First attempt at overclocking got stable 4.1ghz, but....(FX 6300)

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Hey all. So Ive had my PC for almost two years now and never really saw the need to overclock (thought it would be to complicated). That being said I'm starting to feel as if my CPU is dragging me behind in some games now and all around clunkieness. I was planning on upgrading to Intel but decided to hold of a few months and give a little overclock a run for its money. I watched a few videos and read up on the basic lingo and managed to get myself a stable 4.1ghz at default voltage. While 4.1 is good I want to see just how far I can go. The problem is I'm running into problems whenever I higher.

My settings for 4.1ghz are 200 multiplier and a 20.5 ratio at 1.37V. Ran prime95 for an hour with no issue. Whenever I bump the multiplier/ratio up in any combination for a 4.3ghz overclock the whole system becomes unresponsive or blue-screens. If I then raise the voltage at all from 1.37V I have a responsive system, but as soon as I start a game poof I get the red screen of death (Heard that means not big enough PSU?). Now this is my first overclock so I could easily be doing something horribly wrong. If so please tell me, I can take all the information I can get.

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AMD FX 6300
MSI 970A-G46
8gb Ripjaw 1600 memory
MSI gaming R9 280
700W 80+ bronze rating
Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO

Please note I understand that my MOBO is crap for overclocking. Ive seen people stable with 4.3 and higher on it. I don't know if this is my problem and don't know how to check. I'm not worried about "Don't OC with that MOBO it will get fried" I'm planning on upgrading in the near future.
 
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So what did you learn?

You learned to get responsive took more CPU voltage, but?, to get stable will take even more voltage.

Overclocking by raising the multiplier on...
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So what did you learn?

You learned to get responsive took more CPU voltage, but?, to get stable will take even more voltage.

Overclocking by raising the multiplier on an AMD setup, is simply disabling everything in the BIOS you do not need active, (OC guides are usually good at divulging that needed info), leave the bus clock set at 200mhz, increase the multiplier and CPU supplied voltage more commonly called Vcore to compensate the increased multiplier, until you are 100% system stable.

Responsive is great that means you can successfully boot to the desktop, but responsive does not mean stable.

The only thing that will hold you back is your CPU cooling, never overclock with stock cooling.

I see no mention of your CPU cooling or any temperatures being reached?



 
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Yes you are right I was writting this post while testing a 4.2ghz OC, I looked at CPUz for the numbers not realizing I was at 4.2ghz. I can tell you that I got the red-screen as soon as I opened Battlefront lol. My 4.1ghz is at 20.5 multi and 200mhz. I will edit the original post.
 
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So I should focus more on voltage and multiplier rather than multiplier and bus clock? I had the impression that one should always try and stay close to stock voltage. When I ran the 4.3ghz I was at a voltage of 1.4, which I increased in .1 increments. I thought 1.4 was pushing it pretty high. should give it a little more?.

Also I'm sorry I left the cooler information out. I own a Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO.

 
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I read over your post. It helped a lot. However I did as you said and increased the voltage in increments each time. I even uninstalled and reinstalled my drivers. However even at 1.5v I'm still getting redscreens and complete system crashes while running prime95. If I'm still doing something wrong I am honestly not knowing what it is. Could my chip or board just not be good enough? They are about two years old now.

 
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Are you using an overclocking guide for your FX6300 so you are sure you are disabling everything in the BIOS that needs to be disabled?

Plus 1.5v sounds kinda high have you looked over the actual voltage specs for the CPU?

http://www.cpu-world.com/CPUs/Bulldozer/AMD-FX-Series FX-6300.html

And also how much voltage others have used overclocking the 6300?

Applied voltage is in direct relation to the cooling you are running, you will reach a point you cannot get beyond without going to a better cooling solution.

I see a lot about what the CPU is doing except the temperatures?
 
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