Hello,
I currently have my FX 6300 running at 4.2Gz. To achieve this I turned up the multiplier, turned off the turbo boost option, and also turned off the cool and quiet mode. I did not adjust voltage - I just left it set to auto. Everything seems to be running good with this set up and temperatures have only reached 25 degrees Celsius during load tests. I am new to overclocking, in fact this is the first CPU that I have ever overclocked and I have some questions:
1: I would like to run my CPU at 4.5 or 4.7Ghz, however, when I increase the multiplier to anything above 4200Mhz I get error messages from Windows saying my computer is being shut down to prevent damage. How can I safely overclock to 4.7Ghz? What all do I need to change in BIOS?
Here is my PC set up:
Diablotek EVO case
Gigabyte 970a-UD3 motherboard
AMD FX 6300 Black Edition CPU (currently @ 4.2Ghz)
16Gb DDR3 Corsair Vengeance RAM
EVGA NVIDIA Geforce GTX 660 Superclocked
2x 500Gb Sata hard drives
Coolermaster 600w PSU
Thermaltake Contact 30 CPU cooler
2x 120mm case intake fans
4x 120mm case exhaust fans
Thank you,