FX6100 OVERCLOCKING

[chamanat21]

Hi guys , when i purchased the fx6100 i was told that with a good cooler ( Corsair H80 ) i was able to higly overclock this processor. Though i am an amateur as far as overcocking goes , i would like somebody tell me specific settings so i could just set mine that i can go this baby up. I am not a bios change fan. I use amd overdrive for overclocking. My motherboard is gigabyte 990fxa.

 

PLZ ADVICE ME

 

 

 

THANKS IN ADVANCE

[MacLeod]

I would NOT use Overdrive. Using the BIOS is the best and easiest way.

 

Download and install Intel Burn Test. This is my favorite stress tester because its a lot faster for one and for 2, Ive had several OC's that would pass P95 but wouldnt pass IBT however Ive never had a IBT certified OC fail P95. Now YMMV as I hear a lot of the opposite from other people.

 

Bulldozer's benefit a lot by HT Reference Clock increases as opposed to multiplier increases. So set the CPU voltage to 1.35 and bump up the FSB (Ht reference clock but FSB is quicker to type) up to where youre at 4.0 GHz. Youll have to go in and turn down the RAM speed as well because the FSB controls the RAM speed too. Now run IBT. If you can make it thru 5 passes, go in and try 4.1 Rinse and repeat. When IBT crashes, bump the voltage up to say 1.37 and try IBT again. Make 5 passes, move up to 4.1 and so on. Keep your core temps under 61C. Ive never really read an AMD approved "max safe voltage" but the consensus seems to be 1.45 for 24/7 use so stay under that would be my advice.

 

You have a rock solid motherboard so I but you could hit 4.5 on that 6100 with little problem. You will need some high end cooling to get that high though. My midrange Hyper 212 is good up to 4.3 but any higher and it couldnt keep it under 61C in IBT. A H100, Antec Kuhler 920 or Noctua NH-D14 would be the best coolers you could get. Phanteks makes one too but its so enormous that its not really an option for me.

[rieds]

x2 on staying away from amd overdrive. i run my fx 6100 at 4442 24/7. i can push it to 4776 but my kuhler 920 cant keep it cool enough under heavy load and the cpu fans have to run too loud for my liking under slight load. can you post us a picture of your advanced bios settings? if your board has the uefi bios i imagine it will have the same settings as my sabertooth 990fx and i can get you in the ball park. i need to know what the rest of your hardware is also. your psu may limit you to how far you can push it depending on the rest of your hardware.

[troady]

 I do have a FX6100 in a sabertooth 990 r2, so far running stable at 4.3 w/o any upping , just cool n quiet disable, was trying before to reach maximum OC and playing with voltages ect, was able to get to 4.7, after that the AIDA 64 system stability test will crash and get some blue screens too.

4.4 is maximum I can get with normal voltage everywhere.

12 gb (3 x 4gb) ram gskill ripjaws 1600 cl9

HX750 Corsair power supply

3HDD: 2tb, 1tb, 640 gb.

Hyper 212 cooling pushing by CPU and another 120mm pulling from back of case.

Radeon HD 7850 2gb

[slick2500]

[ir_cow]

Its not the oldest thread i've seen brought back to life.

[jaimelmiel]

For  your information for the FX 6100 and the FX4100 they have a max core temp of 70 Degres Celsius. All other Fx processors are 61.1. If you do not want to take my word for it, call

Amd Global Tech for North America. In fact I am going to double check on Monday. You may have more headroom than you thought you had.

Edited July 6, 2014 by jaimelmiel