AMD A10 7700K Black Edition overclocking safe and best settings

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Hello !
i am trying to overclock my AMD A10 7700k 3.4 GHZ several times, but the system keeps crushing ! tbh i don't know what is the best and safe overclocking settings !
i wish someone would help me !
i have the following specificaions :
motherboard: Asrock Fm2a68m-HD
processor: AMD A10 7700 k 3.4 GHz
Ram: 16 GB 2400 mhz
HDD : 500 GB
 
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Every chip is different, and capabilities of motherboards and coolers are different as well, so you have several different variables. Some things are pretty easy to start with though.

1) start off by disabling any turbo modes. You don't want the mobo trying to jump the CPU up. You want a nice stable frequency.
2) then start jumping the multiplier up by 100mhz at a time, then checking for stability using Prime95.
3) if it crashes, you'll need to jump voltages. Max voltage from what I've been able to find is 1.55v - which seems very high. I'd say keep it around 1.45v max.
4) then try and increase frequencies and stability test until it crashes again, then back it off a notch.

Let us know how it goes.
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every chip manufactured is different when it comes to overclocking so no one can give you a definitive clock speed or voltage.

your best bet is to just follow a guide for slight increment boosts until you hit the ceiling your chip can handle. searching here at Tom's will return many guides for safe overclocking.
 
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i searched alot for a solution but i didn't get the answer that i want really !
no matter slightly or massively the increasing adjustment is ! it keeps crashing till i get it back to factory settings !
i wonder if someone has the same cpu and the same motherboard which can give me some useful tips!
and thank you for replying btw :)

 
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Every chip is different, and capabilities of motherboards and coolers are different as well, so you have several different variables. Some things are pretty easy to start with though.

1) start off by disabling any turbo modes. You don't want the mobo trying to jump the CPU up. You want a nice stable frequency.
2) then start jumping the multiplier up by 100mhz at a time, then checking for stability using Prime95.
3) if it crashes, you'll need to jump voltages. Max voltage from what I've been able to find is 1.55v - which seems very high. I'd say keep it around 1.45v max.
4) then try and increase frequencies and stability test until it crashes again, then back it off a notch.

Let us know how it goes.
 
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i am using Arctic Alpine 64 Plus as a cpu cooler and the case is a mid tower cheap case
and the fan speed is about 1155 rpm
 
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is that the only fan, the one attached to the CPU cooler?
what sort of ventilation does the case have?

 
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hi, thnx for your help !
i reached 3600 multiplier with 1.45 v and its fine !
but do i need to increase the CPU NB multiplier also and the GFX engine clock and voltage !?

 
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Well, increasing the GFX engine clock on an APU will generate more thermal load - which - because it's all connected to the CPU - will generate more heat which could lead to instability in the CPU. Ultimately, the whole trick to overclocking is managing heat. An overclock on a stock CPU cooler will only go so far, but you put on a bigger cooler and it can keep the chip cooler, so you can overclock higher. Likewise, the real overclockers use watercooling setups, and the insane overclockers use liquid nitrogen. This keeps temps way down (sub zero in fact) allowing much higher speeds at crazy voltages.

It all boils down to not frying the chip due to excess heat, and sometimes getting lucky with the silicon.

As a frame of reference, I just put together my latest build. Asus P7F7-E motherboard, with a Xeon X3470. Stock speed on that is 2.9ghz. Currently overclocked to... get this... 4.2ghz, a 33% overclock. Load temps are low 70C, this is done with the typical Hyper 212 Evo. I had a smaller cooler on it before, load temps were 90C (tooooooo high). So - the CPU cooler DOES matter.
 
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