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Zebedi1

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I have an AMD fx-6350 CPU with a stock cooler, I have always considered overclocking to get the best out of it but I have never found time. However, I have now run Prime95 and recorders the thermal margin with AMD OVERDRIVE. It ran with a stable margin of 15.5C which USB good. This was @ 3.9 GHz. I have now over clocked by 100 MHz and done the same test; @ 4.0 GHz, it is running with a steady thermal margin of 14.8C with occasional drops to 12C. Are these temps ok on a stock cooler and should I keep it at 4.0 GHz?

Thanks

EDIT: AMD OVERDRIVE said that the cores are running at 4018 MHz but Task Manager said 3880 MHz, why is this?

EDIT #2: It also said my motherboard temps are at a thermal margin of 6.5C Ian this bad?

EDIT #3: By the way, the only setting I have change s Ian the CPU clock speed I have not messed with anything else, should I have?
 
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Nate tech hes using "Thermal margin" which is amd temp from max temp.

Your running about the limit I would recommend as your running 10-12c from your max safe temp "thermal margin" of 0 is max safe temp and where throttling will begin so being 10c away is about where you want to stop.

Also task manager is not very accurate at reading the clock speed of any cpu. I don't know where windows gets its values but it never seems to line up with any other software.

You can leave your clock speed where it is at and slightly lower your cpu voltage and run your stress test for 5 min to see if it crashes. keep going down till it crashes then go back up two ticks and stress test it for 15 min or so. if it doesn't crash your stable if it...
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Hello!

Hmm... those temperatures sound inaccurate, are you reading the correct temps? I'd suggest using core temp to monitor temperatures, as 15.5C is below what idle temps should be.

Hope to be of some help!
:)

- Nate of Ralleon Custom Built
 
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Nate tech hes using "Thermal margin" which is amd temp from max temp.

Your running about the limit I would recommend as your running 10-12c from your max safe temp "thermal margin" of 0 is max safe temp and where throttling will begin so being 10c away is about where you want to stop.

Also task manager is not very accurate at reading the clock speed of any cpu. I don't know where windows gets its values but it never seems to line up with any other software.

You can leave your clock speed where it is at and slightly lower your cpu voltage and run your stress test for 5 min to see if it crashes. keep going down till it crashes then go back up two ticks and stress test it for 15 min or so. if it doesn't crash your stable if it crashes add some more voltage back. The lower the voltage is the cooler your temps will be but if you get to low the pc will crash. it just takes some trials to find the lowest stable voltage.
 
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Hi that is a thermal margin, it is how far the cpu is from shutting down. It is all sorted now thanks anyway
 
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