Over clocking 1600X

[Tilien]

Hey, i was wondering if i could overclock my ryzen 1600x to 4ghz

i have this cooler
https://www.arctic.ac/worldwide_en/alpine-64-pro-rev-2.html

Is it too much to take it to 4ghz?
is it safe?
thanks!

 

[Dunlop0078]

Well just looking at that cooler I am doubtful its going to hit 4.0ghz with acceptable temps, it doesn't look any better than the stock cooler. It just a block of aluminum with fins cut into it, no heatpipes or heat fins. I linked a ryzen overclocking guide below.

http://www.overclockers.com/amd-ryzen-overclocking-guide/

 

[madmatt30]

The alpine 64 really really isnt good enough mate IMO.

The stock wraith ones are far far better than that.

You're running a $230 fairly high end CPU on a $10 cooler from 2012.

 

[Supahos]

No that cooler I much worse than the one that would have come with the cheaper r5 1600. You could probably find a cheap stock 1600 or 1700(1700 had led lighting) on eBay or something

 

[Tilien]

I didn't know that, thats what the store built for me . What would be good budget cooelr that wil allow me to hit 4ghz?

 

[Supahos]

Cryorig h5 univeral comes to mind

Noctua dh14 or 12u

 

[mdd1963]

YOu need to check case dimensions for max height of cooler if choosing the Noctua NHd14/15...they stand a bit tall, requiring 165 mm of case width clearance....

Great cooler, though, but, at $85 or so, not super cheap either...but, darn quiet!

 

[madmatt30]

You don't need the h5 or the noctuas , any midrange 120mm tower is more than enough .

Cryorig h7 is ultra compatible , zero ram interference & only 145mm high.

 

[Supahos]

One of my client builds wouldn't do 4.0 at temps I'd consider safe with a h7, just went down to 3.9 and left it alone. If you get a chip that doesn't need much voltage you're right, if you get a bit of a bum one then you'll need a bit more cooling

 

[madmatt30]

^ thats the issue though.
doesn't really matter what cooler, if the chip requires excessive voltage to hit 4ghz (& around 75% of the ryzens do) you are 100% better off sticking at 3.8/3.9ghz.

There's honestly only 3-5c difference between the h7 & h5 capability wise , the real difference is the h5 is ultra quiet.

 

[Supahos]

It would have been okay with an h5 hit 87 on a 4 hour prime run never blipped above 78 running bf1 for a while. Just needed 4-5 off of it and id of left it alone at 4.0 and if it had been my build I'd of just let it ride, but I'm not showing up to repaste some dudes CPU every 2 years when it gets a bit warmer