Trying to OC R7 1700 i needs assistance.
Trying to OC R7 1700 i needs assistance.
I'm trying to optimize my CPU and after several tries I'm realizing either I don't understand what I'm doing or that OCCT isn't suitable for stress-testing Ryzen. I'm not sure what I'm doing.
I've been using OCCT to push my system, for example, I can get any OC Stable version for a long time; and when I run the same clock in another test like ASUS Real Benches Stress Test, it still crashes. But on Cinebench and Prime95 it works fine. However, in OCCT my system just stops responding and freezes without any error messages. No blue screens, no black screens, no DR debug codes. Just all monitors stopping at once and no activity from my builds or HDD lights.
Is this issue only related to OCCT? Is it not appropriate for Ryzen? Or is my setup unstable? Or could it be a driver problem, since I notice my system slows down and hangs under heavy load?
If the problem is with OCCT, do you have any suggestions for other stress-testing programs or guides for overclocking Ryzen?
Usually, and I am certain you did this. You evaluate one part over clock at a time. That means testing RAM, CPU, and GPU separately. However, the goal is to identify what appears stable, monitor temperatures, and then reduce the speed by 0.1GHz or 0.2GHz before considering it acceptable. I prefer my systems to remain stable and cool throughout the day.
I recently assembled a Ryzen 7 1700 system, which is compact with an air cooler. I only adjusted the voltage and set it to run at 3.5GHz.
Usually, and I am certain you did this, you test one part over clock at a time. That means checking RAM, CPU, and GPU separately. However, the goal is to identify what appears stable, monitor temperatures, and then reduce the speed by 0.1GHz or 0.2GHz before considering it acceptable. I prefer my systems to remain stable and cool throughout the day.
I recently assembled a Ryzen 7 1700 system, which is compact and uses an air cooler. I only adjusted the voltage and set it to 3.5GHz.
did you attempt it yourself or refer to some instructions? this one seems quite thorough. sometimes locating a stable sweet spot is challenging. please share your ram xmp profile and cpu voltage at different speeds; temps would be helpful if available. you should be able to adjust it to 4.0 without issues.