AMD Overdrive Operation / BIOS Settings

dragonfly52277

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Hi; I am using AMD Overdrive to overclock my processor. I have several questions.

1) Does the boost operated by clicking on the circle (which is on the top right area of the screen) control the turbo core control?

2) Does Away mode being on keep my build from its optimum overclock?

3) Anybody know why Overdrive will not allow me to overclock past a certain point? I have an AMD FX-6300 3.5Ghz CPU and Overdrive will only allow me to overclock to multiplier 20X @ 1.4V to make it an even 4 Ghz. When I raise the voltage to 1.4125V and raise the multiplier, I hit the "Apply" button and it reverts to 3Ghz, which as u can see is 500 Mhz lower than its stock speed. My mobo does have a setting that prevents voltages from being too high, depending on the temperature of the processor as well, but I disabled that setting and it doesn't seem to work.
 
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Amd overdrive is just a basic way of overclocking a FX based cpu.

If you wish to get the cpu around to 4.3 to 4.4 Ghz around it maximum overclocking potential then you will have to choose the manual setting in the bios settings of your motherboard turning off the cool and quiet feature, and the auto turbo overclocking option.

Set the cpu multiplier value to 23.
Leaving the base memory and bus setting of the board at 200 Mhz default.

And raise the Vcore voltage also manually to around 1.45v.

Please make sure you have an after market cpu air cooler fitted on top of your FX 6300 cpu.
As once you start to get into the 1.45v range and more the cpu will heat very rapidly without sufficient air cooling.

The cpu will stay at 4.3 to 4.4 Ghz...
Amd overdrive is just a basic way of overclocking a FX based cpu.

If you wish to get the cpu around to 4.3 to 4.4 Ghz around it maximum overclocking potential then you will have to choose the manual setting in the bios settings of your motherboard turning off the cool and quiet feature, and the auto turbo overclocking option.

Set the cpu multiplier value to 23.
Leaving the base memory and bus setting of the board at 200 Mhz default.

And raise the Vcore voltage also manually to around 1.45v.

Please make sure you have an after market cpu air cooler fitted on top of your FX 6300 cpu.
As once you start to get into the 1.45v range and more the cpu will heat very rapidly without sufficient air cooling.

The cpu will stay at 4.3 to 4.4 Ghz all of the time when manually set even if there is very little user interaction with the system.
 
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