The Ryzen 3 experiences freezing issues after being overclocked.
The Ryzen 3 experiences freezing issues after being overclocked.
I haven’t found a solution for my problem yet, so I’m reaching out for assistance.
Recently, I built my first PC with a Ryzen 3 1200.
A few days later, I decided to try overclocking and watched many tutorials about Ryzen overclocking.
At first, I used the Ryzen Master tool to determine the optimal voltage and clock speeds.
The problems I encountered were unusual. My computer didn’t crash, black screen, or shut down; instead, it froze completely. The screen became stuck, and I couldn’t move the mouse or type using the keyboard. This occurred when I attempted 3.7 GHz at 1.3V, so I tried higher voltages.
After some time, I discovered that I could successfully run 3.75Ghz at 1.35V, and after several tests with IntelBurn and a couple of Cinabench15 files, everything worked smoothly.
Then I adjusted the BIOS settings, setting the multiplier to 37.5 and the offset to 0.156.
After restarting Windows, everything appeared normal; I ran both Cinabench15 and IntelBurn tests without issues, and temperatures stayed below 70°C.
However, when I ran Prime95 while monitoring temperatures in the HW monitor, it passed the first test and continued to the second, with temperatures stabilizing around 78°C.
Then it reached 79°C, and after a few seconds it froze again.
I’m now quite concerned about overclocking, as I can’t even reach 3.8Ghz, but I’m already pushing the stock cooler to 1.35V.
I don’t know what might be causing this issue—could it be the motherboard or the RAM? (I haven’t changed the RAM speed at all).
It might also be related to the GPU I’m using.
PS. (When I tried 3.8Ghz at 1.35V, the PC froze after a few seconds in Cinabench15.)
Specifications:
- Ryzen 3 1200
- Asus Prime B350-Plus
- Crucial Ballistix Sport LT 2x4GB 2666Mhz
- (I haven’t ordered my 1060 yet; I’m using a GT610 GPU)
- Corsair CX450 PSU
Please let me know if you can help. I’m ready to share more details if needed.
It appears AMD Ryzen chips are sensitive to heat during overclocking. Keeping temperatures below 79 is recommended. If they exceed that, reduce the clock speeds by 100mhz. Don't worry about overclocking—it won't reach 3.8. You didn't win the silicon lottery; this isn't related to your other parts.
But I feel pretty unlucky, my system freezes right away when I set it to 3.7Ghz on stock voltages, even though most other Ryzen 3 1200 users can reach this speed with stock voltage. My temperatures are still good at idle and light use, staying below 40C.
Also, do you know about the new offset voltages for the ASUS PRIME-B350 PLUS motherboard? I've seen videos where people experiment with different offsets—some use 0.02500, others 0.12500—and I'm not sure which one to choose to get a stable 1.25V.