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FantaJu1ce

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I'd want to OC my FX-6300.
I just don't know how much I can OC and is it worth it.
Here is the info about system specs:
MOBO: ASRock 930 Pro 3 R2.0
CPU: FX-6300 Black Edition
CPU Cooling: Xilence M303
PSU: 500W Lepa (500W-SA)
GPU: ASUS HD 7770 DirectCU TOP
RAM: 2x4GB (Kingston and Crucial)

So, is it worth overclocking or not, and if I do, the Voltages stuff and such..
 
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Most folks think OC'ing their FX-6300 is worth it. So do I. But do it in BIOS, not with some utility in Windows. And keep a temp monitoring pgm running so you can always monitor temps while you are OC'ing*. First turn off Turbo in BIOS. Then Find the CPU clock multiplier. Take it up one increment at a time. Save your BIOS and exit. See if it boots to Windows. Run a stress test like Intel Burn Test for the default 10 run pass: http://www.techspot.com/downloads/4965-intelburntest.html

If it passes, repeat. Keep going until the OC is no longer stable. At that point, you can either back off to the last stable number and live with it, or...

Go back into BIOS and raise the vcore by a small amount. Reboot and see if it is stable...
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Most folks think OC'ing their FX-6300 is worth it. So do I. But do it in BIOS, not with some utility in Windows. And keep a temp monitoring pgm running so you can always monitor temps while you are OC'ing*. First turn off Turbo in BIOS. Then Find the CPU clock multiplier. Take it up one increment at a time. Save your BIOS and exit. See if it boots to Windows. Run a stress test like Intel Burn Test for the default 10 run pass: http://www.techspot.com/downloads/4965-intelburntest.html

If it passes, repeat. Keep going until the OC is no longer stable. At that point, you can either back off to the last stable number and live with it, or...

Go back into BIOS and raise the vcore by a small amount. Reboot and see if it is stable now. If not increase the vcore some more. Repeat the testing. When you get to 4.250V, you may want to stop. The idea is to keep increasing the multiplier until it is no longer stable. Then by increasing the vcore, it should become stable again. But don't go any higher than 4.250V with that MB.

* I would suggest using the new version of AMD Overdrive for monitoring temps. It will show the THERMAL MARGIN to max temp that the processor will begin throttling itself back to keep from overheating.: http://www.techspot.com/downloads/4645-amd-overdrive.html
 
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Umm, what is VCore? Is VCore the Core Voltage? In that case I set it to 1.45 from 1.35 a little while ago, and it shows me the maximum is 1.55 (Which I think I had for my Dual-Core).

Update: It went up to 4.5 GHz Stabile with the Core Voltage on 1.45V.
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Well, the CPU Temp is at idle around 36 and cores at 31.
At 100% load (All 6 cores) it goes up to 68, while playing CS:GO it goes up to around 48.

Will run prime95 soon, and post the answer.
 
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looking good. But I forgot to add one more thing... You shouldn't OC with the stock cooler. That's my bad for not stating that sooner. So if you're still using the stock cooler, that is amazing. But please get a good aftermarket cooler before keeping it at that OC.
 
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I don't know if the Aftermarket cooler is any good, but that's in the first post.
 
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OK. I overlooked that. It's not the best, but if it keeps doing the job, you are fine.
 
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1. I had already bought a FX-6300 a little while ago.
2. I am not a big fan of Intel as of late.
 
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1. Fair enough
2. Why is that?
 
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I burnt a i3 with the mobo.
 
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As long as you stay with the HD 7770, there's no need to switch to Intel. The FX-6300 has more than enough horsepower (even at stock) for that card and faster ones. But if gaming performance is your problem, it isn't the CPU. Your gfx card could use an upgrade. Or you may have software issues.
 
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Yeah, I haven't played anything yet that'd take a lot of performance, yet.
Though I am planning on upgrading to a R9 270 some day.
 
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