Recommended Overclock for the FX 6300 + my RAM

[meduka]

Hi there all, complete noob when it comes to overclocking here... So my i5-2500K is dying (that or the motherboard is... ECS H67H2-CM) I get constant crashes, so anything at this point would be an upgrade. Speaking of which, my friend is upgrading his PC tomorrow and giving me his old mobo, cpu, and ram. I was wondering what I could achieve overclocking wise with these specs:

GPU: NVidia GTX 980 (FE) OCed with MSI AB
CPU: AMD FX 6300 (stock 3.5 GHz)
CPU COOLER: Coolermaster Hyper T4
MOBO: MSI 760GM-P34 (FX)
RAM: 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3-1333MHz (unknown brand)
PSU: Corsair CX650M
(let me know if you need anything else spec-wise, I'll try to figure out the ram situation tomorrow when I can get a good look at any product codes and look it up)

The motherboard can definitely overclock, according to MSI's website. If I could manage at least 4.0-4.5 GHz from the processor, and 1600 MHz from the RAM, that would be great! Thanks in advance!

Also, I won't be able to test anything until tomorrow, but any knowledge shed on this post would be helpful.

EDIT: I also might look into getting a Asus M5a97 for better overclocking, but this is all I can afford at the moment.

 

[Corwin65]

I just wanted to make sure you were aware that your i5 is much better than the FX.

 

[meduka]

I just wanted to make sure you were aware that your i5 is much better than the FX.

I know this quite well, but I've had it since release Q1 of 2011. Constant use through out the 6 years I've had it, might I add. I would rather have a stable PC with a stable overclock with the free parts I'm getting over a PC that crashes every hour or so.

 

[Dave_McG]

You should be gtg if you upgrade the mobo to 970 or 990.760 is the most basic mobo for the FX CPUs.

 

[xaviiniesta6]

I have managed to overclock my FX6300@4.4 with Asus M5A97 R2 and CM Hyper 212 cooler. I don't think you should attempt any overclock with that motherboard you mentioned. You should consider waiting for a new motherboard. Aim for getting M5A99X Evo atleast (there is a newer model too: M5A99FX PRO R2.0).

 

[meduka]

I have managed to overclock my FX6300@4.4 with Asus M5A97 R2 and CM Hyper 212 cooler. I don't think you should attempt any overclock with that motherboard you mentioned. You should consider waiting for a new motherboard. Aim for getting M5A99X Evo atleast (there is a newer model too: M5A99FX PRO R2.0).

Prices for that are $200 and I don't have that money, so I'm either gonna save up for a complete upgrade to RyZen for ~$500 or just get the Asus M5A97 ($50-$70) and 16GB of DDR3 1600 MHz (~$100+). So either a full upgrade or spending that $200+ on BOTH a motherboard and RAM.

 

[meduka]

Could I at least pull off anything higher than 3.5 GHz? Like to 3.8?

 

[xaviiniesta6]

Could I at least pull off anything higher than 3.5 GHz? Like to 3.8?

Yes, just don't go any higher than 4.0.