Ryzen 5 1600 Noob Overclock
Ryzen 5 1600 Noob Overclock
CountMike shared his experience with AMD's suggestions, mentioning a max temperature of 1.425v and 75°C. He notes that with a better cooler, there are more options available. He also talks about his H80i setup with an i5 4690 non-K and shares that it performed well before issues arose. He mentions damaging the pin's controller fans and not having an AM4 bracket, which led him to use a Wraith cooler. He is contacting Corsair support and is eager to hear their response.
I spent 4 hours testing the 3.9-3.95 with various voltages:
- 3.925 @ 1.325v failed
- 3.925 @ 1.3375 Solid 72°c max Temp.
Screen: https://imgur.com/jMv3xC7
- 3.900 @ 1.3250 Solid 72°c max Temp.
Screen: https://imgur.com/R46hOTk
- 3.950 @ 1.375 or 1.350v should work.
**** All tests were conducted with AIDA64 (about 30 minutes is sufficient) ***
To reply, yes – I won’t push it to the maximum and don’t want to waste my CPU lifespan for just 100Mhz. I’m only testing a few scenarios and feel comfortable with 3.900 @ 1.325v at 72°c. I’ll adjust to 3.8 / 3.85 @ 1.3v / 1.3125 if temperature issues arise or if it gets hotter, since I live in a warm country. Or I’ll add more fans and re-test.
In summary, Ryzen CPUs perform well at 3.9Ghz with 1.3250v, especially at lower temps.
Hold on! It seems my setup is different from yours – your CPU temperatures match what you see in forums or YouTube, while mine appears to be separate. The AIDA64 readings reflect the actual package temperature, not just the CPU. I’m still unsure but definitely my readings align with what others report.
Just noticed the discrepancy!
To clarify, checking the temperature on top of HWmonitor shows CPU temperature, which is incorrect.
For accurate results, focus on the 'CPU package' section in HWmonitor – it matches AIDA64.
They’re all consistent.
Thanks again!
HW Info provides additional detailed and up-to-date voltage information.
Hi,
I’m just checking my overclock R5 1600 at 3.85 GHz with 1.3V using the OCCT large data set for three hours. It worked fine except it crashed at 1.2875V (just a tiny difference of 0.0125V).
My question: should I add voltage or lower MHz to create some buffer? Yes, how much would that be? Thanks.
Test with LLC initially at the highest level before adjusting further. This should increase voltage only when required by a couple of percent. In regular operation this would cause voltage spikes for a brief period without significantly raising temperatures.
I just tested my overclock R5 1600 at 3.85 GHz and 1.3V using a large data set for three hours, everything worked fine. However, it crashed when the voltage was raised to 1.2875V (just a small change of 0.0125V).
My question is: should I add more voltage or lower the MHz to gain some margin? Yes, how much should I adjust? Thanks.
Hey,
I'm not an expert, but from what I understand: stable performance at 1.30V means that using a lower voltage will cause it to crash, as reported. So, if you want to use lower voltages, you might need to reduce the clock speed. You could also try higher clocks within the 1.30V range—it's not that high after all.
In my setup, my motherboard doesn’t support LLC control, but I have some good news! After installing an older WC H80i on a Ryzen, I achieved very low temperatures (around 55°C during stress tests, with ambient around 30-35°C). After some adjustments, it became stable at 4.00GHz at 1.23125V, and the stuttering I mentioned earlier disappeared completely. I upgraded my RAM to 16GB at 3000MHz, reinstalled the OS, but nothing worked until then.
After a long search for a solution, I finally found it! I reinstalled Windows 10 build 1607 (Creators Edition is okay), updated some important settings, and blocked further upgrades. Now I can play without that annoying stuttering!
For overclocking, I can say that each chip behaves differently—some handle higher clocks with lower voltages, while others freeze at lower speeds with higher voltages. In your case, it seems you can still get higher clocks at 1.30V. If not, you might need to increase the voltage (though be careful about overheating). If that doesn’t work, you’ll hit a voltage limit—maybe a better cooler could help! But keep in mind, 3.85GHz is quite high.
I hope this helps! See you later!
Hello,
I’m just testing my overclock R5 1600 at 3.85 GHz with OCCT large data set for three hours. Everything seems fine, but it crashed when the voltage was raised slightly to 1.2875V (just a small change of 0.0125V).
My question is: do I need to adjust the voltage or lower the clock speed to create some buffer? Yes, how much should I change? Thanks.
Hey,
I’m not an expert, but from what I understand: stable performance at 1.30V means that lowering the voltage will cause it to fail (as reported). So if you want to use lower voltages, you might need to reduce the clock speed. You could also try higher clocks within that 1.30V range—it’s not that high after all.
