Is it safe to overclock fx6300 on asus m5a97 le r2.0?

[AMeek13]

Hi,
I currently have an fx6300 and its had a h80i on it for a few months now (I couldn't stand the noise of the stock cooler!) I've always kept it at stock due to the board not having heatsinks on the vrms. Is it safe to do a small but worthy overclock?
Thanks
Meeks

 

[PapaWood]

Check this forum out from Tom's.

http://www.tomshardware.com/forum/283351-29-asus-m5a97-overcloking

 

[AMeek13]

Check this forum out from Tom's.

http://www.tomshardware.com/forum/283351-29-asus-m5a97-overcloking

Thanks for quick reply
Thats cool but i believe the m5a97 r 2.0 has heatsinks on vrms the le doesn't.
Meeks

 

[PapaWood]

I would give it a shot, watch temps, and if its not stable, its not stable, I suppose you could look for little heat sinks and install them but it almost seems smarter for how cheap those boards are to maybe get a newer model that can surely support it.

 

[PapaWood]

http://www.overclock.net/t/1487944/m5a97-le-r2-0-overclocking

Here you go, seems well explained and thought through.

 

[PapaWood]

also you maybe able to rig a fan to blow air on the VRM. Just a thought. Seems smart to get a better board, but I don't think a slight OC would be too terrible.

 

[Onus]

Particularly if it is a 95W CPU, you should have at least a little overclocking headroom. Make sure your case has good airflow through it to cool the VRMs, and monitor their temperature as well (a program like HWMonitor can be used; Google will help you find a place to download it).

 

[PapaWood]

Let us know how things work out, I am curious

 

[AMeek13]

I think what I might do is order some of these http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Enzotech-Passive-Mosfet-Cooler-MOS-C1-10-Pack-/231521322504?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_3&hash=item35e7bf0608 for the vrms and then ill see how I get on. I intend to go intel by the end of the year but i am waiting for skylake.

 

[PapaWood]

as long as it fits and doesn't touch anything naughty, might as well give that processor some work before you make the switch

 

[PapaWood]

Glad you are on the right path now too btw, w00t!

 

[DMTron]

I know this is old but with an evo 212 and same cpu and mobo i overclocked my fx 6300 to 4.5 safely, i brought it back down to 4.3 but not because of any issues. Even though it is LE still worked fine.

 

[PapaWood]

nice temps Ok? glad things are normal for you again.

 

[DMTron]

nice temps Ok? glad things are normal for you again.

Yep, safe temps

 

[PapaWood]

Awesome sounds like you are all set brother!