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11-03-2014
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The Unwanted Critic
Join Date: Sep 2011
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Can I Overclock A FX 6350 With A Stock Cooler?
Its default clock rate is 3.9 ghz, but apparently there's some "turbo" feature that brings it to 4.2 ghz that won't ever kick in. Weird thing is my old cpu always had the turbo on with the stock cooler without issues. To make things more confusing, the temperature readings dont seem to be accurate- it says I idle at like 15 C, which cant be right. BIOS however has the correct temperatures, but I have no way of testing it under load. Is there a safe way to overclock? I'm scared to ruin my CPU. |
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Uguu~
Join Date: Mar 2013
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TL;DR I'd assume no due to not enough coolants. |
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11-03-2014
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:pluffy:
Join Date: Aug 2011
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I wouldn't, not on the stock cooler anyway.
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11-03-2014
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maymay ambassador
Join Date: Aug 2011
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What motherboard do you have?
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11-05-2014
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11-06-2014
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The Unwanted Critic
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its an asrock motherboard, forgot the exact model. Supports up to 140W on the CPU
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11-20-2014
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The Unwanted Critic
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Posting results in case someone else does a google search for this... Fans are running at full speed. I overclocked to 4.1 GHZ. A subtle OC, only 5%, but its something. CPUtin gets to 66C while benchmarking(which is a bit high, but you'll likely never hit that temp during gaming). Core temp reports like 54C, thats a different sensor that's often inaccurate. AMD CPUs officially support up to 62C, but a lot of experienced Overclockers tell me anything below 70C is fine. Considering that I don't get anywhere close to 62C while gaming, I should be fine. Overclocking will likely reduce the lifespan of your CPU. But if you're like me and upgrade every few years anyways, you should be fine. As long as you regularly clean the dust out of your heatsink every few months, and have good airflow, it should work fine. |
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11-20-2014
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11-21-2014
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Weaboo
Join Date: May 2014
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I would not recommend overclocking it past 3.8 with the stock cooler. I would get a high rated fan or water cooling. But I have mine in a not-so-open space :| |
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12-30-2014
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Join Date: Jul 2014
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Stock coolers are never enough.
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07-25-2015
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The Unwanted Critic
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Now for the real test. Messed up my bios settings by mistake, now my CPU turbos to 4.4 ghz... let's see if this **** is stable
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07-25-2015
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07-25-2015
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The Unwanted Critic
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So 4.2 ghz was stable at load, but not idle, probably because of voltage issues(I had Cool and quiet disabled) but 4.1 ghz and 4.4 ghz turbo is stable |
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07-25-2015
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:pluffy:
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Temps?
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07-25-2015
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The Unwanted Critic
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50-55C under load.
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