overclocking

Forum discussion tagged with overclocking.
  1. C

    Question How to boost my 4790Ks performance without reducing lifespan (noticeably)

    Hey everyone, so recently I undervolted my laptop to fix it being slower than it could be, and while I will do that to my Desktop CPU as well, I was wondering if there is anything else I can do to get at least somewhat significant improvement since this one doesnt have laptop limits, without...
  2. TheKingOfHearts

    Question RX 6400 - overclocking

    Hello! I am able to get good thermals using my XFX RX 6400. Any overclocking I can do with 3rd party tools as AMD doesn't allow overclocking in this card? Thank you
  3. darius2209

    Question Ryzen 5 5500

    Hello! My CPU's temperature's been getting quite hot. I haven't changed any clock speeds or voltages from BIOS, besides activating XMP. I've noticed temperatures reaching 85 degrees celsius. SPECS: Motherboard: GIGABYTE A520M DS3H V2, Socket AM4 CPU: AMD Ryzen™ 5 5500, 4.2GHz, 19MB, socket AM4...
  4. BonCon

    Question My CPU is dropping core clock speeds from 4.3 to 1.7

    Its an fx - 6300. My temps seem stable, my psu is 300W above my requirement for pc. But it is STRUGGLING, by the way it was doing this at base speed. Any ideas I have a few screenshots for you guys to help hopefully, this is me stess testing my cpu. Yet it happens stress testing or not. Real sad...
  5. R

    Question Faulty DRAM Or Memory Controller?

    So I tried to OC my Corsair Vengence LPX 3600 MHz CL16 4x8 gb RAM kit but got crazy instabily issues, couldn't boot and if I did BSOD immediately. I went on to remove the OC and even clear the cmos but the instability remained in the form extremely frequent BSODs. Since it was a new computer...
  6. indynt

    Question Overclocking a 9700K to 5GHz results in constant BSODs & freezing without clear reason ?

    Motherboard: Gigabyte Z390 UD Hey all, was wondering if anyone had experience with overclocking on this specific board, because I feel like I'm missing something. What's happening is that whenever I run prime95 it crashes within 3 or less minutes, while there is no apparent reason for it to...
  7. m4r1n7

    Question Kingston FURY Renegade RGB KF564C32RSAK2-64 64GB will work expo on STRIX B650 E E STRIX and RYZEN 7800X3D?

    Kingston FURY Renegade RGB KF564C32RSAK2-64 64GB will work expo on B650 E E STRIX AND RYZEN 7800X3D? as the title states will this ram works fully on 6400 mhz on strix b650e e motherboard and ryzen 7800x3d psu coolermaster 750w V gold I
  8. SolonQ

    Question CPU overclock may have failed and now CPU temps are high ?

    So my brother bought this prebuilt pc with a Gainward RTX 4070 Super and Ryzen 7 7700x, hes had it for a while, Ive set it up for him and even played a couple games on it before the problem started. He saw some videos on YouTube about overclocking and he tried to do it himself with little to no...
  9. willyburns

    [SOLVED] New build boots to Windows Recovery Environment every time ?

    Windows 11 fully updated and installed on a clean, formatted Samsung 970 M.2 NVMe. On cold boot it will always boot into the Windows Recovery Environment, and then when I've rebooted into the UEFI and restarted that way it boots fine. Continues to stay solid no matter the task after this . . ...
  10. Inmazes

    Question Turbo on I5-1035G1 (laptop) is constant, how can I modify it's speed?

    So I have this HP Pavilion laptop that has a 1050 ti and a I5-1035G1 as mentioned, and I can't install IXU to modify the clock speed and my only option was throttlestop that only lets me turn off and on turbo (from 1GHz to >3GHz), my question is, how can I modify its speed to a middle point...
  11. B

    Question Overclocking my cpu and gpu ?

    hey all , as the titles says ,i want to overclock my cpu and gpu , as for me im pretty noob when it comes to software , hardware atleast better , for me i always thought that everything writte on a cpu for example ( i7 6700 vs i7 6700k ) for example i just know about the 'K' at the end means...
  12. Carbon.

    Question I need help with potential computer repairs

    Sorry if this is messy, I made this on reddit and hoped to find more help some where else. So I know I'm gonna have to replace something but I also didn't get a definite answer from my last post-(https://www.reddit.com/r/buildapc/s/1YTdaLfpo3). I've ran tests by removing each part individually...
  13. ShiroTheWolf

    Question Advice on overclocking an NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Ti 6GB ?

    Good day! I am trying to overclock my GPU as displayed in the title. I have downloaded MSI afterburner to try and tweak my overclocking but I am afraid of damaging the card, I have watched some videos on the matter but they seem to beat around the bush a lot so I figured I'd come here to get...
  14. arturs.opikovs

    Question After Upgrading GPU - MY PC started randomly restarting - Tried everything i know

    Hello, This is my first time i am posting something on forums as i am really stuck T_T Description I do photos, music and video editing. I have upgraded GPU for video editing and starting having random restarts, they are more frequent during load but can happen during watching YouTube. I...
  15. B

    Question New gpu will cause cpu bottleneck - how big of a problem is it really?

