Just got started with a new Ryzen processor and trying to speed it up manually. Any tips or advice would be great!
Just got started with a new Ryzen processor and trying to speed it up manually. Any tips or advice would be great!
Do you want to run your computer all day and night safely? Here are my questions about a Ryzen 5 3600. I have a B550m motherboard, a 280mm AIO cooler, a bad case with poor airflow, 16GB of RAM, and an RTX 1080 Ti GPU. My RAM is Ballistix, and my graphics card has an H80i fan. I am using Ryzen Master to test things but don't know how the software works or what all the settings are for. The BIOS looks hard to read too.
I got confused with terms like LLC (Low Voltage Control), Vcore (Core voltage), and so many others, which hurt my brain. So I just set up a simple plan. In Ryzen Master, under CCX0 and CCX1, I put 4200 on each. My guess is that this makes all cores go to boost at the same time to 4200 MHz? The peak core voltage is set to 1.125 volts. Prime95 tested my chip for just one hour at 81 degrees Celsius and it stayed locked there. Ryzen Master showed me a clock speed of 4200 Hz running at that voltage all the time, no change during the test. Cinebench gave me a score of 3676 when temps are low (around 64C) and 478 when they get higher.
Can someone check this screenshot and tell me if I am doing it right? Is 1.125 volts dangerous? And how do I make the voltage drop to 0.9V while my computer is just sitting there? At stock settings, my PC idles at about 0.9V for me. This sounds safer for the chip, isn't it?
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I agree, this is why I USUALLY recommend that users either don't install (At all) or at least temporarily remove, any kind of bundled motherboard software or utilities offered by their motherboard manufacturer, any unproven or known buggy overlay or monitoring software such as CAM, various mods and plug ins, etc. Better yet, when facing a problem that there seems to be no solution for, doing a clean install of Windows is usually the best place to start, to see if the problems are present on a bare, clean installation. It didn't seem to be something that was obviously relevant on your problem though, which is why I didn't recommend it. Obviously, doing so is a good idea if you hit a roadblock no matter what the problem is, as long it...
Smallest FFT isn't something I really like using. Short FFTs are fine. All of your thermal compliance and stability tests are totally different things, so you can find those instructions towards the end of my guide here: CPU overclocking guide for beginners covering the basics If you found your way here, it sounds like you're looking for help with basic overclocking. Either that or you've been around this long and want to see if I had any eye-opening insights you might have missed. Rest assured, I don't mean to say anything bad about forums. And these two guides tell you just about every common thing you need to know about overclocking on Ryzen. Obviously, as with most things, there are of course advanced concepts and practices that those really don't get into, and I'm not going to talk about them either, because clearly that's not what you're asking here. If these two guides plus mine don't tell you everything you need to know to pretty well figure out the rest with a couple of quick searches, then the process is probably going to be tough for you. No offense at all. Overclocking isn't for everybody, and honestly it gets harder and harder to see any real gains just by spending extra time and money on these things nowadays. AMD RYZEN Overclocking Guide - For Overclockers My intention here is to help you squeeze a little more power out of the AMD Ryzen CPU. One great thing is that all Ryzen CPUs have unlocked multipliers, www.overclockers.com This one is specifically for the 3700x, but the steps in general are pretty similar. However, it should be said that while your Pro4 board is a good entry-level B550 board, nothing wrong with it for normal usage, it isn't particularly great at overclocking even though you have cool air flowing over it. Don't be surprised if you have trouble or feel limited in your success because of the VRM configuration on that board.
Here is the big question: how much better is your OC compared to running the Ryzen 5 3600 with Power Boost (PB) enabled and AutoOC turned off? With my settings, I get a CB R20 score of 3632 on multi-core and 482 on single core. So you might not be getting much extra power out of it. These results match the system in my Sig log. Actually, maybe just try turning PBO on too, since you already have a 280mm air cooler.