is it worth to OC my Ryzen 2600x

[gunit2426]

I was reading a lot on some online forums, and most people are saying to not even bother to OC a ryzen 2x00x. it's supposed to automatically run to 4.35ghz if it needs to. is it true ? It's the first gaming PC I'm building and I would like to try the overclocking process.

I also just received my - Team T-Force DARK 16GB (2 x 8GB) 288-Pin DDR4 SDRAM DDR4 3000 (PC4 24000) Memory. Do I need to manually OC them to 3000mhz or they will do it automatically ?

my motherboard is a x470 gaming plus by MSI.


thanks for the tips and help

 

[feelinfroggy777]

The way the xfr works for the 2600x, it basically overclocks itself, particularly as it relates to gaming work loads. Here is the 2600x review from Tech Power UP and the OCed 2600x was .1% faster than the stock. Not sure if a tenth of a percent is worth much time.

https://www.techpowerup.com/reviews/AMD/Ryzen_5_2600X/13.html

For some workstation task that can run all threads, then yes, overclocking will make a difference, but most games rely on single threaded performance, and this is where the xfr can shine.

For your memory you will have to OC it. Your motherboard may give an XMP option (could be called something else as XMP is Intel) that is a one button clock OC. If you don't have that try putting 3000mhz on the memory speed. It may run fine. If it does not post, then clear the CMOS and google your motherboard model and memory overclock. There you will find a lot of step by step instructions to get your RAM running at 3000mhz. Ryzen has some issues with RAM speeds, but if you have a x470 board, it should be a lot easier. If you have a 300 series board, then it may take some tinkering or at least a bios flash.

 

[gunit2426]

The way the xfr works for the 2600x, it basically overclocks itself, particularly as it relates to gaming work loads. Here is the 2600x review from Tech Power UP and the OCed 2600x was .1% faster than the stock. Not sure if a tenth of a percent is worth much time.

https://www.techpowerup.com/reviews/AMD/Ryzen_5_2600X/13.html

For some workstation task that can run all threads, then yes, overclocking will make a difference, but most games rely on single threaded performance, and this is where the xfr can shine.

For your memory you will have to OC it. Your motherboard may give an XMP option (could be called something else as XMP is Intel) that is a one button clock OC. If you don't have that try putting 3000mhz on the memory speed. It may run fine. If it does not post, then clear the CMOS and google your motherboard model and memory overclock. There you will find a lot of step by step instructions to get your RAM running at 3000mhz. Ryzen has some issues with RAM speeds, but if you have a x470 board, it should be a lot easier. If you have a 300 series board, then it may take some tinkering or at least a bios flash.

Perfect, thanks a lot for the clarification.
I will use my PC mostly for gaming and editing photos/logos.
Might use it for 3D rendering too.

 

[das_stig]

Good article that explains it all.

https://www.bit-tech.net/blogs/tech/cpus/has-amd-made-overclocking-ryzen-cpus-pointless/1/