AMD Ryzen 5 1600 Overclock Issues

[tokev]

Hello! My problem is that I can't find stable and appropriate overclock settings for my setup. I am writing in this forum to ask someone with more experience in this field. I know overclocking is not an easy job, but if you can tell me how to start and where to go with the voltages and etc. I already did a "Small FFTs" test in Prime95 and it took me a little longer than 1 hour and 30 minutes without pc crashing. I took some screenshots from HWMonitor with the temperatures while running the test over a period of time. I will upload all the screenshots from tests and photos from my settings in the BIOS also my pc parts. I also want to mention that I have tried the oc settings in games like PUBG, CS:GO and GTA V. In CS:GO it lasts more than 1 hour while streaming without any problems. In PUBG it lasts more than 30 minutes on HIGH Textures settings without any crashing issues. And Sadly in GTA V on High/Very High/Ultra mixed settings its crashing for less than 10 minutes. I don't expect to achieve any extreme results. I want to improve as much as my pc can my oc settings for every day gaming and have maximum stability.

Bios OC Settings #1: https://imgur.com/a/kunO3
Bios OC Settings #2: https://imgur.com/a/BdIl6
PC Idle Temps: https://imgur.com/a/dSFUD
PC Temps After 5min Small FFTs: https://imgur.com/a/32HDp
PC Temps After 10min Small FFTs: https://imgur.com/a/b3P50
PC Temps After 20min Small FFTs: https://imgur.com/a/yCzRX
PC Temps After 45min Small FFTs: https://imgur.com/a/NBOaJ
PC Temps After 1h 30min Small FFTs: https://imgur.com/a/erdxq

PC Parts:
CPU: AMD Ryzen R5 1600
CPU Cooler: Wraith Spire (Stock Cooler)
RAM: Adata XPG Z1 8GB * 1 (AX4U300038G16-BGZ, 1.35V, CL16-18-18)
MB: MSI B350 Tomahawk
GPU: AMD Radeon Dual-X R9 280X (3GB, GDRR5)
HDD #1: Seagate BarraCuda 1TB (ST1000DM003-1ER162, 7200 RPM, 64MB Cache)
HDD #2: Seagate BarraCuda 160GB (ST3160813AS, 7200 RPM, 8MB Cache)
PSU: Evga 500W (100-W1-0500-KR, 80+, Certified, Non-Modular)
PC Case: Thermaltake Versa C23 Tempered Glass RGB Edition (CA-1H7-00M1WN-00)
PC Case Fan #1: Riing 12 LED RGB Fan (CL-F042-PL12SW-A, connected to the case fan controller)
PC Case Fan #2: Default Thermaltake fan that comes with the case

 

[vapour]

The OCing actually looks good to me. Same speed and voltage on my gaming pro. I will suggest you try 3.7 with GTA again and see if it crashes. Use MSI afterburner to monitor temp/usage during game as well.

 

[tokev]

The OCing actually looks good to me. Same speed and voltage on my gaming pro. I will suggest you try 3.7 with GTA again and see if it crashes. Use MSI afterburner to monitor temp/usage during game as well.

The problem is that i load BIOS Defaults and just only enable A-XMP Profile 2 and it crash again in GTA V that time it last a bit more. My ram kit is supposed to run 3000mhz but it crashes.

 

[vapour]

disable XMP and manually set DOCP settings written on the ram, if 3000 is not stable, try 2666.

 

[tokev]

disable XMP and manually set DOCP settings written on the ram, if 3000 is not stable, try 2666.

I will but please look at the voltages on the screenshots it seems that they are limited. I mean on my ram kit it writes 1.35 but on DRAM Voltages it shows 1.360 in HWMonitor. I don't think if i lower the speed it will fix my problem.

 

[vapour]

you need to manually set dram voltage to be 1.35
and 5 timing settings.
2666 is more stable than 3000 for the same ram.
also higher vram voltage makes it more stable.

 

[velocityg4]

1. I'd start by resetting the BIOS to default settings. Make whatever non-OC settings you need for normal operation. Such as AHCI, boot order, UEFI, &c.
2. Turn off Core Performance Boost
3. Step up the core multiplier in x1 intervals. Stress test using OCCT not Prime95. OCCT give more info. Prime95 also has some problems by artificially getting temps way too high in recent versions.
4. Repeat until it becomes unstable.
5. Once unstable step up the Core Voltage in single steps (don't go over 1.35V). Do so until stable.
6. Repeat steps 3-5. Once you hit a point where you can’t go up another x1 multiplier without a large VCore increase. You’ve hit the limits of your CPU. You’ve also hit the safe limit if you go to 1.35V.
7. Verify everything is stable under extended use.
8. Now you can mess with RAM and the XMP profiles.

Use Ryzen Master for accurate temps. You can also use it to perform your OC. Although I prefer BIOS OC.
https://www.pcworld.com/article/3178406/components-processors/how-to-use-ryzen-master-amds-powerful-new-cpu-overclocking-tool.html

 

[tokev]

1. I'd start by resetting the BIOS to default settings. Make whatever non-OC settings you need for normal operation. Such as AHCI, boot order, UEFI, &c.
2. Turn off Core Performance Boost
3. Step up the core multiplier in x1 intervals. Stress test using OCCT not Prime95. OCCT give more info. Prime95 also has some problems by artificially getting temps way too high in recent versions.
4. Repeat until it becomes unstable.
5. Once unstable step up the Core Voltage in single steps (don't go over 1.35V). Do so until stable.
6. Repeat steps 3-5. Once you hit a point where you can’t go up another x1 multiplier without a large VCore increase. You’ve hit the limits of your CPU. You’ve also hit the safe limit if you go to 1.35V.
7. Verify everything is stable under extended use.
8. Now you can mess with RAM and the XMP profiles.

Use Ryzen Master for accurate temps. You can also use it to perform your OC. Although I prefer BIOS OC.
https://www.pcworld.com/article/3178406/components-processors/how-to-use-ryzen-master-amds-powerful-new-cpu-overclocking-tool.html

https://imgur.com/a/DHHgB This are the results. I changed only 2 settings CPU Frequency to 38.50 and CPU Core Voltage to 1.3500 but it goes all the way up to 1.41 volts WHY? Also temps are good 62.5 C max under load for 10 mins. But i think this will not be stable for every day use in future i want long run settings for atleast 2 years of using.

Update: I Test GTA V with this settings again on 1440p almost max settings and it pass around 40 minutes of playing with below 58c temps and 50-60 fps