help overclocking fx-6300... keep getting BSOD

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firstinblood

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okay, so today i got my new fx-6300 processor and installed everything with no problems. (i upgraded from the fx-4100 because i wanted a little more out of my gaming experience and had a little extra money.) i did hours of searching around on the internet to see how most people went about overclocking this processor and i noticed that a lot of people were achieving 4.5ghz and so on. so i first tried to over clock with amd overdrive... (if what i say is obviously wrong please don't chew me for it. Ive never overclocked before.) first i disabled the turbo core and then inched the cpu 0 core multiplier up until i reached 4ghz. then i moved my cpu vid up from 1.1750 to 1.1875. the first thing i noticed was that my windows seven theme, which was black, had gone back to original light blue. but i didn't think anything of it.
after that i went and tried the stability test set for an hour. it did not take 2 SECONDS for the computer to blue screen. since then i have tried everything i could think of.
i turned off cool and quiet.
i went into the bios and tried overclocking there.
i tried not changing the voltage
i tried just overclocking the turbo core.
etc.

and yet every time i do a stress test, i get bsod. please help me understand.

is it my voltage? or is my chip just not up to it (i know all chips are different)
i don't think it is the temp because usually the highest Ive gotten is around 43c on idle (it wont bsod on idle or if i don't stress test)

thanks a lot and sorry for having to read so much :/

my specs are:
psu is 400 watt
mobo is ga-78lmt-s2
8gb ram
R7770 xfx ghost graphics
four case fans
 
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People, figure out the problem before trying to solve it...

First off, what error code are you getting when you BSOD? You can get it easily using BlueScreenView (the Bug_Check_Code/Bug_Check_String attributes). Based on your description though, I'd *assume* 0x124: WHEA_UNCORRECTABLE_ERROR, which would indicate an unstable OC, likely due to voltage/temps.

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Overclocking with a stock cooler will put him at serious risk of damaging/breaking his cpu. Overclocking with a stock cooler is unwise and needs to be addressed first regardless of what his reason for getting a BSOD during overclocking is. He shouldn't be overclocking in the first place without an aftermarket cooler.
I guess you should ask yourself...
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firstinblood

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no, it isnt the one that came with the processor but im not sure what kind it is. it is an amd heatsink that came with my pc from ibuypower
 
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Try to figure out the brand and model of whatever cooling solution they gave you. That is one of the important factors in overclocking.

Anyway, your motherboard is another weak-point. It only has a 3+1 phase Voltage Regulator Module (VRM) with no heatsink on it. A lot of people recommend having at least double to have and maintain a decent overclock. If you do overclock, I would keep it light/small.

I would also try to find out the make/brand of the PSU, more just to be safe, than anything else.
 
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firstinblood

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here is the heatsink that i have, sorry this is all i could find :/
http://www.ebay.com/itm/NEW-AMD-FX-8100-8120-8150-8320-8350-Heatsink-Fan-Copper-Cooling-AM2-AM3-AM3-/221302594644?pt=US_CPU_Fans_Heatsinks&hash=item3386a99c54
as far as the psu it is a soly tech ATX 400w switching power supply MODEL:SL-f400

i also found this thread of people discussing the heatsink i have, saying it is capable of 4.4ghz on the eight-core http://forums.anandtech.com/showthread.php?t=2296689
 
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That is, indeed, a stock AMD cooler, although the beefiest model offered. Despite that, and what some others may say, I still don't recommend overclocking on it. Even if it manages to handle the heat, the noise will drive you nuts.

I can't find much information on your PSU, other than Soly Tech makes their own PSUs.
 
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People, figure out the problem before trying to solve it...

First off, what error code are you getting when you BSOD? You can get it easily using BlueScreenView (the Bug_Check_Code/Bug_Check_String attributes). Based on your description though, I'd *assume* 0x124: WHEA_UNCORRECTABLE_ERROR, which would indicate an unstable OC, likely due to voltage/temps.
 
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People, figure out the problem before trying to solve it...

First off, what error code are you getting when you BSOD? You can get it easily using BlueScreenView (the Bug_Check_Code/Bug_Check_String attributes). Based on your description though, I'd *assume* 0x124: WHEA_UNCORRECTABLE_ERROR, which would indicate an unstable OC, likely due to voltage/temps.

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Overclocking with a stock cooler will put him at serious risk of damaging/breaking his cpu. Overclocking with a stock cooler is unwise and needs to be addressed first regardless of what his reason for getting a BSOD during overclocking is. He shouldn't be overclocking in the first place without an aftermarket cooler.
I guess you should ask yourself this: is it worth the risk of breaking and having to buy another cpu (your warantee doesn't cover damage caused overclocking) just to save the small amount of money that a budget aftermarket cooler costs? Cooler master hyper 212 EVO -look it up. It's much cheaper than replacing a cpu.
 
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