Ryzen 5 2600 oc
Ryzen 5 2600 oc
I'm facing a decision. I need better performance for gaming and have been running some OC tests. My Ryzen 2600 runs at 4.0ghz with 1.25 vcore, and 4.1ghz at 1.35 vcore. Should I let the CPU self-boost to higher speeds like 3800/3825 in games, or should I manually clock it? Also, is this beneficial for gaming with my GTX 1060?
I agree with velocityg4. 100 mv adds a lot of extra heat and power use at 100mhz. It doesn’t seem worth going to 4.1 in my opinion. 4.0 is the ideal range. I’ve seen this consistently with Ryzen 1st gen and 2nd gen models. You hit a ceiling (4.0 GHz at 1.25v) where you’d need much higher voltage to reach another 100mhz. I stop there. At 4ghz with 1.25v shouldn’t require significantly more power or generate much more heat than the original specs. I’d settle for that and gain a performance boost in CPU-heavy games. If your temperatures are under control, a $30 air cooler would work well if the Wraith stealth isn’t enough.
4 gigahertz will have a noticeable impact in certain games. While often the main constraint is your graphics card, this represents a significant jump in voltage from 4 gigahertz to 4.1 gigahertz. I recommend sticking to the maximum of 4 gigahertz. This choice will consume less power and produce less heat.
To truly assess whether this change affects your gaming performance, you should utilize tools like MSI afterburner with OSD activated. This allows you to monitor FPS during gameplay and compare it against both overclocked and standard settings.
I've run some tests and usually the variation is between 1 to 5 frames per second, while in certain CPU-limited games it can be 10 to 20. That makes me question whether it's really worthwhile.
I agree with velocityg4 . 100 mv is a lot of extra heat and power consumption for 100mhz. Its not worth going to 4.1 IMHO. 4.0 is your sweet spot. I've found this consistently with ryzen 1st gen and and 2nd gen. You hit a wall (4.0 ghz 1.25v in your case) where you need to add significantly more voltage to go up another 100mhz. I find this wall and stop there. 4ghz at 1.25 shouldn't use much more power or generate much more heat than stock. I'd leave it there and take the performance bump in CPU bound games. Assuming you're temps are fine. A $30 air cooler would work fine for that if the wraith stealth doesn't cut it.