Overclocking Ryzen 5 1600 from stock to 3.5 ?

[sehra387]

Helo guys i want to know what u think what voltage is ideal for slighty overclocking my cpu only to 3.5 GHZ my specs are b350 msi tomahawk , 2x8 3200 predator , gtx 970 4gb ?

 

[vapour]

go to bios, in the setting pick advanced and click on OC, pick cpu, "enter", click "+" to increase. exit with saving, reboot, I used auto and it is very stable now. Every MB and CPU are different, so maybe no universal voltage...

 

[ohiou_grad_2006]

Yeah, you will just have pay with it. I got 3.7ghz on just under 1.3 volts on an ASRock ab350m pro 4. Also have the 1600. That was on stock cooling too. If you have good airflow in your case, particlarly around your CPU, 3.7-3.8 should not be out of reach on relatively low voltage on even stock cooling imo.

 

[Roland Of Gilead]

go to bios, in the setting pick advanced and click on OC, pick cpu, "enter", click "+" to increase. exit with saving, reboot, I used auto and it is very stable now. Every MB and CPU are different, so maybe no universal voltage...

not the ideal way to OC. Setting everything on Auto often over-volts.

The established way, to keep voltages low, and thus less heat, and lower fan noise, is to change the CPU multiplier up to 35 in this case (the OP wanting a 3.5ghz OC)

To the OP, start somewhere around 1.3/1.325 on the Vcore. Change the voltage first, then run the CPU at stock speed and try Prime 95 or Aida to stress test. Making sure your temps are under 80c at stress load. You an monitor this by using something like HWMonitor. once it's stable at stock speed, and your selected voltage then go back to the bios, leave the voltage on 1.3 or whatever you have selected, and change the CPU multiplier to 35. Then boot up and rerun Prime 95 and stress test at the higher clock rate. If you pass Prime95 without any fails after maybe 2 hrs, you have your OC.

That chip is capable of more, depending on what cooling you have, and how low your voltages is, and how hard you push it. They are generally capable of getting 3.9ghz with good cooling.

 

[vapour]

It is safe using auto but not optimal speed. I am trying to do it manually gradually So far I am fine.
https://forums.guru3d.com/threads/is-bios-auto-overclock-safe.324567/

 

[Roland Of Gilead]

It is safe using auto but not optimal speed. I am trying to do it manually gradually So far I am fine.
https://forums.guru3d.com/threads/is-bios-auto-overclock-safe.324567/

it is safe to use auto. It's just that it can overvolt. When it ovevolts on auto,the volts can sometimes peak in the 1.5 realms, but it's practically for a split second. It's just wasted energy in my mind.

Here's a good guide for OC'ing B350 mobos. It may not be the exact same CPU, or mobo, but will give you a rough idea what to look for to do the OC manually.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HOjJmXhf1DY

It's actually quite easy.

I left my ram on stock @ 2400mhz(sadly it's not OC'able ram, and has no heat spreader ). Dropped my vcore to 1.325. My vore was 1.375, so I used offset - and dropped it by 0.05 to get my 1.325. The Core ratio up to 37.5 first (this is 3.75ghz OC) then after testing, bumped the ratio to 39, giving 3.9ghz. Easy peasy.

If you need any help, or suggestions, drop me a PM.

 

[vapour]

It is safe using auto but not optimal speed. I am trying to do it manually gradually So far I am fine.
https://forums.guru3d.com/threads/is-bios-auto-overclock-safe.324567/

it is safe to use auto. It's just that it can overvolt. When it ovevolts on auto,the volts can sometimes peak in the 1.5 realms, but it's practically for a split second. It's just wasted energy in my mind.

Here's a good guide for OC'ing B350 mobos. It may not be the exact same CPU, or mobo, but will give you a rough idea what to look for to do the OC manually.

It's actually a quite easy.

I left my ram on stock @ 2400mhz(sadly it's not OC'able ram, and has no heat spreader ). Dropped my vcore to 1.325. My vore was 1.375, so I used offset - and dropped it by 0.05 to get my 1.325. The Core ratio up to 37.5 first (this is 3.75ghz OC) then after testing, bumped the ratio to 39, giving 3.9ghz. Easy peasy.

If you need any help, or suggestions, drop me a PM.

Thanks Still learning ~

 

[Vellinious]

The auto voltage feature on Ryzen, often lets the voltage climb all the way to 1.45v, even at stock clocks. Never use auto when overclocking.

 

[Roland Of Gilead]

The auto voltage feature on Ryzen, often lets the voltage climb all the way to 1.45v, even at stock clocks. Never use auto when overclocking.

I've seen it touch 1.5 on occasion at 3.9ghz on auto. Even Ryzen Master does a better job than auto.

Manual OC is much more controllable.

 

[vapour]

Tried some youtuber's suggestion starting from 3.9G and 1.4V, guess what, no post! auto is more reliable, will keep reporting...

