Overclocking FX 4300 to ~4.4GHz on ASRock 970M PRO3

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Hello,

I'm a total newbie when it comes to overclocking and I want to give it a try on my FX 4300.

I've recently upgraded my motherboard to the best mATX I can get - which is the ASRock 970M PRO3 and I'm wondering if I can OC the CPU to around ~4.4GHz stable without any issues on that mobo and the most important question how to do it properly cause I have no idea?

Also, usually my CPU should run at 3.8Ghz, but currently it's running at 3.9Ghz with a 19.5 multiplier without even touching anything, it happened once I changed my ASRock N68C-GS4 FX to the new one.
Screenshot here: https://gyazo.com/bdcb9eb9cc036a33a0579f73a3e9f362


Specs:

MOBO: ASRock 970M PRO3
CPU: AMD FX 4300, Quad Core @ 3.9 Ghz (not OC)
CPU Cooler: DeepCool Ice Edge Mini FS (18C Idle/43-45C Gaming CPU temps)
RAM: 8GB (2x4GB Dual Channel) Klevv Neo Creative Evolution @ 1600 Mhz
GPU: GIGABYTE GeForce GTX 1050 Ti
HDD: WD Blue 1TB, 64MB, 7200RPM
PSU: Corsair VS450 450W

However, I'm planning of changing the CPU cooler to CM Hyper 212X/EVO in a few days to make sure the CPU won't overheat IF overclocked.

Thank you.
 
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Well, 6xxx and 8xxx gives you a moderate boost on your gaming performance, even in DX12 as they utilize more cores to deliver more performance.
It depends, if you wanna try some experiment on Voltage OC, then you should go with them, make sure youre not setting it too damn high as it would destroy your CPU core immediately. Try some experiments like rising some milivoltage and see what happens, when it become unstable, turn them back down.
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There are 2 ways to overclock AMD CPU's, you can do it manually in the bios or you can use AMD overdrive.

AMD Overdrive is a program that can auto run an overclocker to your CPU. It's useful for monitoring various things about your system.


For bios overclock, the simplest way is just nudging the multiplier, up to the next tier then saving and restarting and see if it's stable. Doing that until you hit the max OC, you can get more indepth with voltage changing. That will scratch the surface of overclocking, there will much more you can do once you really start.
 
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As Nordein said, there's 2 way to do it. So you can go with one of them, simplest way is to do it with BIOS.
Just make sure you have a good quality PSU and you're ready to go.
And yes, Ice Edge Mini FS wont handle 4300 when it comes to Overclocking, so you should get a better HSF or Watercooling Kit.

There's nothing more to say, you can just go with them.
 
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Thank you both.
Well, yeah, I can just raise up the multiplier to 22 which equals 4.4GHz in the BIOS, but wouldn't it require more power/voltage in order to run properly, cause that's what's making me confused right now.

Should I disable any other features like Cool'n'Quiet etc? Would my motherboard and PSU (450W) even handle it because I heard the ASRock 970M Pro3 isn't really good for overclocking with it's 4+1 power phase even though it's heatsinked?

About the AMDOD, I'd refrain from using it as I heard some weird stuff about it - like it throttles your CPU while gaming because it "thinks" that you don't need that much power even when you actually do need it?!

However, I'll surely give it a try once I get the new cooler, thing is I want to know the details before proceeding so I don't just run around the BIOS like a full retard - doing tests that might damage my components.
 
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Yea, you should disable additional Features like Turbo Core and CnQ as they can sometimes take your CPU multiplier down. I'm pretty sure your PSU will handle the constant power since OC-ing 4300 only increase about 15 to 20 watt. 4+1 should be fine, ASRock has a good reputation and great Components, you should be fine doing an OC with 4xxx but maybe not for 6xxx or even 8xxx.
 
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That's good to hear as I'm not even planning to upgrade to 6xxx nor 8xxx because I see no difference in gaming compared to the FX 4300.
I'll give it a try once the cooler arrives, so, should I just raise the multiplier and leave the voltages as they are (default) or play with them aswell?
 
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MCID47 is correct on your motherboard, you will be fine for OC'ing with it.

I've personally never had an issue with AMDOD when comparing it's OC to standard BIOS OC'ing. It won't be as in depth as the BIOS settings, but it's just quicker too do.

Luckily when testing CPU overclocks, until you get to voltage changing, you can pretty much test the multiplier nudging without fear of hurting your system.

I definitely recommend navigating through your BIOS a little bit in order to get fully familiar with it. Easiest way at the start to make sure you do not harm anything is change 1 setting at a time, and reboot.

EDIT: Only change voltages once you hit your max overclock at stock voltage. The same principle applies to the voltage change, nudge it up one at a time.
 
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Well, 6xxx and 8xxx gives you a moderate boost on your gaming performance, even in DX12 as they utilize more cores to deliver more performance.
It depends, if you wanna try some experiment on Voltage OC, then you should go with them, make sure youre not setting it too damn high as it would destroy your CPU core immediately. Try some experiments like rising some milivoltage and see what happens, when it become unstable, turn them back down.
 
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