Click BIOS 4 Overclocking help

Brian_K9

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Ok so my build consists of:
Msi 970 Gaming Motherboard
FX-6300 Cpu
Msi gtx 760 twin frozr 2gb Gpu
2 Kingston HyperX Fury Series 4GB DDR3-1600 ram sticks
and a Thermaltake Commander MS-I Snow ATX case


I'm kinda new at overclocking and ive seen and read multiple overclocking guides but the thing is that Ive never seen any guides using my motherboards Click BIOS 4 so I really need help overclocking my 6300.
I do not have an aftermarket cpu cooler atm, just like 4 case fans, so I know for sure I shouldnt be expecting any big overclock but I really want to get the jist of it so I oc my cpu a little now and then up it when i get a evo 212 or something like that. Like ive searched and searched for guides on my mobo but i cant find any so when i get the bios settings i kinda get lost. Thank you so much in advance :)
 
Solution
W/o an aftermarket cooler, watch your core temps VERY close. Do not let any of them get over 65C for any length of time*.
Begin by disabling turbo mode in BIOS. Then increase the CPU clock multiplier one click. Save and boot to Win. Run a stress testing app and watch core temps. I like to run IBT at the default settings for the default 10 pass run. http://www.majorgeeks.com/files/details/intelburntest.html
If all is good, repeat. Eventually (if the stock cooler can handle the temps) you'll get to an unstable result. At that point, back off to the last stable result where temps were safe. Don't mess with voltages w/o a better cooler. (I doubt you'll get to an unstable result before you get to the temp limit)

* rather than...
W/o an aftermarket cooler, watch your core temps VERY close. Do not let any of them get over 65C for any length of time*.
Begin by disabling turbo mode in BIOS. Then increase the CPU clock multiplier one click. Save and boot to Win. Run a stress testing app and watch core temps. I like to run IBT at the default settings for the default 10 pass run. http://www.majorgeeks.com/files/details/intelburntest.html
If all is good, repeat. Eventually (if the stock cooler can handle the temps) you'll get to an unstable result. At that point, back off to the last stable result where temps were safe. Don't mess with voltages w/o a better cooler. (I doubt you'll get to an unstable result before you get to the temp limit)

* rather than watch core temps with a 3rd party app, it may be better to use AMD Overdrive: http://www.amd.com/en-us/innovations/software-technologies/technologies-gaming/over-drive
With it, you can watch Thermal Margins instead of core temps. TM is the distance remaining until the CPU core(s) reaches its max temp that is safe. When it drops to the single digits, I'd recommend stopping. Although technically it is safe to use the whole TM.
You will also be able to watch for throttling using AOD.
 
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