BSOD BCCode 124 constant restarts!

This BSOD when overclocking is typically too low Vcore. Try upping your Vcore.

Ok, so increasing CPU ratio is overclocking if you raise it, which you have. There are many overclocking guides out there that can explain in great detail how it's done. Since you have an FX series CPU, it's multiplier is unlocked in both directions which makes it fairly simple to overclock.

In the most basic form overclocking is done by raising the multiplier by a small amount (1 or .5 if you have that fine grained option in your BIOS) and test for stability. Of course you also need to monitor your CPU temperature while stress testing. If you are stable and still have thermal room (ie it's not too hot while stress testing), then you can raise the multiplier and repeat. Eventually you will hit one of two barriers. Either you will become unstable (what you are experiencing) or you'll hit your thermal ceiling. If you become unstable, then you need to raise your CPU voltage (Vcore) if you wish to go further. If you reach a thermal limit you shouldn't go further on the cooling solution you have. Now Vcore and thermal limits work against each other. Typically as long as you can raise the multiplier without using voltage, your temperatures won't increase by much. Once you start adding voltage though, temperatures can climb quite quickly. There is a third limit I haven't mentioned yet, because you'll usually hit one or both of the other two first. This is a Vcore limit. It's not so much a limit as a suggested maximum that overclockers have found to be the absolute maximum that you should go without damaging your CPU. Again though, most likely you will hit either a thermal limit or a stability barrier first.

Now if you intend to overclock, the most important thing I can tell you is to not attempt it on stock cooling. Get an aftermarket cooler. Overclocking on stock cooling is pointless as you will hit a thermal limit almost immediately. Then next thing is look for an overclocking guide, preferably one catering to your motherboard, or at least one very similar. If you can't find that, find one that is specific to the FX series CPU's. You may have to translate the guide to accommodate the naming convention of your BIOS settings.

BSOD's when overclocking, are indicators that you are not stable. If a overclock is borderline, you may find the system is relatively stable when it's idling or doing non-intensive tasks. However when you start to stress test it, it crashes / BSOD's / freezes. Now depending on how quick this happens after starting the stress test will give you some idea how close you are to being stable. If it crashes almost immediately or within a few minutes, then you are far from stable. However if you find it will stress test for a couple hours before it BSOD's, then you are getting pretty close to the correct settings.

I can't stress this enough, so I'm going to say it again. Your temperatures are very important to the longevity of your CPU and stability of your system. Next to too much voltage, excessive heat can cause permanent damage to your CPU. So manage your cooling. As I've said already, DO NOT OVERCLOCK on stock cooling.

Ok, well I just did some quick checking on Bulldozer / Piledriver and most of the guides are saying that 1.40 - 1.45V is safe on air. I came across one that said 1.55V, I assume this means the absolute maximum. I'd say from that, you should be safe up to 1.45V as long as your temperatures are OK.

There is something off about your temperatures. You idle temp is 9C which I assume is below your ambient temperature unless your computer is in a walk in cooler. With your cooling, you should be idling a few degrees above ambient. So I'd say anywhere from 25 to 30 degrees if your ambient temperature is 22C. What are you using to monitor your temperatures?

If you are using Prime95, Small FFT's are going to heat and stress your CPU the most. If you are trying to quickly dial in on a target frequency (assuming you have one in mind), you can use short stability tests of a couple hours. However once you've hit your target frequency, you'll want to leave it at least 8-12 hours. Even longer if you want to be sure, some say 24 hours or more.

So before you get too far, I think it's advisable to figure out what your actual temperatures are.

Can you take a photo of your BIOS setup on the voltage control page? Post it here.

The last two items are for display only, don't worry about these.

The red indication is probably to make it obvious that you do so at your own risk, which anytime you overclock you are doing so.

Under Advanced BIOS Features you have the Load Line Control (Line Load Calibration on ASUS motherboards) this should help with Vdroop. What are the options under this setting? The manual doesn't show what they are.

I've also included a link to a forum thread at overclocker.net which directly relates to what you are doing:

Overclocker.net

No, everything looks good there. The LLC option should help keep your Vcore more consistent.

I would see set LLC to either Extreme. This should keep Vcore stable. Then have a look at Vcore in HWInfo. If you are crashing in Prime 95, then you need more Vcore. Likely the reason it stabilized after putting it back to Auto is because it's allowing Vcore to go higher than your set point.

As for your frequency dropping, that is a function of Cool 'n Quiet (SpeedStep for Intel). To lower power usage during idle, the OS will drop the multiplier and Vcore to save power and lower temps. However this feature can make your overclock unstable. Lot's of overclocking guides tell you to turn these features off in the BIOS.

If you've come to this point, I'd say reset the BIOS to default via the jumper. The process is detailed in your motherboard's manual.

Once everything is back to default, go back to Prime 95 and make sure you are stable at default. Hopefully your instability is some residual settings or something getting stuck in the BIOS. Once you have verified your stable in default, then slow go back to your last "stable" settings. Overclocking is supposed to be done in slow deliberate steps. Jumping too quick can cause this (best case scenario), or worse, cause damage to your CPU, motherboard or both.

As for VID, that will be static if you are using manual to control your voltage and will very closely match what you've set in the BIOS. If the voltage is set to Auto, it's what the motherboard is setting the voltage at. Vcore is the actual measured value of what is being supplied to the CPU. Depending on the accuracy of the circuit measuring it, the accuracy of the software monitoring it, the accuracy of the VRM setting the voltage, and the present load placed on the CPU, these values will vary slightly from VID. For instance I've set my CPU voltage to manual and 1.115V in the BIOS, HWInfo shows VID @ 1.116V (very close to what I've set in the BIOS) and my Vcore varies depending on the load slightly, right now at 100% load (WCG) is 1.136V on three cores, the last is 1.120V. Your offset between the two seems quite high, but as I mentioned, there are a few factors that can affect the measured value of Vcore.