Overclocking a FX6300

RockerM3 · Nov 11, 2016

I've been wanting to overclock my 6300 because I know it can reach 4Ghz without a problem and even more, the problem is that when I go to the bios, the vCore doesnt appear like "1.40v", I can only change it with the "+" key or the "-" key, the value is . I've googled it and it seems its called offset voltage, I've tried my best to understand how to overclock with that but I really can't understand how it works. The question is, how do I overclock it up to 4Ghz or a bit more?

Thats a value that I got when I pressed the "+" key once

Thats how it is without touching it

Thanks in advance guys

heavyartillary9 · Nov 11, 2016

my mobo is the same way, just use the + button till your at the voltage you want ^-^

RockerM3 · Nov 11, 2016

heavyartillary9 :

The thing is for example, I pressed the + button 3 times (i cant remember the exact number) and i set the clock to 4000Mhz and when the computer booted it said "Overlock failed" and i had to go to the bios and put everything back to normal :/

heavyartillary9 · Nov 11, 2016

your gonna have to press it more then 3 times

, i wouldnt go straight to 4.0, work your way up slowly and watch your temps!

RockerM3 · Nov 11, 2016

heavyartillary9 :

I'll give it a shot tomorrow. Thanks dude

heavyartillary9 · Nov 11, 2016

RockerM3 :

no problem! also look up what max safe voltage is for the cpu and dont get over that ^-^

madmatt30 · Nov 11, 2016

That setting isn't offset voltage , its actual voltage.
When you enable manual overclock settings it starts at the lowest possible voltage for safety's sake

You can actually just type the voltage in using the keyboard.

On that board 1.3v-1.4v is the safe range you'll be looking at.
Its a 3+1 phase board , do not expect a big overclock , 4ghz may be possible below 1.4v, it may not , depends how good your chip is.

RockerM3 · Nov 11, 2016

madmatt30 :

Sorry I downvoted you, i was on my phone. You were right, I literally typed it (which is strange because i did it before and it kept setting it to 0.925) Its now at 4Ghz with a vCore of 1.30v and i'm testing it with Prime95 and so far everything is good, thanks dude

madmatt30 · Nov 11, 2016

RockerM3 :

I manage to do that all the time mate no so worries (buttons right where you scroll on a phone screen I know)

when youre testing ,keep cpu-z onscreen & check the core voltage which shows actual load voltage.
Also keep amd overdrive onscreen & check the cores for clocks droping under prime,the asus boards are prone to not holding stable clocks but there are ways to counteract this.

RockerM3 · Nov 11, 2016

madmatt30 :

RockerM3 :

I manage to do that all the time mate no so worries (buttons right where you scroll on a phone screen I know)

when youre testing ,keep cpu-z onscreen & check the core voltage which shows actual load voltage.
Also keep amd overdrive onscreen & check the cores for clocks droping under prime,the asus boards are prone to not holding stable clocks but there are ways to counteract this.

Yeah, its the clocks arent stable, what can i do to fix it?

madmatt30 · Nov 11, 2016

https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B26I8uSTEOTseFpuS24wWGtIOHM

download the above,unzip somewhere sensible.

double click the off.bat file to disable apm ( this is a low level command that will stop clocks throttling past 75% load)
its my own upload & my own batch file so is 100% safe

This works on a single boot only so has to be run every time you cold start.

if you want it to run automatically then right click the off.bat file,create a shortcut & drag it to your startup folder in your windows startup menu (if on win 7)

if on win 10 add it via the shell:startup commmand as per here

http://tunecomp.net/add-app-to-startup/

& cut & paste the shortcut into the folder that opens.

to disable the command just double click the on.bat file

RockerM3 · Nov 11, 2016

madmatt30 :

I downloaded the file and I've been running a test on the cpu and it's looking pretty good. Thank you very much, also, what could happen if the clocks fluctuate that much?

madmatt30 · Nov 11, 2016

RockerM3 :

These old 760g boards have over stringent power management & disabling apm in bios doesnt really work.
That apm batch file over rides the bios settings.

You dont want clock bounces under load (especially in gaming) simple becauase if a game is multi threaded then those clock drops can cause micro stutter or intermittent fps drops.
All cores same speed is always what you want.
Without that batch file run you were likely getting the same result as if turbo core was enabled because the board tries to keep the chip within its 95w tdp rating.

Be wary of pushing any more though mate,Id be happy with 4ghz max if its stable on that board with no vrm cooling.
Out of interest what load voltage is cpu-z showing when running prime ?? itll likely be closer to 1.4v than the 1.3v you've set in bios.

RockerM3 · Nov 11, 2016

madmatt30 :

RockerM3 :

These old 760g boards have over stringent power management & disabling apm in bios doesnt really work.
That apm batch file over rides the bios settings.

You dont want clock bounces under load (especially in gaming) simple becauase if a game is multi threaded then those clock drops can cause micro stutter or intermittent fps drops.
All cores same speed is always what you want.
Without that batch file run you were likely getting the same result as if turbo core was enabled because the board tries to keep the chip within its 95w tdp rating.

Be wary of pushing any more though mate,Id be happy with 4ghz max if its stable on that board with no vrm cooling.
Out of interest what load voltage is cpu-z showing when running prime ?? itll likely be closer to 1.4v than the 1.3v you've set in bios.

Yeah, it was 1.342v when in bios i set it at 1.30v, the thing is, it still fluctuates but at least its not as often and not that low of a speed. I've set the cpu to the stock speed just to test it and see if it would fluctuate and it did

madmatt30 · Nov 11, 2016

What kind of fluctuation ??

May be the vrms not holding up well.

RockerM3 · Nov 11, 2016

madmatt30 :

Like for example at 3.5Ghz it'd go down to 3Ghz and then go back to 3.5Ghz, on 4Ghz it was worse because it'd go down to 1.4Ghz and 2.9Ghz

madmatt30 · Nov 11, 2016

So its still doing that even with the batch file run ??

RockerM3 · Nov 11, 2016

madmatt30 :

Yeah Edit: As soon as i said this, it works with 3.5Ghz, I guess I'll just leave it at that speed

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