which is the safest clock for overclocking FX 6300 with the standard heatsink

[coconutoil]

I don't want to get a new heatsink, the cpu temp, as shown in core temp, is stable at 21 to 30. Can I safely overclock it to 4.0? I mean without a professional cooler?

 

[ItsAllNew]

It would be risky to overclock your system to 4.0 without no after market heat sink. it also depends on how decent your motherboard is for overclocking, motherboards play a huge part in how well a cpu can overclock. give it a go and check your temps, if they are too high or it shuts your pc down you know it wont work

 

[coconutoil]

My motherboard is GB 990XA-UD3, I want to give it a try. I have 2 x 40mm fans in the case. One of them is directly cooling the CPU.

 

[ItsAllNew]

Give it a go and check your CPU temp under load using a program like prime95. the CPU temp is more important than the idle temp when overclocking. you dont want to be going over 85 at any point

 

[coconutoil]

I'm usng core temp, isn't that software enough??

 

[ItsAllNew]

that only shows you what your CPU temp is, you need a program to stress test your cpu so you can find out what your cpu temp is when its under heavy load like gaming

 

[coconutoil]

Oh, I'm sorry, I got it. I have that program yes.
Thanks a lot.