 

[ohiou_grad_2006]

I would not go that high. From what I've read, anything above 1.45 can be harmful to your CPU.

https://www.google.com/amp/s/amp.reddit.com/r/Amd/comments/5y3lls/safe_voltages_for_ryzen/

Some of the comments there said that you might only get 3 years or so from the cpu at 1.5-1.55 volts. Do what you want, but I think I'd consider backing off to 3.8 or 3.85ghz to see if you can get stable at 1.45 volts or under. Just 50 or 100mhz doesn't seem worth damaging a cpu.

 

[Vellinious]

AMD has advised several times that 1.45v for a daily clock is "ok", but only with sufficient cooling. And before any asks, no, your air cooler is not sufficient.

I run 1.4v for a daily, no higher. But I get 4.1 @ 1.4v, so....I'm not complaining. = )

 

[vapour]

Thought CPU is the hard part, it turns out to be ram. Ryzen 5 seems to be very tricky OCing ram to 3200 MHz... Suggestion: For CPU start with auto but set GHz to what you what, then manually tweak around slowly. For RAM: try XMP profile 1 and 2, then manually tweak as well... Let me know if you have any questions on OCing

 

[ohiou_grad_2006]

Still running 1.5 volts?

 

[eliendrel]

I oced my ryzen 5 1600 to 4.05GHZ 1.4v with the stock cooler: https://valid.x86.fr/edv1cp

 

[ohiou_grad_2006]

Sounds like you got the proverbial golden CPU. A lot of them have trouble getting to 4.0.

 

[Roland Of Gilead]

I oced my ryzen 5 1600 to 4.05GHZ 1.4v with the stock cooler: https://valid.x86.fr/edv1cp

that's pretty high for 24/7 on the voltage! What temps are you hitting with Prime95 at that voltage? I'd expect it's very high. Run Prime on small FFT's. If you get over 80c you need to back it off.
Having an overclock that high with such high voltage is great. But if the heat your pumping out isn't dissipated well, it's not great.

If you can achieve, lets say 3.9ghz with 1.35 volts. That is much better for your CPU. The extra 105mhz difference will be of no benefit in anything other than a coupe of extra marks in Cinebench or the like. Will make no difference in gaming.

I'd back it off to a reasonable clockspeed, with a reasonable voltage for long term use.

 

[eliendrel]

I oced my ryzen 5 1600 to 4.05GHZ 1.4v with the stock cooler: https://valid.x86.fr/edv1cp

that's pretty high for 24/7 on the voltage! What temps are you hitting with Prime95 at that voltage? I'd expect it's very high. Run Prime on small FFT's. If you get over 80c you need to back it off.
Having an overclock that high with such high voltage is great. But if the heat your pumping out isn't dissipated well, it's not great.

If you can achieve, lets say 3.9ghz with 1.35 volts. That is much better for your CPU. The extra 105mhz difference will be of no benefit in anything other than a coupe of extra marks in Cinebench or the like. Will make no difference in gaming.

I'd back it off to a reasonable clockspeed, with a reasonable voltage for long term use.

Yes thank you for the advice but actually i can even push it to 4.1 or maybe 4.2 but i didn't tried because I have the stock cooler, but btw i'm always running the cpu at 3.6 and 1.1250v it runs perfect never exceed 61c after 3hours of stress test with prime 95 and i can run it at stock speed (3.4ghz) with only 1.05 v stable that's crazy it don't exceed 56c
i'll probably oc it to 4ghz when i'll get a good cooler as it is stable with only 1.375 v
Ryzen said that the safe volt was between 1.2 and 1.4v for 24/7

 

[Vellinious]

I oced my ryzen 5 1600 to 4.05GHZ 1.4v with the stock cooler: https://valid.x86.fr/edv1cp

that's pretty high for 24/7 on the voltage! What temps are you hitting with Prime95 at that voltage? I'd expect it's very high. Run Prime on small FFT's. If you get over 80c you need to back it off.
Having an overclock that high with such high voltage is great. But if the heat your pumping out isn't dissipated well, it's not great.

If you can achieve, lets say 3.9ghz with 1.35 volts. That is much better for your CPU. The extra 105mhz difference will be of no benefit in anything other than a coupe of extra marks in Cinebench or the like. Will make no difference in gaming.

I'd back it off to a reasonable clockspeed, with a reasonable voltage for long term use.

Yes thank you for the advice but actually i can even push it to 4.1 or maybe 4.2 but i didn't tried because I have the stock cooler, but btw i'm always running the cpu at 3.6 and 1.1250v it runs perfect never exceed 61c after 3hours of stress test with prime 95 and i can run it at stock speed (3.4ghz) with only 1.05 v stable that's crazy it don't exceed 56c
i'll probably oc it to 4ghz when i'll get a good cooler as it is stable with only 1.375 v
Ryzen said that the safe volt was between 1.2 and 1.4v for 24/7

**Safe voltages up to 1.4v with sufficient cooling**