    I just ordered a RX 6800xt for my system and it looks like I'm going to have a 22% cpu bottle neck with my Ryzen 7 5800X 3.80mhz. I know those calculators aren't exactly gospel but what sort of an issue am I really looking at? I do have a liquid cooler, 64gb of ram, Asus TG B550M mobo, running...
  16. SameyyEU

    Question No option to enable DOCP ?

    I have had my ram for a while now and have never been using it at its advertised speed of 3600mhz. I have tried the bios today to enable docp to boost the clock speed but I am not given the option to do so? Where do I go from here? I'm running a R9 5900x on an X570-F Strix Board.
  17. M

    Question G.Skill Trident Z5 RGB vs G.Skill RipJaws S5 with the same frequency and timings, performance?

    F5-6400J3239G32GX2-TZ5RK G.Skill Trident Z5 RGB vs F5-6400J3239G32GX2-RS5K G.Skill RipJaws S5, both rams seem to have the exact same specifications except for physical ones, like size, heatsink & so on, should I expect their performance to be identical if I'm not overclocking "aside from using...
  18. vixeko_

    Question Is the Gigabyte GA-970A-D3P motherboard a good option for the AMD FX-8120?

    I have an AMD FX-8120 cpu that according to the specifications its base frequency is 3.1GHz but for some reason in the task manager it says that its base frequency is 2.81GHz, it is strange and I would like my CPU to use the base frequency that supposedly it says in the specifications to be able...
  19. M

    Question Alternating between base speed and boost speed

    So I've installed a new cooler on my Ryzen 5 5600 and it's running so cool I've decided to overclock it but I can not figure out how to just overclock the boost speed and leave the base speed alone, for example leaving the base speed at 3.5ghz when I'm not playing games but when I am the CPU...
  20. brianops1

    Question HP Omen overclocking Issue / underclocked ?

    I'll try to keep this short. I have been having issues with my HP Omen 15 en0xxx laptop (running Windows 11). I figured out that the issues was my CPU overclocking itself since the first day I purchased it. I then recently figured out that setting the Minimum and Maximum processor state power to...
  21. S

    Question Lower average fps

    Hi guys, So recently about 3 months ago my fps (specifcally on valorant since thats the game I play the most) completley changed. I had major fps changes across the game and my input delay was increased immesly. However sometimes when I've updated windows or some random update like gpu or...
  22. ivanetxemendi

    Question OC advice for AMD RYZEN Threadripper 2920X - 12 Core ?

    Hi, i post this question cos' 4 years ago i think, i bought my PC with this AMD RYZEN Threadripper 2920X - 12 Core, very performing cpu for CAM (Music producing) but actually i never managed to have full potential of my computer with: AMD RYZEN Threadripper 2920X - 12 Core ROG STRIX X399E 64 Go...
  23. K

    Question MSI PRO B650-P WiFi ProSeries Motherboard and CMOS Battery

    I was recommended this motherboard on here for my new build. Reading the reviews on amazon, however, it seems like there's an issue where the CMOS battery is DOA. From what I understand, it will reset my overclock settings if I ever disconnect my pc from a power source. However, I have no...
  24. O

    Question Is it possible to oc an i7 4790k on a H81M-R mobo?

    I saw a video of a guy oc-ing an i7 4790k on a H81 mobo. I tried it on my own and unfortunately couldn’t find the ”AI Overclock Tuner” option. Did they remove it with an update? Should I downgrade to the BIOS version mentioned in the video if that is even possible?
  25. consptheory77

    Question MSI Game Boost vs Intel Extreme Utility

    I have a 13600K I am running in a Z790 MSI Tomahawk, and I am trying to see the best approach to overclock it. I surmise may would say "always do it manually" I ran Intel ETU first, and it said I had an excellent bin. Setting the Speed Optimizer it gave me a max of 5.4 Ghz@1.6v, when default...
  26. M

    Question New Motherboard Seems To Destroy RAM

    I'm building a new desktop rig for photo editing. Because memory is key, I picked a motherboard that takes up to 128GB. BIOS / UEFI Version 6.05 ME Firmware - 16.1.25.2091 CPU - Intel Core i9-13900K 3 GHz 24-Core LGA 1700 Processor CPU Fan - ARCTIC Liquid Freezer II 420 Motherboard - ASRock...
  27. 2sa

    Question Viper Gaming 64GB DDR4 2x32GB PC4-28800 3600MHz doesn't run on proper MHz

    Hello, my ram from you just arrived today. After I build it into my PC I noticed that my PC wasn't able to boot properly after raising the MHz in the Bios. I have been testing for the last 3 hours and the current results are that if I try to use 3600Mhz my PC gets stuck in bios. If i try...
  28. GraptikBlizzard

    Question CPU Degraded in a Day?

