[HELP] How to Overclocking AMD Fx 6300 On MSI 970

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Hello !
I have over clocked my Fx 6300 on MSI 970 Gaming to 4.2Ghz and want to change it to 4.5Ghz i don't found it stable on 4.2Ghz and i have freezing times , Example when i open My Computer i got freez and then it opened , need help for this problem ....
 
Solution
you have good hardware. so you are good to go. go through the guide posted above . it will be very helpful , although based on another mobo the principles remain the same. before you o/c, with stock setting stress test your cpu. in order to have a better picture of the headroom avaliable for voltage and clock increase, based on the temps you score. try keeping them up to 60c at all times. . if stresstesting with prime 95 always results in errors try other software aida64 , occt or even intel burn test


If your not stable at 4.2Ghz, you first have to get it stable before pushing a higher overclock. If the computer is freezing its not a performance problem but a stability problem. You more than likely don't have enough CPU voltage and your computer's overclock is unstable. I'm going to post a very good guide on overclocking FX processors, read though it and then see if you can get your current overclock stable before attempting a higher overclock.

http://www.overclock.net/t/1348623/amd-bulldozer-and-piledriver-overclocking-guide-asus-motherboard

This guide is for the FX 8350, however all Piledriver processors overclock using the same method.
 
My Build:
CPU: AMD FX 6300
Motherboard: MSI 970 Gaming
GPU: MSI GTX 960 100M Edition
Ram: (8GB) 2x 4GB g.skill ripjaws [Dual Channel]
CPU Fan: Cooler Master 212 EVO
PowerSupply: XFX ProSeries Core Edition 550W Full Wired PSU 80 Plus Bronze

[CPU-Z] (Information) 1400Mhz Only and 0.864V !!
http://i.imgur.com/FKPrbph.png?1
 
you have good hardware. so you are good to go. go through the guide posted above . it will be very helpful , although based on another mobo the principles remain the same. before you o/c, with stock setting stress test your cpu. in order to have a better picture of the headroom avaliable for voltage and clock increase, based on the temps you score. try keeping them up to 60c at all times. . if stresstesting with prime 95 always results in errors try other software aida64 , occt or even intel burn test
 
Solution
I have test the stock settings and it give me 15~30 FPS in FarCry 4 with Low Settings 1920*1080 how could this happened !
And I'm really don't understand this Guide how i will change the Voltage on my MSI I was searching for a video to have more details to me....
 


With an MSI board you have to left click on where it says [AUTO] and select +0.000000 - this will take your board off auto voltage and put it on stock manual setting. If you need to increase then it would be the next + setting, keep in mind you only increase voltage by one + setting at a time.
 
you are so eager to overclock, you dont have any patience! it doesnt magically happen! have you get a track of your temps? its so user friendly but you still need to spend some time with uefi bios!

http://www.guru3d.com/articles_pages/msi_970_gaming_motherboard_review,19.html

Some generic overclocking guidelines in the BIOS:
Disable Turbo mode
Disable APM Master
Disable thermal states
Set CPU voltage anywhere from 1.4V to 1.55V (make sure you have enough cooling!)
Set DDR memory voltage 0.10V higher for increased stability. E.g. 1.55V would be 1.65V
Increase the base multiplier towards your preference e.g. 200 x a MP of 23 is 4600 MHz


overclocking will increase your fps a bit , dont expect miracles though!