overclock the Ryzen 5 2600 using the built-in cooler
overclock the Ryzen 5 2600 using the built-in cooler
hello guys i'm planning to overclock the ryzen 5 2600 on an asrock b450m pro4 without an aftermarket cooler. i want something reasonable, not extreme. ram will be 3000mhz and i aim for 3.8ghz to 3.9ghz, with volt settings between 1.3 and below. the psu seems fine. thanks!
It won't be a major overclock. The point is to try anyway when you realize a better temperature with a larger cooler will come. You'll need to adjust many settings, and you can't predict the temperature it will produce even if you know your desired voltage. This might cause overheating before you've had a chance to install the improved cooler.
Begin with small changes and check the temperature and vCore at each step—3.5, 3.6 GHz, 3.5, 3.6 GHz, etc.—instead of jumping directly to higher voltages like 3.8 GHz. Better safe than sorry.
DavidM012 :
It won't be a significant overclock. What's the reason to try when you know you'll get a better oc with a larger cooler? Because you will have to tweak various settings you can't tell what temp. it will generate even if you know what voltage you want to set so you might overheat it before you had the chance to install the better cooler.
At least start with small increments and measure the temp. and vCore at each stage, 3.5, 3.6 ghz. rather than going, blam 1.3v. 3.8ghz. To err on the side of caution.
i didn t undersant so well, but i think you told me that the oc isn t worth it because of the risk of overheating the cpu?
DavidM012 confirmed everyone's statement about minimal risk, asking if it could harm the CPU and explaining the reason.
The stock Wraith cooler that amd ships with the Ryzen cpus is quite often better than many budget aftermarket coolers. It's equitable to a CM hyper212 evo. It'll handle a 3.8-3.9GHz OC without issue.
Word of advice: Before doing
ANY
OC, do a serious amount of research on the subject, there's a whole lot more to it than just adjusting vcore by picking a number.