    I upgraded to a 13700KF about a week ago and have been tweaking my overclock of it ever since. I got it stable at 5.5GHz all P-Cores with E-Cores disabled. I also overclocked my RAM from 3600MHz CL16 to 3900MHz CL17. This configuration was rock solid stable, passing hours of Cinebench...
  29. jnjnilson6

    Discussion Red Line Overclocking

    What're the maximum overclocks you've managed (regarding any hardware component)? Were they stable? How did it go? Did you use water cooling? What interesting changes did you make in the BIOS? In my case: Celeron 420 1.6 GHz to 3.0 GHz (normal cooling; stable performance and good temperatures)...
  30. M

    Question Advice on my overclocked setup

    I'm new to overclocking, guys! Hope you'll help me Computer specifications: AMD Ryzen 7 2700 3.2GHz TUF B450M-PRO GAMING, Bios ver. 2006 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 SUPER 2x8gb 2666mhz Clock speed = 3.2Ghz - 3.7Ghz CPU Voltage = 1.0v = 1.15v I'm done with the 12-hour test of prime95's torture...
  31. M

    Question RAM OVERCLOCK

    Couldnt find existing thread about this so.. here i am. Hello, I have ASUS Prime X570-P / Ryzen 5 5600X / ASUS TUF 6800 XT / 32GB RAM (2x16) RAM is Kingston Hyperx, model HP32D4U8D8HC-16XR, which runs on 3200Mhz even with XMP OFF on around CL21 not 100% sure, but with XMP ON it has only 1...
  32. D

    Question Ryzen XMP causes crashes while gaming

    Hi, I've recently upgraded my ram, and after enabling XMP at 3600 MHz, my pc crashes or games crashes after 5-20 min. My main specs are the following: CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 5600x 4.4 GHz GPU: Zotac RTX 3060ti RAM: Corsair Vengeance LPX 16GB (2 X 8GB) DDR4 3600 MHz Motherboard: Gigabyte Aorus...
  33. M

    [SOLVED] Corsair H55 watercooler overclocking i7 6700k

    My Pc is starting to show its age especially my CPU. Looking to overclock it in the very near future and just wondering if its even worth with my budget friendly cooler. Not really interested in spending anymore money on a new cooler as the cost would be eating into upgrading my entire rig. Just...
  34. Yumekinara

    Question Is it safe to overclock my RAM to 3200 mhz at 1.36v?

    So quick info in regards on my PC to provide more information and possibly get great answers. I have a MSI A320M pro-vh motherboard with an AMD Ryzen 5 3400g with Radeon Vega Graphics. Recently I bought 2x8gb sticks of ram that is labeled to have frequencies or speed of 3200mhz. I have seen in...
  35. consptheory77

    Question Seeking advice for self-build to rival XPS 8950 2023

    In response to my previous question "Is Dell a reliable pre-built?" the consensus was that this would be a poor choice, and I'd be better off building a new system myself. My current system is a Haswell, i5-4690K on a Gigabyte Z97-HD3 board, Cryorig H7, 32GB RAM My thinking back then is...
  36. J

    Asus Armory Crate Creating manual Silent mode

    Hi Guys Ive got Asus TUF A17 In armory crate are default profiles: Silent - Performance - Turbo Turbo and Performance are overclocking GPU and CPU which results in overheating but it is solved by boosting Fans. I dont need to OC my GPU and CPU so I use Silent mode instead. Temperatures are...
  37. sz0ty0l4

    Question Ram upgrade 9900k, aorus master

    Yo, Wanna upgrade my ram from ripjaws 32000/16 2x16 My need is to increase stability and data throughput in heavily cpu/ram bound situations. Thinking about 4x8 kit. any suggestion what to go for? Spec: Z390 aorus master 9900k Rtx 3080 Thx
  38. EXOPC

    Question I7-9700K Crashing On Games!

    Hello Amazing People, I Hope Everyone Is Doing Certainly Fine On This Day. This Issue Has Been Bugging Me For The Past 2 Months Now I Think. Pretty Sure It's Due To An Unstable CPU OC. Whenever Turbo Mode Is Turned On Within XMP II The PC Restarts Whenever Playing Or Launching Games. Running...
  39. V

    Question New RAM kit, 1 module post in both slots, the other only in 1?

    System: Ryzen 7 5800x Rog Strix x570-i gaming Old kit: Corsair RGB Pro 3200 cl16 New kit: G.skill TridentZ Neo 3800 cl14 Hello there, I recently purchased a new kit of RAM, and have been having some odd issues. Before installing the new kit, everything was running fine and was completely...
  40. B

    Question Need Help High Temperature on CPU Bought Custom

    Hello, Thanks for reading need some help. So instead of building my PC like last time ordered on CyberpowerPC. Came in and plugged in everything but after 10 minutes of the computer being on in would turn off. So, decided to look at the temperature, and its going to like 100C. I bought 10%...