Advice on Boosting Performance of a Ryzen 3 1200
Advice on Boosting Performance of a Ryzen 3 1200
Hey everyone. I just assembled a new gaming PC for Christmas. It includes an AMD Ryzen 3 1200 with a GTX 1060 3GB. This is my first PC build, and I haven’t overclocked before. The motherboard I’m using is a Gigabyte GA-AB350M Gaming 3, and the RAM is 8GB single channel Crucial DDR4 2400MHz. My aim is to reach around 3.8GHz on the CPU. I’m running it with the stock Wraith Stealth cooler. After testing Cinebench R15, I noticed temperatures stayed below 40°C. For overclocking, should I try 1.3 volts at 3.8GHz to boost performance in games and daily tasks?
EDIT: I didn’t realize I was skipping the warranty concern—I bought a two-year warranty on both the CPU and motherboard when I got them from Microcenter.
SgtScream provided initial guidance. It's important to hit instability in order to determine the best achievable multiplier at a certain voltage. I wouldn't go beyond 1.4v as a typical setting. Thanks! I plan to test it out and see what I can accomplish with this $99 quad core. If instability occurs right away, increase the voltage to 1.35v-1.40v. Otherwise, lower the multiplier until stability is reached at 1.4v.
SgtScream provided initial guidance. Reaching instability is necessary to determine the maximum multiplier at a certain voltage. I won't go beyond 1.4v as a regular setting. Thanks! I'm looking forward to testing it out and seeing what I can achieve with this $99 quad core.
SgtScream provided initial guidance. It's important to hit instability in order to determine the best achievable multiplier at a certain voltage. I wouldn't go beyond 1.4v as a regular setting. Thanks! I plan to test it out. I'm looking forward to discovering how much performance this $99 quad core can deliver. If instability occurs right away, increase the voltage to 1.35v-1.40v. If it persists, lower the multiplier until stability is reached at 1.4v.
Just to follow up, I attempted it again. Currently, the Ryzen 3 is stable at 3.8 Ghz with a 1.320 vcore. Before the overclock, my Cinebench r15 was 471. After the boost, it reached 573! Temperatures stayed under 60 degrees C, and playing Overwatch gave a slight FPS improvement. Thanks for your assistance!
Mine operates at 3.8GHz with 1.2V but requires additional loads for further performance