In my setup, my motherboard doesn’t support LLC control, but I have some good news! After installing an older WC H80i on a Ryzen, I achieved very low temperatures (around 55°C) during stress tests (ambient 30-35°C). After some adjustments, it became stable at 4.00GHz at 1.23125V. The stuttering I mentioned earlier has completely disappeared. I upgraded my RAM to 16GB at 3000MHz and reinstalled the OS, but nothing worked until then.
After a long search, I finally found a solution: every chip behaves differently. Some handle higher clocks with lower voltages, others get stuck at lower speeds with higher voltages. In your case, it seems you can still achieve higher clocks at 1.30V. If not, increasing the voltage is an option—though AMD says Ryzen maxes out around 1.40V (just keep temps in check). If that doesn’t work, you might hit a voltage limit. A better CPU cooler could help, but remember, 3.85GHz is quite high!
I hope this helps! See you soon!
Thank you for clarifying your point.
I just tested my overclock R5 1600 at 3.85 GHz with a voltage of 1.3V using a large data set for three hours, and it worked fine. However, it crashed when the voltage was raised to 1.2875V (just a small change of 0.0125V).
My question is: should I add more voltage or lower the MHz to create some buffer? Yes, how much should I adjust? Thanks.
Hey,
I'm not very experienced, but from what I understand: stable performance at 1.30V means you can safely use slightly lower voltages if you want. If you go too low, it will crash, as reported. So, if you need lower voltages, you might have to reduce the clock speed. What’s a good range?
What you can try is testing higher clocks within that 1.30V range—it's not that high after all.
In my setup, my motherboard doesn’t support LLC control, but I have some good news! After installing an older WC H80i on my Ryzen, I achieved very low temperatures (around 55°C) during stress tests (ambient around 30-35°C). After some adjustments, it became stable at 4.00GHz at 1.23125V, and the stuttering I mentioned earlier disappeared completely. I upgraded my RAM to 16GB at 3000MHz, reinstalled the OS, but nothing worked until then!
After days of searching for a solution, I finally found it! I reinstalled Windows 10 build 1607 (Creators Edition is okay), updated some important settings, and blocked further upgrades. Now I can play without that annoying stuttering!
Regarding overclocking: every chip behaves differently. Some handle higher clocks at lower voltages, while others freeze at lower speeds with higher voltages. In your case, you should still be able to get higher clocks at 1.30V. If not, you might need to increase the voltage—though AMD warns that Ryzen maxes out around 1.40V (just keep temperatures in check). If that doesn’t work, you’re hitting a voltage limit. A better CPU cooler could help, but remember, 3.85GHz is quite high!
I hope this helps! See you soon!
Thank you for clarifying your point.
In my experience:
A drop from 1.2875V to 1.30V is only a tiny margin—just enough to cause instability. I suspect I’m near the unstable range, so instead of raising voltage, I reduced the clock speed to 3.8GHz at the same 1.3V. Would 50MHz be sufficient to stabilize your overclock?
Do you understand my concern? What do you think?
Yes, I do.
I believe it’s possible that 50MHz could help stabilize your overclock. It’s hard to say for sure! Try different settings and see how it goes. If it crashes again, you might need to lower the clocks even further. As a friend suggested, checking if your motherboard supports LLC control could be a solution.
Here is the rewritten version of your message:
I just tested my overclock R5 1600 at 3.85 GHz with a voltage of 1.3V using a large data set for three hours. The system ran well, but it crashed when the voltage was raised to 1.2875V (just a small change of 0.0125V).
My question is: should I add more voltage or lower the clock speed to create some buffer? Yes, how much would that be? Thanks.
Hey,
I’m not very experienced, but from what I understand: stable performance at 1.30V means you can safely use slightly lower voltages. If you go too low, it might fail as reported. So perhaps lowering the clock speed would help. You could also try higher clocks within that voltage range—though it’s not that high.
In my setup, my motherboard doesn’t support LLC control, but I have some good news! After installing an older WC H80i on a Ryzen, I achieved very low temperatures (around 55°C) during stress tests (ambient around 30-35°C). After some adjustments, it became stable at 4.00GHz at 1.23125V, and the stuttering I mentioned earlier disappeared completely. I upgraded my RAM to 16GB at 3000MHz, reinstalled the OS, but nothing worked until now.
After days of searching for a solution, I finally found it! I reinstalled Windows 10 build 1607 (Creators Edition is okay), updated important settings, and blocked further upgrades. Now I can play without that annoying stuttering!
For overclocking, I think each chip behaves differently—some handle higher clocks with lower voltages, others get stuck at lower speeds with higher voltages. In your case, you might still be able to reach higher clocks at 1.30V. If not, increasing the voltage is an option, though AMD warns that Ryzen maxes out around 1.40V (just keep temps low). If that doesn’t work, you’ll hit a voltage limit. A better CPU cooler could help, but remember: 3.85GHz is quite high!
I hope this helps! See you later!
Thank you for clarifying your point.