Fixing that weird noise when the CPU speed changes around
Fixing that weird noise when the CPU speed changes around
I wanted to test how much I could push my processor before buying a cooler on my way home. I looked at some videos online about overclocking and used Ryzen Master software. I picked profile 2, set the speed to 3700MHz for all cores, and changed the voltage to 1.275 volts. After clicking "Apply and Test" for a stress test, everything worked okay at first. Then I hit apply again and it looked fine for a while too.
But later, when I tried that same speed of 3700MHz with the Auto button on, my voltage started bouncing around instead of staying still like before. That's the first time I saw this happen. At one point I had a crash after doing this, then another one right after I closed Civ6. It felt like a BSOD because I lost my screen and my computer reset itself while fans were spinning and lights were flashing. Only the power button or pressing hold-to-reboot fixed it; normally it would boot up fine even though there was a glitch.
I thought maybe just resetting settings to stock would fix this. When I did, I noticed in Ryzen Master that all cores independently kept jumping speeds between 2600 and 3900 MHz while the voltage changed constantly. If I hit reset on the top corner button, it says factory settings. After resetting the profile back to stock and applying it again, the Auto button stayed lit up but the cores and voltage went wild after application. Even with a stock profile, if I use Manual mode, speeds stay steady at 3400 MHz and voltages at 1.1375 volts—but only until I reset the computer. The BIOS says 3400mhz, but Ryzen Master and CPU-Z show those numbers jumping around crazily after applying anything else. Now I need to figure out what to try next.