You're having trouble with your R5 3600 OC. Let me know if you'd like assistance!
You're having trouble with your R5 3600 OC. Let me know if you'd like assistance!
Hello everyone, I’ve been here before and received a lot of assistance, so I’m hoping you can all assist me again.
My current issue involves overclocking my Ryzen 5 3600. I’m worried about the voltage levels and their impact on the CPU’s lifespan.
I’m running the CPU at 4.0Ghz with a voltage of 1.356V.
I’ve been maintaining safe temperatures (under 70°C during high load) and noticed significant performance gains in games and rendering.
However, I’m concerned about the voltages—some people warn that exceeding 1.325V could cause damage and shorten the CPU’s life. So I reset it to auto, but it still fluctuates between 1.344 and 1.35V.
I’ve also experimented with setting the voltage around 1.3V, but sometimes the PC freezes or restarts if the voltages drop too low.
Another observation is that CPU voltages rarely reach 1.100V during overclocking, regardless of the core voltage I adjust. But when running at stock settings, temperatures rise more than during overclocking, and voltages can peak up to 1.4V!
I’m seeking advice on safe voltage ranges to keep my CPU functioning well for at least five years, without a major performance drop.
I understand every CPU is unique, but I’d appreciate any guides that suggest safe limits or thresholds to stay within.
My goal is to maximize performance while ensuring my build lasts a long time. Thanks in advance for your help!
Specs:
CPU: Ryzen 5 3600
Motherboard: Asus TUF X570 Wi-Fi
GPU: Gigabyte 5700XT
RAM: G.Skill Trident RGB 16GB 3600MHz
Power Supply: Corsair TX750M
Cooler: Coolermaster 212 Evo BE
Lets see...
1)Just don't. Manual OC is poop on Ryzen 3000, and it gets worse the higher one goes on the product stack. There's a better, and less stressful method:
-get a stronger cooler than what you have now, like an NH-U14S or something similar. These behave like Nvidia's Gpu Boost, and will try to push for higher frequencies on their own if the thermal headroom is there.
-Ryzen Dram Calculator and guides for it. See if you can push your ram to 3733mhz or tighten the current timings - or both.
2)Don't be. You've been scare-mongered by the herd mentality that the stock voltage is bad...
Lets see...
1)Just don't. Manual OC is poop on Ryzen 3000, and it gets worse the higher one goes on the product stack. There's a better, and less stressful method:
-get a stronger cooler than what you have now, like an NH-U14S or something similar. These behave like Nvidia's Gpu Boost, and will try to push for higher frequencies on their own if the thermal headroom is there.
-Ryzen Dram Calculator and guides for it. See if you can push your ram to 3733mhz or tighten the current timings - or both.
2)Don't be. You've been scare-mongered by the herd mentality that the stock voltage is bad; it isn't, it never was, because the numbnuts have yet to realize just how different these cpus are from the older Ryzens and Intel; completely different, so treat it as such.
-higher idle thermals. It's the nature of the cpu. It's not harmful to it. Get used to it.
-they 'bounce around' a helluva lot. That's from constantly waking up and putting to sleep different threads, leading to the 'high voltage' and idle thermals people have been complaining about. They are far more subtle when the loads are heavy enough.
Doesn't apply to all Ryzen 3000 cpus, because Silicon Lottery, the 'max safe voltage' varies from chip to chip. Following that herd mentality's advice is dangerous.
Undervolt too much, and the cpu can't boost as high. Applies to most cpus really.
Normal, it's fine. It's not sitting at 1.4v anyway.