Overclocking Phenom II x6 1050t

[c0ck7aiL]

Hi guys,
I purchased an AMD Phenom II X6 1050t Thuban a long time ago. I haven't thought of overclocking, but now more games require good CPU and I've decided to overclock. Since it ran on really high temps with stock cooler,(49-50C Idle, 60 on CSGO) I decided to purchase an aftermarket cooler...Now I get 20-21C Idle...I also tried to OC it at 3.5 GHz with 14x multiplier 250fsb but I didn't touch the NB and HT link and it failed a prime95 test at 45th min. So here are the specs:

MOBO: Gigabyte GA-MA785G-UD3H
RAM: 4GB DDR2
Aftermarket Cooler: Thermaltake Frio Advanced(I bought it specifically with intentions of overclocking)

The stock voltage is 1.475. What I want to get is 3.5GHz, maybe 4GHz if I can get to a stable OC.(I know the aftermarket cooler can keep the temps down) I'm really a noob and that's why I'm asking you guys for help! Thanks in advance. If you need any more information feel free to ask. Here are a few pictures of my BIOS:

http://i.imgur.com/zhGWRSO.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/6gRLKKg.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/dqnOIMv.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/EupZx6c.jpg

 

[damric]

Read this:

http://sites.amd.com/us/Documents/AMD_Dragon_AM3_AM2_Performance_Tuning_Guide.pdf

Any questions?

 

[c0ck7aiL]

Read here and there and now you can say I have basic OC knowledge. My FSB wall is 250 because on 255 it fails to boot up. Although when I go 250FSB and 14x Multiplier with 2.5GHz NB and 2GHz HTT and I run p95 test, the PC restarts itself at like 50 minutes in the test. The temps are fine, they aren't exceeding 50C and the socket isn't exceeding 60C. I don't understand, vCore is pretty high at 1.475 stock, considering for thuban it's considered 1.30-1.35 to be stock for the chip?, so I don't believe it's voltage issue. Maybe I should try lowering the FSB more? Or can it be a PSU failure? My PSU is FSP HEXA HE 500. Very recently purchased.

 

[damric]

Alright mate I'll give you a few tips.

#1. Overclock one parameter at a time. Start with CPU speed via the base clock, keeping NB and HT around 2GHz and RAM at low speed but loose timings. When you find your maximum stable CPU speed, then move on to tuning CPU-NB frequency. Then tune RAM speed, then RAM timings. Leave HT Link around 2GHz or slightly less.

#2 Even though 50-55'C is safe, these chips do not like it and will not overclock as well when heated to such degrees.

#3 MORE VOLTS. Even though these chips hate heat, they do love voltage. Push it to the max as long as you can cool it.

#4 Keep an eye on your RAM timings compared to RAM Speed when changing your base clock. It's easy to forget. Don't leave them in auto.

#5 If you haven't borked up your overclock so bad that you needed a few CMOS clears, then you aren't trying hard enough.