Hi,I was wondering if overclocking was possible on Ryzen 5 1600 with its stock cooler.If it is how far should I go and is it safer and easier to overclock in BIOS or in Ryzen Master?
Also some tips for overclocking RAM will be appreciated
Do you have an AF 1600? they're actually based on the Zen 1.5 process like Ryzen 2600, not Zen 1. Look on your box and look at model number...it should end in AF, or AE if based on Zen 1. What you can do overclocking-wise varies depending on that. Also, the stock cooler for a 1600 has almost nil cooling capacity (a 1600 is very chill at stock) so you definitely need to upgrade that first.
Tips on overclocking RAM... first update BIOS on your motherboard. Exactly which depends on your motherboard, if a B350 for instance you'd try to avoid Ryzen 3000 BIOS' for the most part.
Second: download something called Ryzen DRAMCalculator and Taifun Burner. You'll need them. Then watch
this video that shows how to use it to best effect. Keep in mind he's tweaking-up memory on a Ryzen 3000 which is different and with a very much improved memory controller can get much higher clocks. But the process works very much the same.
This is also why it's important to know if your processor is based on Ryzen 2000 or the original Ryzen 1000 series as that affects what settings you use to pick timings.