Help with 1700x overclocking

[Marc Waters]

I've started the process of trying to push my 1700x to a stable 4.0ghz and running into some troubles. So first a bit about my set up

-1700x
-Asus prime x370
-16gb kingston savage (down to 2133mhz and is on QVL)
-cpu is watercooled by high end custom loop

So heat is not an issue, my rig could cool anything. I'm booting at 4.0ghz with a voltage offset of .07
I'm passing prime95 after an hour and intelburntest on standard, but anything higher then standard I'm crashing.
Could this maybe have something to do with having my ram running at a slower speed or something? If anyone has any advice let me know.

 

[JalYt_Justin]

Voltage offset of .07? That's a pretty big voltage offset to have. That could change 1.4V to 1.47V, which is a HUGE change in voltage for CPUs. What's the voltage set at without the offset?

EDIT: Not even to mention that Ryzen hits a hard wall at 4GHz.

 

[bjornl]

4ghz is a high overclock for that chip. It is not guaranteed and failing to hit it does not mean you are doing anything wrong other than perhaps being a bit aggressive. For example in Tom's review they could only hit 3.9ghz. Also AMD says a voltage of 1.35 is the max safe ceiling.

Why not work to find a stable OC for your chip at 1.35v instead of pre-determining what that OC should be? (try a lower value)

 

[Marc Waters]

Voltage offset of .07? That's a pretty big voltage offset to have. That could change 1.4V to 1.47V, which is a HUGE change in voltage for CPUs. What's the voltage set at without the offset?

https://imgur.com/a/Hknsm

Quick pic of my voltage settings. I've been some people suggesting going .18 as offset, though would I likely get a more stable OC with a manual set voltage? First time messing around with ryzen OCing.

 

[JalYt_Justin]

Voltage offset of .07? That's a pretty big voltage offset to have. That could change 1.4V to 1.47V, which is a HUGE change in voltage for CPUs. What's the voltage set at without the offset?

Quick pic of my voltage settings. I've been some people suggesting going .18 as offset, though would I likely get a more stable OC with a manual set voltage? First time messing around with ryzen OCing.

I'd say a manual set voltage is better than a crazy high voltage offset, especially since you're not impacted by the heat constraints of higher voltages. 1.35 is considered the safe max for prolonged usage but it's basically unattainable at 4GHz. The max I'd go 1.425 to keep the chip for longer than 3-4 years.

It's also possible you just can't achieve 4GHz, a lot of Ryzen CPUs can't. The best way to find out is to use manual voltage, find out what voltage you're stable at, and THEN use voltage offsets for fine tuning.

 

[Marc Waters]

Voltage offset of .07? That's a pretty big voltage offset to have. That could change 1.4V to 1.47V, which is a HUGE change in voltage for CPUs. What's the voltage set at without the offset?

Quick pic of my voltage settings. I've been some people suggesting going .18 as offset, though would I likely get a more stable OC with a manual set voltage? First time messing around with ryzen OCing.

I'd say a manual set voltage is better than a crazy high voltage offset, especially since you're not impacted by the heat constraints of higher voltages. 1.35 is considered the safe max for prolonged usage but it's basically unattainable at 4GHz. The max I'd go 1.425 to keep the chip for longer than 3-4 years.

It's also possible you just can't achieve 4GHz, a lot of Ryzen CPUs can't. The best way to find out is to use manual voltage, find out what voltage you're stable at, and THEN use voltage offsets for fine tuning.

Yeah even at a manual 1.45v its crashing at 4.0ghz, but 3.8ghz at 1.36v seems stable, and I'll see if I creep my way up any further. Do you have any knowledge of overclocking ram and timings on ryzen systems?