Troubleshooting the 3950X with instability or slow performance
Troubleshooting the 3950X with instability or slow performance
I've observed your machine has been acting unusually slow lately. In the BIOS, the XMP profile for 3600 keeps disappearing and needs to be reset. Recently, it wouldn't restart properly even though I had a "15" postcode, so I replaced my RAM but still couldn't have the XMP activate. I experimented with different RAM sticks in various slots, reseeded the 3950X, and eventually managed to get it both booting and maintaining the 3600 setting. However, when I ran Cinebench, my score dropped significantly—1000 points lower than usual. After a restart, the XMP disappeared again. Eventually, I got it to work consistently and Cinebench returned to normal, showing a much higher score. Now I'm using a standard 4.3 GHz 1.3 v overclock that runs smoothly during editing or Cinebench (usually scoring 500-600 points higher than normal), but it crashes when I run it. I'm unsure what's causing this issue, so any advice would be greatly appreciated. 3950x Noctua NHU 12A X570 Taichi 4x16 GSKILL Ripjaws v Red 3600 MSI Ventus OC RTX 2060 Super
stock shows strong levels in idle, spikes to the high 60s to low 70s under load, reaches the high 70s and seldom goes up to 82 c
adjusted settings to 1.35 but encountered issues, then tried up to 1.4. temperatures reached the 80s and climbed to a peak of 92. managed to complete a run with a score of 9718, which is roughly 200 points higher than before. running at that intensity feels risky—temperatures were unprecedented.
Let me know what you meant by "scratch that," and I'll help you rephrase it.
A little bit and all the way are two different things my friend. A little bit would be like 1.1-1.2v Remember overclocking and over-volting is at your own risk. This the 19-20-20-40 kit I saw for sale on newegg? I imagine you need 4x16GB. So..... Try pulling 2 sticks. Use slots A2 and B2 (for testing) If XMP doesn't work, train the rig..... Setup: Gear Down mode : disable Power Down mode: disable SoC : 1.1250v. Mem v: 1.360v. Fast boot disable (will run full check) Enable XMP. Manually set frequency to 3200mhz (Highest supported by the IMC memory controller) Once this posts and passes your testing, increase the frequency incrementally until you get to 3600mhz. This process trains the board and IMC. Or if your board is equipped, use the memory training features that are built in instead of the above process.
I'm excited to try it this weekend. It's functioning (at least temporarily) and I'm working on a few projects for work.