Question about overclocking speed and thermal paste
Question about overclocking speed and thermal paste
CPU order placed:
AMD - Ryzen 7 2700 3.2 GHz 8-Core Processor
CPU Cooler ordered: Cooler Master - MasterLiquid ML240L RGB 66.7 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler
Motherboard selected: Asus - STRIX X370-F GAMING ATX AM4 Motherboard
Memory requested: G.Skill - Ripjaws V Series 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3200 Memory
Inquiry about overclock targets and thermal paste recommendations.
What should be the optimal settings? Should I purchase new thermal paste or use the included one? If needed, which paste is best to consider?
The practically guaranteed starting frequency would be around 4.1GHz across all cores, likely higher thanks to good cooling. This is the main deciding factor for Ryzen overclocking, as it's based on turbo speed. One reason AMD keeps all Ryzen unlocked is that internal protections like XFR won't allow it into unsafe ranges and would reduce performance if limits are hit.
Optimal outcomes come at 1.425v and above, reaching up to mid-times in 60s, though this heavily depends on other elements such as power delivery and binning (silicon lottery).
Thank you for the comment about CountMike. I'm also curious about which thermal paste would provide the optimal results.