Can I boost the RYZEN 5 1600 to 4.0 GHz using a Corsair H45 liquid cooler?
Can I boost the RYZEN 5 1600 to 4.0 GHz using a Corsair H45 liquid cooler?
Can you increase the clock speed of the RYZEN 5 1600 using a Corsair H45 liquid cooler, MSI B450M Pro VDH Plus motherboard, Corsair vs550 PSU, and Corsair 1 cabinet?
I would suggest checking a 240mm radiator if you haven't already purchased the cooler. Regarding the unit(VS), it's quite poor; consider upgrading to a better one if you intend to overclock that system. Ensure your motherboard's BIOS is up to date before proceeding with overclocking. What RAM configuration are you using on the board?
Can you OC? Yep. Sure can. Motherboard chipset supports OC, cpu supports OC. The H45 cooler is slightly better than a hyper212 evo, which is slightly better than the stock cooler, so that'll support OC too.
There's just several things that are potentially not in your favor
It's a 1st gen Ryzen. They had issues hitting 4GHz on all cores, some did, some didn't.
It's a low end motherboard, as budget as it gets so whether it'll handle the OC at the voltages required is anyone's guess.
Whether you'll get stability on your ram is seriously up for grabs. 1st gen Ryzen were very particular, many couldn't get the full 3200MHz, they'd get chopped short at 2666MHz or 2933MHz.
Lowest level psu, apart from its questionable reliability, it has the lowest level of quality control on its DC outputs. Instead of a stable straight line, the outputs look more like the AC voltage it's supposed to change from. Those highs and lows create stability issues with higher OC.
You are trying to make a race car out of grandma's Toyota Corolla. You can try, but don't be surprised if you don't get the results you aim for.
Keep the load light on the Corsair VS 550w, using minimal power. This supply is built affordably and should have extra capacity to avoid issues. If your graphics card exceeds 400-450w occasionally, you're pushing it close to its limit.
I'll use a 1660 6 GB GPU, according to PCPartPicker, which indicates a power consumption of 280 watts.
That's not a favorable situation. Running an overclocked system on a vintage PSU is likely to lead to failure soon.