This Are Good Temps (C)? FX-6300

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Hi guys!

Got my new build installed and everything. The CPU is FX-6300.
(I intend to OC).

My CPU is idle at (checked it in bios & HWmonitor) 26c-27c idle. Is this a good temp? Since I WANT to OC :D

(Was shocked to see my GPU being 20c cooler after the new case, fans & 5 hours of work lol...)
 
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idle temps mean little. its the max temp that should concern you. with a good cooler you should be looking at 30c-35'c over ambient with a 20% oc.
with a stock cooler you will max out the temps with even a 5% oc. it may evn max out at stock. so make sure you have enough cooling and watch your max temps.
 
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Hi there!

I have a decent one :D
IT's ALMOST as good as a h100i & a bit better then Noctua DH-N14 (or something)
Cooler is: DeepCool NepTwin!
 
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Ahhh that's right, coolers don't show their capabilities when idle right?
 
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You should do something CPU intensive and then see what the temps are. Encode some video or do some heavy gaming and have a look.
That is a beast of a CPU cooler though and the FX6300 overclocks well. You should be able to get a decent overclock.
Have you overclocked before? 4Ghz - 4.2Ghz will be very easy but i suggest taking it up in small steps after that checking for stability issues.
 
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well sort of, you dont know how good a cooler is till the cpu is at full load. if your getting 35'c at 100% load then be impressed.
when i had my old athlon i would regularly get temps of 24-25 at idle in a case that was at 20c ambient but as soon as i started working the cpu the temps would jump to 45-50 without overclocking and thats with a good zalman 9700 all copper cooler.
idle temps mean little as the cpu isnt doing anything so overall temps would be affected more by the ambient temps than the component temps. i could for instance drop the idel cpu temp by 10'c just by opening a window and letting the room cool down the max temp at load would still have been in the 40+ range but the idle would be down as low as 16. so like i say dont worry about idle temps unless there high.


 
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Why thank you for the advice! I will sure do it slowly!
Just run Prime95 with maximum usage etc for about 10 minutes, the CPU temperature didn't come above 39c, is that any good? (It IS the correct temp).
 
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Yow man!

I just ran Prime95 on highest for 10-15 minutes, the CPU temp didn't exceed 39c.
Is that any good for OCing ?

Thanks!
 
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yep thems pretty decent temps... just make sure you test with a few different apps because some can give erroneous readings when certain multiplyers are used... speed fan for instance gives me temps 10'c below actual if i use a cpu multi of 19 but on 20 the reading is perfect.
so check with real temp, hwmonitor and speedfan. just to be sure.
but yeah i wouldnt have any worries about starting to oc with them readings... just stay under your tjmax (real temp will tell you this) by at least 10-15c to avoid overheating on warm days.
 
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Just finished 20 minutes of Prime95 on full, checked HWmonitor, Speedfan & quickly restarted to see temps.
HWmonitor & speedfan are both the same temps (40max)
And when I restarted and quickly went into BIOS, it was 34c.
 
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Speedfan & HWmonitor say both max 40c after 20 minutes of Prime95
Quickly restarted & saw 34c CPU temp in BIOS
 
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I would try 4.2Ghz on stock voltage and run Prime 95 for a stability test keeping an eye on the temps. You usually get a big jump in heat when you have to start bumping up the voltage to keep the CPU stable.
A point to be made is that when you have enough performance overclocking more is pretty pointless and only serves to consume more electric.
I have my AMD FX 8320 @ 4Ghz. I have overclocked higher than that but have found 4Ghz to be perfectly fast enough for me:)
 
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Thanks a ton man
I will definitely do that :)
Let's hope I don't hear TTZZZZ and PC them shutsdown :p

Much greetings!
Mike
 
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Sounds very nice!
How exactly do I OC? I have I think a multiplier or something in the bios ?

Thanks again,
Mike
 
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Yes the multiplier in the bios makes overclocking the unlocked CPU's you can buy VERY easy.
15 years ago it was a lot more complicated matter.
Just go into your bios and change the multiplier. It should tell you the speed the processor will run at when you change the settings.It's displayed differently in different motherboards.
Also disable Turbo Clock Speed or turbo core. Again different motherboards differ on the exact phrase.
I use my FX8320 @ 4Ghz with cool and quiet enabled which allows it to clock down when the power is not needed saving heat and electricity
 
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That is a very nice, short & good explanation :p
I just bumped it up to 4.1Ghz without having to change voltage, going to run Prime95 now ! :D
Should I go to 4.5Ghz to I need to change the Voltage?

Thanks again, again lol
Mike
 
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You might have to change the voltage to get to 4.5Ghz. I don't recommend trying to do that until you've read extensively on the subject and even then you would have to go in small steps in 0.1Ghz at a time. Maybe 0.5Ghz at a time.
Bumping up the voltage has to be done in very very small steps. I know people who have broken their CPU's overclocking to far.
You probably don't need to be any faster than you are now so if you want to take it further know you do it at a risk.
If you get a failed boot reset the cmos.
I hope all goes well:)
 
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Seems like the Asus board can deal with the voltage by itself, super nice! - made sure to turn off energy-saving programs, CnQ, etc. Also turned the 1600Mhz Ram that was running at 1333 back to 1600 ! :D
And actually reading temps well now, 51c Max 1 hour Prime95 - no errors, OC'ed FX-6300 3,5Ghz to 4.2Ghz by using the multiplier, and it's quite hot in my room, so should be able to push it just a little higher.

Thanks a lot for the answers man!
Really helped me out!

Much greetings :),
Mike
 
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allowing the bios to control voltage isnt a good idea mate. it will always be overly generous which means temps will be higher than they need to be.
boot the pc with auto volt control and then look at what the cpu is running at with prime 95. then check the volts with cpu-z you will likley see there much higher than they should be for the speed its running.
so now you have an idea of where the voltage should be go into bios and enter it manually slightly lower than you see in cpu-z save and reboot run prime 95 again if all is stable go back to bios and repeat until your pc wont boot or bsods. this is your minimum volts. go back to bios and raise it a little. prime and see if its stable. chances are your currently running at about .2v higher than you need with auto settings.
 
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