Checking Ryzen 7 2700 OC performance on an A320M-S2H V2 with B350 chipset
Checking Ryzen 7 2700 OC performance on an A320M-S2H V2 with B350 chipset
Hello. Your concern is valid. Assessing the safety of a slight overclock on a Ryzen 7 2700 with an A320M-S2H V2 and B350 chipset depends on several factors. If you decide to proceed, using the stock heatsink is advisable, but you may need a replacement if overheating becomes an issue. Regarding alternatives, the most affordable motherboard that can handle 2700 OC would be the MSI B450 Gaming Plus MAX, priced around -80€ in Spain.
extremely safe thanks to the EasyTune feature on the motherboard that can cover the CPU better than you thought. The stock heatsink works fine, but there are improved options available. Just check your motherboard page. Also, I hope your case airflow is good since the motherboard voltages might get a bit higher after overclocking.
Hers a list of motherboards OC capability, your board is not on the list so it will probably be a weak overclocker, I had another list for 1st and 2nd gen Ryzen but forgot the website for it, anyways it should be the same trend:
You can experiment with a minor customization on your existing board and run Prime95 maxheat/stress tests. My AB350Pro4 would fail at anything above stock settings since the VRM overheats and causes shutdowns. I recently purchased an ASRock X370 Fatal1ty Professional, which is one of the top X370 boards. Avoid using the stock heatsink—your CPU will throttle, rendering the OC ineffective. If you can afford it, get a Noctua; otherwise, the Freezer 34 DUO works well too.
I suppose I'm lucky. Running a 1700x with a wraith prism on the ASRock ab350 pro 4 at 3.8ghz and 1.325 volts, max temp 69C during the Intel burn test. I might have some room left. But the CPU fan is running at full speed. I'm using the master mb511 cooler with six 120mm fans.
During the Intel burn test, my voltage reached a maximum of 1.312. It remained stable overall. I believe idle performance was around 1.296 with a voltage of 1.325. Setting it to 1.3 in BIOS caused issues; 1.35 also worked but reduced temperature by a few degrees at 1.325.
Ah. I'm happy enough with 3.8. Wondering if 3.9 would be stable. Though I know on 1st gen ryzen that 4ghz was a bit of a golden cpu. And I don't know that another 100mhz gets a lot except benchmark numbers. I may tinker though, and in a year or so see if this board lets me drop in a 4000 series cpu.