Overclocked FX 6300 to 4.1 Ghz @ 1.3v and Stress Tested. Hows this look?

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Gigabyte GA 990FXA UD3 rev.4.0
Cooler Master Hyper TX3 Aftermarket Heatsink

First time overclocking. I know there's a million posts like this lol. I did my homework but I'd like to verify everything is OK.

For starters, I disabled all turbo and power saving features in BIOS. (C1E, Cool n Quiet, APM, etc..) I went with a modest overclock due to not having higher end cpu cooling. My case is good on airflow though. Anyways, no NB / FSB OC strictly CPU clock multiplier and voltage adjustments. RAM is in XMP up to stock speed (1866).

My CPU multi is at 21 and voltage just below stock @ 1.3v

I ran Prime95 for 2 hours testing this OC and everything seems stable. One thing i noticed though, was even with adjusting my LLC in BIOS, the voltage would be just slightly lower under stress test. If i set LLC to "auto" the voltage would drop to ~1.24. However, If i set to Extreme the voltage would increase all the way to 1.36v. I currently have LLC set to medium and it stays at ~1.285. Is this also ok? Nothing appears to be throttling either. Constant Multiplier and voltage. (my LLC doesnt have any option between medium and extreme otherwise i would try :/ )

Heres a screenshot DURING stress test: http://imgur.com/O4V7lmW.jpg

Heres one AFTER stress test: http://imgur.com/4cuYBDF.jpg

Thoughts?
 
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How long were you running Prime for when you took that screenshot. You need to run Prime on small FFT's for about ten minutes before taking the screenshot. That's about how long it takes to verify the thermal ceiling. For stability, you need to run it a minimum of 10hrs on small FFT's and preferably 24hrs, to verify stability.

I've seen rigs pass other tests like IBT and OCCT, and be fine for a very long time on Prime, and then error out at 17-24 hrs. Then with a small adjustment, pass a 24hr test no problem. It's up to you but especially on the thermals, run for ten minutes and then take your screenshot. Your temps seem unrealistically low for a 4.1Ghz overclock with a budget cooler during full stress, unless you didn't give the temps time to max out.

And I don't advise using HWmonitor. I've been seeing more and more and more bogus sensor readings with people using that utility, especially on PSU voltages and thermals. I'd use HWinfo and Core Temp.
 
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The temps never got higher than that during the full 2 hours i ran prime. Considering im less than stock voltage the temps arent that unimaginable i would think. I verified the temps in both core temp and speed fan as well and they werent too far off. I really just wanted verification on the current voltage config. :p also, its been over 48hrs of heavy use / gaming and not a single hiccup so far so i guess i answered my own question lol. I'll keep an eye on things though.
 
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If you ran Prime for 2 hours and those were your temps, and if you can run Prime for 24hrs without errors, I'd say you're golden then. That's a really good temp but with the undervolting I'd be a little worried about stability so verifying with a long Prime run is probably a good idea, just to be safe.
 
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