The R5 3600 now caps at 4150MHz. Can you get your 50MHz back?
The R5 3600 now caps at 4150MHz. Can you get your 50MHz back?
It seems the situation isn't as bad as it initially appeared. Most times it stays below 4100 MHz, which isn't too surprising given the 50MHz setting. I'm sure it was meant to increase, not decrease. I tried enabling "game boost" expecting a boost, but after updating the BIOS, I thought it might help. Unfortunately, the PC didn't boot at all—though it tried three times. Resetting the CMOS didn't resolve the issue either. I also set an override for 50MHz, but it didn't make a difference. Previously, the system handled the 4200 MHz boost clock well without problems. I've checked voltage and clock offset settings, but nothing changed.
That image doesn't fully represent what was happening, I was just checking the +50 boost setting. It usually reached around 4.2 right after power-on, not staying locked but increasing gradually. In the second photo, it hit about 35-40°C, then jumped straight to 4.1 at similar temperatures. That suggests it might have been stuck at a lower setting. I think resetting the CMOS would be the next step, especially since the battery placement seems important. The temps outside are currently around 8°C, which is quite warm. Voltage also stopped reaching 1.5V, so that could be the main issue.
Setting to defaults in BIOS matches using the jumper. Removing the battery also resets the password, eliminating the need for it. Expected performance should reach 4.2ghz per core at idle, indicating high voltage is anticipated. Are you running the Ryzen Balanced in winders?
Ah, ok I reset it a couple of times that way already … didnt change anything . Right, which is the issue , Ive noticed after the BIOS update it tends to not go to 1.5v as often, but it still boosted to ~4.2 as usual. Until i did this game boost thing. Ive been always using Windows balanced, Ryzen power plans tend to crash, and always had slightly lower performance for some reason. HOWEVER: i just tried something, set PBO to "auto", it was set to "enabled" previously and then i set it to "ryzen high performance" and at least the multiplier doesnt seem to be locked at "x41" anymore! And at least it beats the 2700x in single again now, previously it didnt , which is how i knew something wasnt right… I gotta observe this a bit for now, im just glad at least the multiplier doesnt seem to be frozen at x41 anymore…
Great work organizing it. PbO auto works fine. It would have been better to switch to auto when resetting to defaults... why didn’t the CMOS clear properly? The 2700x model really packs a punch with its 4350MHz single-core boost. That’s probably why I haven’t upgraded yet.
It seems the setup isn't fully optimized yet, but it's definitely improved compared to before. Resetting to auto mode did help, though it stayed locked at a specific setting. I tested it right away and didn’t notice much change, except for slightly lower voltages. The boost was still normal at 4.2, so I didn’t think much of it. It feels like the BIOS update might have played a role, but I’m not sure. The motherboard itself seems to be problematic—despite some good components, the BIOS from MSI is really frustrating. Most of the settings don’t seem to make a difference, and overall performance isn’t great. The only real reason for upgrading was cost, though others claim it’s much faster now.
I see, I've noticed this for a bit now. It hasn't triggered the multiplier to 42 again, and the max temp stayed at 70°C with a voltage of 1.469. That's still odd—maybe my current OC headroom is better (around 300mV)? Also, the PC keeps crashing when I touch any multipliers or voltages except for "offset."