Overclocking the FX-4100 Help!!!!!!

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Hi I have an AMD FX-4100 Quad core processor. I woiuld like to overclock. I know how to, but I don't know what cooling solution I need.

Here is some info on the rig:pt1cable:

MOBO:MSI MS970A-G43


Cooler: Stock


Graphics Card: NVidia Ge Force 650TI


Ram: 8 gigs of Kingston HyperX Ram


HDD: Western Digital 1.5 TB
 
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The FX-4100 heatsink sucks, but it's not the worst I've seen. It's a poorly extruded aluminum block with a small copper vapor chamber in the bottom center, no pipes.

Anyways, don't try clocking yours like mine in my signature without a serious motherboard/PSU/Cooler.
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You can overclock just fine a little even with stock heat-sink... leave core voltage alone, start with multiplier/FSB then go from there, stress/load test it with prime95 or something, watch temps etc HW monitor/Core Temp etc, if stress/load test doesn't pass/lockup etc increase core voltage alittle but really it shouldn't, I would do it through BIOS but AMD overdrive isn't to bad.

I have gotten my FX 4300 up to 4.5ghz no problem with 760 board with stock heat-sink, temps in 40-55c full load not bad lol
 
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You're heat-sink might actually be the good/better one unlike the flimsy/wimpy one on my fx-4300..... is yours the square/block type? with/without the copper cooling pipes?
 
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The FX-4100 heatsink sucks, but it's not the worst I've seen. It's a poorly extruded aluminum block with a small copper vapor chamber in the bottom center, no pipes.

Anyways, don't try clocking yours like mine in my signature without a serious motherboard/PSU/Cooler.
 
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the block type is probably better actually even if it doesn't have the cooling pipes, seen some with both.... some with cooling pipes/some without....my fx4300 has the wimpy/small looking heat-sink shaped like the cpu fan/fits in.. itself etc...it just really doesn't look efficient at all.....
 
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Hi and Welcome to the Overclocking forums!

You can OC, but not a lot as the CPU is unlocked but your motherboard is a 970 chipset, meaning OC will be marginal as that chipset is not designed for overclocking, especially since you have a MSI motherboard, one of the worst suppliers with OC on this chipset.

With the stock cooler, I can only advise a small overclocking margin, and it wouldn't be worth getting a CPU cooler as you won't be able to overclock much due to your motherboard. I would keep it to a max of 4GHz, as especially with MSI motherboards a small overclock can make your CPU unstable.

 
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just crank her up till you start getting close to 60c then back it off haha, idk I seen where they say 62c is MAX where other places I see where the real MAX temp is like 70c lol
 
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This has been reviewed, as I mentioned MSI boards in particular, their vrm's overheat due to overclocks that are unstable for the CPU, the CPU being unstable due to the chipset not being able to support the overclock. You never overclock to the point where your CPU is at good temps, your motherboard has to be capable of it, which you may not be aware of, the 970 chipset (with the exception of 3 motherboards) is not designed for overclocking, especially with a MSI motherboard of that nature.
 
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he can still OC a little, but even at 4.2GHz, he may inflict an issue with his current motherboard. Seeing isn't always what happens, a MSI vrm overheating is the last thing you need, this has been recorded to happen at low voltage increases (which can be a small overclock) on many occasions. It is best to keep the speed at 4.0GHz to be on the safe side, as if he loses his motherboard due to an overheating vrm, this is not covered by warranty and certainly should not be recommended.
 
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heat can still be an issue with the 760 board though....and really that chipset was never meant for the FX anyways lol, I haven't heard or seen anyone that has stuck the 8300 alleged 95w TDP on there to see what it could do lol, msi states it will handle the 125w tdp 8350 etc, might be a big burn hole after awhile too with one of those, not about to try/find out lol, I do think some of those boards came with the 6300?, could probably handle It, just sure as hell wouldn't OC at all....
 
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