Overclocking FX 6300 on Asus Crosshair V Formula-Z

Hey guys.

So I'm trying to see what the maximum overclock I can reach/achieve on my Asus Crosshair V Formula-Z AMD FX 6300 CPU is and if I can run at the max OC stable. If any of you have achieved a higher OC on this chip than 4.5GHz (For example; 4.8GHz) could you possibly share with me the settings you used? Example; multiplier, DRAM & NB frequencies, voltages, etc.

The current clock speed I am running atm is 3.5GHz which is stock.

Thanks

Bump?

Its best not to have a set frequency in your head, because its only a let down when you do get there.

Rather than the maximum overclock, go hunting to find the slowest component in your setup which can be improved. Like instead of going for the highest overclock on the CPU, you might gain more from tighter memory timings and a 1:1 ratio at not much more than the stock clock, believe it or not. Benchmarks are ok for one thing and thats it. Its the real life performance over the course of time which is more satisfying

In the long run, the system will run far smoother and more stable for longer if you dont over push the CPU. Max overclocks aint much quicker than stock in the big grand scheme of things, especially when you consider how much faster the next generation of CPU would be over it.

Good luck

All CPUs are not created equal. That is just one of the problems faced by overclockers.

A member of this forum may have achieved 4.8 GHZ with the FX 6300 CPU. But that doesn't mean you will be able to. Statistically that would seem rather unlikely. Another computer with identical hardware and identical settings operating under identical conditions may not be able to achieve much over stock speeds. You have to test this yourself.

Overclocking should be done in small increments with long test runs between each. It is an experimental process.

There are risks in overclocking beyond overheating and crashing. If the system crashes you at least know something is wrong. Worse is when the computer seems to be working well but is actually silently corrupting your data, possibly in subtle ways. These problems can be very difficult to diagnose.

Never overclock a computer used for important purposes. The risks may be justified in a computer used only for gaming. But a computer doing critical financial calculations is another matter entirely. Nobody with any sense overclocks a server.

In my view overclocking is more about bragging rights than real performance improvement. I am sure others will disagree.

My own experience with overclocking is limited. My early experience was not a happy one and I have never had the desire to try again.

Oh yes, a highly overclocked machine can and will create corrupt files and can screw the old operating systems right up !
The old MBR file system for instance. Take your overclocking one step too far and you can damage the System32 Config.sys file, then you are buggered