-m5a99fx-pro.html You can only get XMP mode by using DOCP, which is another option besides what I'm using which is MANUAL. So should I be using DOCP or MANUAL?

 

[djreedj]

IM not sure how AMD is set up, (yes im still awake lol) but under Advanced you should see somewhere that allows you to change to XMP profile, that sets your memory automatically, but you can do that manually. Just keep raising the Core Ratio to what you want to try it at, run your benchmarks. If fails or crashes, raise voltage a bit, test again. It takes time to get the right settings. Thats bascially all you do. You have to set your memory, as i was talking about earlier, to the speed you want it to run at, so 1600 mhz, 1866, and so on. Also the voltage of the memory shouldnt exceed 1.5ish. Voltage on CPU shouldnt exceed 1.4 either and thats up there. Im suprised your temperatures arent that high for 1.3-1.4 voltage you said you had, especially on an air cooler. I suggest you monitor your temps closely as this can cause damage to your cpu if it gets too hot. I would have to dive into my bios to tell you more but thats basically all you need to know. If its unstable raise voltage a bit, and keep playing with it that way. No need to raise voltage if you dont have to. Start slow and move your way up with the cpu speeds. I would do more research look online for tutorials and more videos on youtube about overclocking a cpu. They all have different motherboards, and all cpus clock differently but once you get the hang out the way its done you will be able to apply what you learned to your own system.

 

[codygriffy]

IM not sure how AMD is set up, (yes im still awake lol) but under Advanced you should see somewhere that allows you to change to XMP profile, that sets your memory automatically, but you can do that manually. Just keep raising the Core Ratio to what you want to try it at, run your benchmarks. If fails or crashes, raise voltage a bit, test again. It takes time to get the right settings. Thats bascially all you do. You have to set your memory, as i was talking about earlier, to the speed you want it to run at, so 1600 mhz, 1866, and so on. Also the voltage of the memory shouldnt exceed 1.5ish. Voltage on CPU shouldnt exceed 1.4 either and thats up there. Im suprised your temperatures arent that high for 1.3-1.4 voltage you said you had, especially on an air cooler. I suggest you monitor your temps closely as this can cause damage to your cpu if it gets too hot. I would have to dive into my bios to tell you more but thats basically all you need to know. If its unstable raise voltage a bit, and keep playing with it that way. No need to raise voltage if you dont have to. Start slow and move your way up with the cpu speeds. I would do more research look online for tutorials and more videos on youtube about overclocking a cpu. They all have different motherboards, and all cpus clock differently but once you get the hang out the way its done you will be able to apply what you learned to your own system.

Ok thanks. And yeah I couldn't believe I never went above 50* C with my jank settings earlier lol. At least I'm on a better track to not destroying my cpu now.

 

[djreedj]

Have fun.