I attempted to increase the clock speed of my Ryzen 1700X but the computer turned off.
I attempted to increase the clock speed of my Ryzen 1700X but the computer turned off.
I own a Ryzen 1700x with an MSI B450 Pro Carbon AC (second latest BIOS) featuring a fractal design focus, measuring 140mm intake and 120mm exhaust. The cooling solution is Deepcool, which supports a maximum game load of around 400. The PSU is Seasonic Focus Gold rated at 750 watts, and the GPU is an EVGA GeForce 980 with Windows 10.
I reviewed numerous guides and videos, believing these configurations would work well. The CPU clock runs at 3.8ghz with a core voltage starting at 1.35. My motherboard labeled it as ‘override mode’ to accept custom values. I didn’t adjust any other voltage settings. RAM was configured with an XMP profile set to 2933 MHz. Before attempting overclocking, I was already running the system stably. The load line is set to level 3, following an MSI manual recommendation.
During testing, I did not modify the C state settings and kept the quiet mode disabled. Windows booted normally. I ran Prime95 Small FFT briefly; upon returning, the PC powered down completely. It wasn’t a black screen but rather a shutdown. I used Hwmonitor (and noted that Hwinfo 64 might be preferable now) and observed temperatures remained acceptable unless they spiked sharply in just five minutes. The Event Viewer showed only one error related to improper shutdown. I understand it would help having precise numbers, but that’s all I can share.
No worries mate. Let's see how you're doing. Yes, Prime will deliver a lot of heat. But that's the goal. It provides maximum temperatures at a certain voltage. If it doesn't fail under Prime conditions, then it's really stable.
Yes, you can use other programs to create the load, but when I OC I need to know the maximum temperature for a specific voltage. Those who claim you leave performance on the table while testing too strictly aren't actually optimizing their systems. They'll face random crashes and instability.
Do it properly, and you'll skip any headaches. If you need more assistance, feel free to message me.
Yes, your OC is unstable. That's what happens. This is a good guide: https://forums. But just a point to make. Reading the guides is no use if you just dial in settings and hope for the best. When OC'ing you start off low and work up. Follow the guide/process. Test at each stage. This will give you stable, repeatable results. Take your time doing it. Start at 3.6 with 1.3v. Run Prime5 small FFTs. It needs to run for a min of 20-30 mins to get the processor up to temp. If the temps is too high, or there is not enough voltage Prime will have failures. Then you go back and bump the voltage one notch at a time, and test again. It's time consuming. But can be worth the effort when done correctly. Edit: I'd leave the LLC on it's default setting. Changing it up to higher settings is really for crazy OC's. No need to mess with it right now, as it can over volt the CPU, which can make getting a stable OC difficult.
You're using an air cooler, but 3.8GHz should fall into the AIO-cooler range for water cooling. Your CPU might be getting too hot. Unless you enabled Logging in Hwinfo, temperatures aren't being recorded. What you're seeing is just the maximum temperature since you began monitoring. Not since the last reboot or indefinitely. My 1700 non-X at 3.8GHz and 1.34V reaches 70-80°C with a Corsair 240mm radiator. An air cooler wouldn't suffice in my setup.
Yesterday I attempted 3.6 with a voltage of 1.300v and performed the prime small fft test for several minutes. I halted it because my temperatures rose rapidly in the 80s. Was that acceptable? I wasn't expecting it since it was just beginning.
Try some practical examples and tools you rely on. Handbrake might be a decent option. Stress tests don't really reflect real conditions. I can't run OCCT for more than five minutes before the CPU gets too hot, but if I push Handbrake to its limits for an hour, temperatures will drop by 10-15 degrees Celsius consistently. Every time. Stress tests are usually extreme, useful for checking stability but not ideal for measuring heat levels. If you're playing games, they typically use no more than half of my CPU capacity (Ryzen 1700). Much lower temps. Paste and case fans won't help much—at best a 5-degree drop if cooling is poor or absent. If temperature bothers you, consider watercooling or an AIO first. Air coolers have limits; once you surpass that point, their efficiency plummets sharply. Temperatures are climbing rapidly. Relevant info: https://youtu.be/cFICTlMZWiY?t=926