Am I Overclocking Correctly?

Evankiller9

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CPU: A10-5800K@ 4.2ghz
GPU: 7950 TwiFrozr
Mobo: FM2A75 Pro 4
PSU: XFX XXX 750w
Cooler: Stock

I will be getting a new CPU cooler and any suggestions on that would be nice. I can fit a 120mm water or any air cooler, any suggestions are welcome, budget is under $60.

As I have it so far, just increase the multiplier until it becomes unstable, then increase the voltage by a small amount until it's stable again. I have it at 4.2 max with stock voltage, which is 1.3V if I remember correctly. I have disabled Turbo Core, but it still jumps down to 1.3ghz at light loads, which is fine. In-game/benchmark, it goes to 4.2 constant.

So, in conclusion, am I doing it right? Is there any tips you want to add? Does Turbo Core disable 2 cores? If so, by disabling Turbo Core and OCing myself, are all 4 cores going to stay on@4.2?

Something else to note, my Cinebench score went from 3.28, to 3.61.
 

Evankiller9

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Funny thing I noticed, the Bus Speed in CPU-Z jumps from 99.81mhz to something like 133453mhz really fast, haven't been able to get a screenshot yet but it's kind of weird. Same goes with the Core Speed, jumps to a number bigger than the size of the box on CPU-Z. Only for less than a second this occurs.